Congratulations to all the runners in the AJ Bell Great North Run 2023 🙌🏃‍♀️ With 60,000 runners taking part and Sir Mo Farah completing his final professional race, the atmosphere was unbeatable 👏 Looking forward to 2024… 🏅🏃🏻‍♂️

September is here ✨ With a lovely start to the month, we are so excited for the rest ☀️ September brings us the momentous Great North Run, putting Newcastle on the map. With 60,000 runners set to take part and the sun shining it is going to be a great weekend 🏃 What are you looking forward to the most in September? 🤔 #newcastle #gateshead #september

The AJ Bell Great North Run 2023 is nearly here 🏃‍♀️ The worlds largest half marathon will take place on Sunday 10th September, welcoming 60,000 runners. The route sees participants make their way from Newcastle to South Shields in a challenging 13.1 mile run 🏅 Now in its 42nd year, the run will be the final professional race for Sir Mo Farah, who has won the event a total of six times 👏 The weekend will be full of celebration, with events kicking off with the Great North 5k on the 8th of September, followed by the Junior and Mini Great North Run on the 9th, then the big race on the 10th 🙌 Good luck to all who are taking part, we will be cheering you on all the way! 📣

Heritage Open Days is back for 2023! ✨ Buildings across Newcastle and Gateshead, normally not accessible to the public, are opening their doors! 🤩 From the 8-17th September 2023 a host of exciting events and experiences are happening everyday, so don’t miss out! 🌟 Some of the places open to the public include: Victoria Tunnel, Bessie Surtees House, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Newcastle Cathedral, 36 Lime Street, Alderman Fenwick’s House, The Common Room, Lit & Phil, Grainger Market, Dickensian Newcastle, Farrell Centre and Newcastle Mansion House 👏 Some venues require booking. You can view the full list at www.heritageopendays.org.uk 🙌

Are you going to be a new student in Newcastle? Fresher’s week will no doubt let you in on the extensive nightlife scene in Newcastle, but you may want to explore the city a little more once you’ve arrived Moving can be overwhelming, so take a look at a couple of recomendations on where to visit in the city between lectures Take a look at our page for more recommendations on where to visit 🙌 #newcastle #student #university #gateshead

Two new bars have opened in Newcastle just in time for Bank Holiday ✨ 📍Tickets is located inside the old station ticket office on Neville Street. Enjoy a carefully crafted signature cocktail, including a Brown Ale inspired drink. The interior is inspired by the building’s original heritage. 📍Cafe Mercy is Mother Mercy’s newest bar. Specialising in spritzes, the bar offers a chic spot to enjoy a cocktail or two on Grey Street. Both bars are open from today (25th August) ✨ #newcastle #cocktail #bankholiday

Need a cute day trip? Head to Keel Row Books in Whitley Bay and discover their new bookshop 📚 Keel Row Books is the longest established antiquarian and second-hand bookshop in the North East of England and specialise in rare books 🤩 The shop is so peaceful and a perfect spot to visit in Whitley Bay ✨ #newcastle #whitleybay #placestovisit

Bank Holiday is just around the corner 🙌 There’s loads going on in NewcastleGateshead over the long weekend including food battles, festivals and bar openings ✨ Need some inspiration? Take a look on our page for places to visit, places to eat and drink and things to do 😄 Fingers crossed for some good weather 🤞☀️ #newcastle #newcastlegateshead #thingstodo #bankholiday

We are nearly half way through August and cherishing those few sunny days we have had in NewcastleGateshead ☁️ There’s still loads of events happening in the summer, and we can cross our fingers that the sun makes an appearance to finish summer in style 🤞 Which events are you looking forward to in the next couple of weeks? 🙌 #newcastlegateshead #newcastle #gateshead #summer #cityliving

Have you seen what’s landed in the Toon? 🚀 The UK Space Agency’s giant 72ft rocket has touched down outside Life in Times Square 🙌 During the docking of the replica of LauncherOne rocket, you can learn more about how the UK is launching into space, have a fully immersive experience on what a launch looks like through state-of-the-art virtual reality headsets, as well as taking part in free activities 👏 Continue your out of this world experience inside the science centre and while the rocket is here, everyone can enjoy a 20% reduction on admission to the centre 🎟 Simply use the code ROCKETMAN online to redeem the discount- be quick, it’s blasting off on Monday 14th 🚀 #newcastle #thingstodo #familydayout

The sun made a reappearance today, and what better way to spend it than on a ToonTour! ☀️ ToonTour by GoNorthEast is the hop on hop off bus around Newcastle and Gateshead 🚌 The open-top double decker bus takes you around some of the the top visitor sights and attractions including St James’ Park, Discovery Museum, Ouseburn Farm, BALTIC and many more 🙌 One day discovery tickets for children are £6, adults £12.50 and concession £10. This ticket allows unlimited travel on all GoNorthEast buses the same day ✨ Operating daily until 3rd September, a perfect way to spend a day discovering NewcastleGateshead! #toontour #newcastlegateshead #thingstodo

The grey weather looks like it is here for a few more days ☁️ Why not pop to one of the many coffee shops in NewcastleGateshead to brighten up your day over a cup of delicious coffee? ☕️ We have listed a couple of recommendations that we think are great, but there are far more in the city to discover! Shown here: 📍Prism Coffee in Saltwell Park 📍Vicolo by Tyneside 📍Pink Lane Coffee on Pink Lane 📍Pumphrey’s Coffee in Grainger Market #newcastlegateshead #placestovisit #coffee #northeast