Choose Newcastle!!!!!!!!

Advantages: Read on and find out.
Disadvantages: It is a long way from the rest of the country.....

...I have now been a postgraduate student in the Department of Psychology at the University of Newcastle for the last two years and within this review I am going to sell you the virtues of coming here (mostly)..... So if you're interested please do read on! ***The University*** >>>>>General Info Newcastle is an old red brick University and consequently it has some of those old beautiful red brick parts that they just don't build anymore (this is where you will find architecture and the buisness school). It has a fabulous reputation and I can vouch for this personally, I think it is just great. Things round here are also changing fast, just in the last couple of years that I have been here they have built a brand new very funky looking Georgraphy department and the Northern Institute for Cancer Resarch. Things are changing fast...

nickyturnill 29.06.2005 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle University

Newcastle

Advantages: The nightlife, the shopping, everything!!
Disadvantages: None!! A weekend prob isnt long enough!

...I am a student in Newcastle, and it is a brilliant city to live in. I'm from a small little town so Newcastle was a bit of a change for me, but I love it! NIGHTLIFE: Nights out in Newcastle are excellent, i tend to just go out through the week, as even tho Fridays and Saturdays are both excellent nights out, wherever you go it is really expensive (so on these nights I would just stick to the student union). On a Saturday night you could pay about £10 to get in a club. Every other night out in Newcastle is also brilliant- and cheap too! On a Monday night I would go to bars in The Gate - a big complex with the Odeon ciinema, restaurants (such as Frankie and Bennys, Pizza Hut, The Spice Cube, Nandos, Ask,M.A Potters and a new one Bannatyne) and the fantastic bars (many of which are open late, and more like clubs than bars). There...

helloiamkirsty 11.04.2005 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle in general

Newcastle Castle

Advantages: Quiet, as nobody seems to know it is there. Supports the Society of Antiquaries.
Disadvantages: Lots of steps and uneven ground. No toilets on site.

...Strange as it may be, it seems many people in Newcastle don't actually realise that the city has a castle. But then, I expect that quite a few of you who have never been to the city are a bit surprised that there is still one as well. When I mentioned to people that I had been to the castle keep, I tended to get blank stares, puzzled looks or suggestions that in fact I meant Alnwick castle - but there is actually the remains of a castle in the heart of the city. To be perfectly honest, I didn't know there was a castle either until we were taken there on a field visit just before last Easter. And that is after 6 months of living in the city as a heritage student I might add. So, I think it is fair to say that the keep is something of a well-kept secret. I find it odd that the Society of Antiquaries who run the site don't advertise it...

Collingwood21 12.03.2003 · Read review
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Review of Castle Keep (Newcastle)

Newcastle Attractions

Advantages: Lively, cosmopolitan city surrounded by stunning countryside and coast.
Disadvantages: None really - something for everyone - but wrap up outdoors!

...Newcastle upon Tyne and its surrounding area is a great place to take a short break. This thriving and increasingly cosmopolitan City has major attractions, many centred on the lively and bustling Quayside area which has seen major redevelopment and investment in recent years. Within a short stroll from each other , along the Tyne, you can visit the Baltic Art Gallery, the Sage music hall, and the Milennium Bridge (which lights up in different colours at night and moves to allow ships higher up the Tyne - timetable for movements of the bridge are available at the Information Centre on the Gateshead side of the river). The river itself has hosted the Tall Ships Race in recent years and has been honoured with visits from the QE2 and the Ark Royal. The Tyne Bridge is the crossing point for the Great North Run in September /October...

Anamacara 13.02.2009 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle, England (NCL)

MALMAISON NEWCASTLE - LE PETITE SPA

Advantages: Far too many to mention here!
Disadvantages: None, only that I would have likes to set up camp there!

...***This is a review only of the Spa facilities at Malmaison Newcastle, which can be used by hotel guests or visitors. As we did not stay overnight here, I cannot comment on the rest of the hotel, though everything we say and experienced was exquisite, and I would definately stay at one of their sister hotels if I am travelling away from Newcastle*** Having recently suffered from a bout of depression that left me feeling pretty rough, I decided to treat myself and my best friend to an afternoon being pampered at Newcastle's Malmaison. Their Petite Spa had just been refurbished, and so I decided this was the place to go. My friend flew up from London and we had lunch on Newcastle's Quay-Side, visited The Baltic Art Gallery, and headed over to Malmaison for our 5pm appointment. There are lots of treatments to choose from, ranging...

phoenixgreen 01.09.2006 · Read review
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Review of Malmaison Newcastle, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

The Old Manor In Newcastle

Advantages: Central, cheap, fantastic value for money
Disadvantages: No on-site cafe

...A couple of us went to Newcastle for the weekend to visit some friends we'd made back in September when we arrived in Australia. A town in New South Wales that isn't as popular a tourist destination as, say, Port Stephens, Newcastle is just up the coast, but is a busy port with some long stretches of sandy beach that attract business travellers and tourists, and so has a range of accommodation accordingly. We chose to stay in the YHA Newcastle Beach, choosing it for its convenience, location and price. In general Youth Hostel Association hostels seem to be a bit nicer and better maintained than independent places, and cost slightly more because of this. You also need to be a member, but you can pay a surcharge ($3.50 pppn) in lieu of membership. I expected this to be in addition to the room rate, but since we were never asked for it...

zoe_page 21.11.2005 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle Beach YHA, Newcastle

Francesca's Newcastle - live up to the hype?

Advantages: Value for money, atmosphere, courteous and helpful staff
Disadvantages: Accessibility, desserts

...Francesca's is a legendary name in Newcastle and I had wanted to see for myself if it lived up to its reputation, having read one or two very poor reviews as well as many excellent ones. We were a group of 9 visiting on a Saturday in July. Luckily we were able to join the queue indoors, as it was raining when we arrived. I'd heard that parking would be a severe problem but had assumed that would be due to a lot of parked traffic round and about, but in fact it was due to almost all the streets for quite some distance around the restaurant being permit-only parking in the mornings and also during the crucial 5-10pm slot, which was deeply frustrating as they are clearly student lets for the most part and 95% of those spaces were free. We finally found a spot some 5 minutes walk away which wasn't too bad. Queueing to get in seems...

Luloo5 20.07.2009 · Read review
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Review of Pizzeria Francesca (Newcastle)

NEWCASTLE'S GRAINGER MARKET

Advantages: FRESH FOOD GREAT VIARETY
Disadvantages: NONE

...READING OTHER REVIEWS HERE I WOULD CONSIDER THEM A BIT OUT OF DATE SO I WILL UPDATE THEM.THE GRAINGER MARKET IS A FANTASTIC PLACE WHERE YOU CAN BUY LOADS OF HARD TO FIND ITEMS.THE FRUIT AND VEG IS VERY FRESH AND CHEAP.THERE ARE SPECIALISTS SHOPS SUCH AS DOC MARTINS OUTLETS AND WATCH BATT FITTERS AND BOOKSHOPS.RECENTLY ELDON SQUARE DECIDED TO REBUILD PART OF ITS SITE AND THE GREENMARKET WAS CLOSED.THE FRESH FISH SHOPS MOVED INTO THE GRAINGER MARKET AND YOU CAN GET YOUR FISH IN GRAINGER MARKET NOW.I MUST MENTION MARKS AND SPENCERS ORIGINAL STALL AND THAT THERE IS A GOOD PET SHOP.LAST BUT NOT LEAST SOMEONE WAS ASKING WHAT A 'GEORDIE' IS.THE ANSWER IS THAT IT IS A NATIVE OF NEWCASTLE.REASON THEY CALLED GEORDIES IS DUE TO FACT SAFETY LAMPS FOR MINERS WERE MADE BY GEORGE STEPHENSON.HOWEVER A RIVAL MADE SOME BUT THE NEWCASTLE MINERS...

peternc 21.06.2009 · Read review
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Review of Grainger Market (Newcastle)

The nightlife of Newcastle

Advantages: Party atmosphere / Cool bars
Disadvantages: none

...Newcastle my home City is becoming more and more popular with Hen and Stag parties.....after being stopped countless of times by tourists asking for best places to go etc......i thought id write a general review of the main nightlife to be found in Newcaslte. Typically the town is split into 3 or 4 main areas to go drinking....although they are all within walking distance of each other. The "infamous" Bigg Market - best way to describe would be to say imagine your typical holiday destination main drag....well thats it but a bit colder. - Mainly full of young'uns (aged 16 - 23) and slightly "less aware" older folk. Can be a bit rough but also a great party atmosphere. The quayside - Going back maybe 5 years this was the place to be seen with bars such as Bar 38, the Quilted Camel, Chase and Julies all a regular haunt for members...

Adz1978 06.06.2007 · Read review
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Review of Newcastle in general

Newcastle. The laughing stock of Britain

Advantages: Couldnot oganise a p*ss up on the town moor
Disadvantages: Showed that Newcastle could behave

...This opinion is based on a topic thats is really eating into me. This Weekend should have been Love Parade 2001 based on the Town Moor in the City of Newcastle. This was an event that was talked about with great enthusiasm and promised to bring a huge amount of visitors from all over Britain. Basically "The Love Parade" was a hugh music festival that is held by Radio One and was last held in Leeds. This event caters for all music taste and last normally from Friday Afternoon right into Monday morning. We in Newcastle do not normally get to see an event on this size without travelling out on the North - East. This was going to be an event to shown Newcastle off and show what we could do, but at the same time bring a huge amount of visitors along with valuable revenue for the likes of our hotel industry. This event had been...

bazza1603 22.07.2001 · Read review
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