Newcastle City Guides – Walking Tours

Newcastle City Guides are a group of well-trained, friendly volunteers who share a passion for the history, heritage and culture of our great region.

Welcome to Newcastle City Guides

View of Grey's Monument

These fascinating guided tours explore Newcastle's historic city centre delving into the stories and heritage of the surrounding area. These tours run from May until the beginning of November.

Walks and Tours with Newcastle City Guides

  • City Highlights daily walking tours run every day from 1 May to 31 October (excluding Great North Run days)
  • Heritage Walks - a fascinating programme of tours covering central Newcastle and Gateshead, as well as surrounding areas: Gosforth, Jesmond, North and South Tyneside, Sunderland and South East Northumberland
  • Grey's Monument Tours usually operate on the first and third Saturday of the month from April to September (subject to Guides availability)
  • Season Tickets are available online or at the Laing Art Gallery gift shop.

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About Newcastle City Guides

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Newcastle City Guides are a group of well-trained, friendly volunteers who share a passion for the history, heritage and culture of our area. Let us take you on a walking tour to showcase our rich heritage.

Our Newcastle City Highlights walking tours run May to October (excluding Great North Run days).

Our Heritage Walks run May to November. They showcase our fascinating local North East area. We cover a wide range of topics and places.

All our walking tours last approximately 90 minutes.

If you have questions or would like to know more about any of our tours, please contact us by email.

Private Tours can be arranged on request. Please email: ncguides@outlook.com.