14/04/2015
NEWCASTLE INFO SHEET
ABOUT THE TOUR
Open top double decker hop on hop off bus tour (see bus image over page) with commentary and stops at all main places of interest.
Ticket Validity : 24 Hour Unlimited Ticket
Season : Season 29 March – 24 October 2015 (daily), 25 Oct – 12 Dec 2015 (weekends only)
Tour not running 13th September 2015
Number of Hop On Hop Off Stops : 17
TOUR TIMES
First Tour : 10.30 Last Tour : 14:30 (29 Mar – 23 May), 15:00 (24 May – 24 Oct)
Tour Duration : (staying on bus & not using hop on & off stops) 60 minutes
Tour Frequency : 60 Mins (29 Mar – 23 May), 30 Mins (24 May – 24 Oct)
COMMENTARY
English Live Guide
TOUR PRICES
VALID UNTIL 31ST MARCH 2016
24 Hour Tour
Adult : £8.00
Child (5-15 Years) :
£4.00
Senior (60+ Years) / Student :
£6.00
Family (2 adult, 3 children) : £19.50
DISABLED FACILITIES
Wheelchairs can be stored and collapsed down. Passengers have to negotiate steps to board the bus or the top deck.
WHAT TO DO NEXT?
Exchange the City Sightseeing presold ticket you purchased on board, for your hop on and off ticket, with the City Sightseeing
tour bus driver (look for the double Decker City Sightseeing tour bus).
WHERE TO BOARD THE BUS?
Nearest City Sightseeing bus stop to cruise ship terminal:
When berthing into Newcastle passengers need to obtain a separate transfer into the city centre that is not provided by City
Sightseeing.
PLEASE TURN OVER FOR MAP & TOUR BUS IMAGE.
PICK UP POINT
BUS STOPS
mber 2015
ntil
A
1
CENTRAL STATION, BEWICK STREET
2
CLAYTON STREET
3
NEWGATE STREET
4
HAYMARKET BARRAS BRIDGE
5
GREAT NORTH MUSEUM
6
ST. JAMES’ PARK
7
GALLOWGATE
8
BLACKETT STREET
9
BLUE CARPET SQUARE
B
1430 1500
1432 1502
1435 1505
1438 1508
1441 1511
1445 1515
1446 1516
1450 1520
1452 1522
1500 1530
1502 1532
1505 1535
1510 1540
1512 1542
1517 1547
1521 1551
1523 1553
1525 1555
ober 2015
Euros
€10.00*
€5.00*
€23.00*
g tours.
Express service 100*
to the Metrocentre
stops every 8-10 mins
Shops and Grainger Market
The Gate (Entertainment Centre, see advertisement),
China Town, Blackfriars Monastery
Universities, Civic Centre, St.Thomas Church, Northumberland
Street (shopping), Metro/Bus links
Museum of Antiquities, Shefton Museum, Hatton Gallery, Great
North Museum, Hancock Museum
Newcastle United Football Club, Shearer’s Bar, Stadium Tours,
Short Walk to Leazes Park.
100
City Walls, Chinatown, Blackfriars Monastery.
Eldon Square Shopping Centre, Monument Mall Shopping
Centre, City Centre shops/cafes/restaurants, Metro/Bus links
Laing Art Gallery, Central Library
QUAYSIDE, opposite Law Courts
11
QUAYSIDE, Guildhall
12
BALTIC SQUARE
13
ST. MARY’S SQUARE
14
TYNE BRIDGE
15
MARKET STREET
16
MOSLEY STREET
17
ST. NICHOLAS STREET
*
EAST QUAYSIDE (weekends only)
€7.00*
METROCENTRE 100
Bus / Train / Metro links / Centre for Life, Discovery Museum,
St Marys Cathedral
10
’
2m
Great North
Museum:
Hancock
Gateshead Millennium Bridge, Quayside art and walks
10
Historic Quayside Area, Bessie Surtees House
(English Heritage), Tourist Information Centre
100
Baltic - The Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Millennium Bridge
11
The Sage Gateshead Music Centre, Gateshead
Heritage Centre
Gateshead Town Centre (5-10 min walk), Hilton Hotel
To the
Metrocentre
10%
Tourist Information Centre, Pavement Cafes, Grainger Market,
Central Arcade, Fashion Shops, Theatre Royal, City Centre
Shops
Bars and local restaurants
St. Nicholas Cathedral, Castle Keep (Newcastle Castle)
CITY SIGHTSEEING BUS
Gateshead Millennium Bridge and Quayside
OFF YOUR NEXT
TOUR* WORLDWIDE
*City SightSeeing branded tourS only
KEEP YOUR TICKET & PRESENT IT TO STAFF IN ANY OF OUR
TOURS WORLDWIDE TO RECEIVE YOUR DISCOUNT
NEWCASTLE GATESHEAD TOUR
This is our tour operating throughout the tour season to show you the sights and attractions of Newcastle.
*Route 100 to Metrocentre does not operate as part of the CitySightseeing service. A separate Stagecoach bus ticket must be purchased.
Whilst we’ll do everything we can to operate the route and times shown above, this service may be varied in the event of road closures.
Please make sure you only exchange your pre-purchased City Sightseeing ticket with the City Sightseeing staff in the red
uniform or directly with the driver on the bus, as see below. Other sightseeing companies have, on occasion, accepted City
Sightseeing pre-purchased tickets and have then charged passengers extra!
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CONTACT IN CASE OF QUERIES WHILST IN PORT - ken.potts@stagecoachbus.com +44191 276 1411