Hotels in Newcastle for Long Weekends and City Breaks
In recent times Newcastle has changed itself into the north east’s leading tourist destination and also growing to be the areas business centre. Millions of pounds of investment have invigorated the city centre making it a desirable place to live and work and helped to make a huge number of brand new jobs.
There are numerous good reasons to go to Newcastle and it has been identified as the United kingdom’s favourite city break for 4 consecutive years in The Guardian/Observer travel awards. In fact Newcastle possesses so many wonderful attractions it really is difficult to know where to start but let’s start with sport.
It is well known that the north east is a hotbed of sporting zeal and now that Newcastle United are back in the Premier league there are certain to be a large number of soccer fans from across the country doing the journey to St James’s Park. The Great North Run is yet another event which draws in tens of thousands of runners and spectators to the city each year and also helps to raise millions of pounds for charity.
The shopping amenities in Newcastle are first rate with a myriad of leading names present in the city centre and its shopping arcades. The MetroCentre is the largest shopping centre in Europe and it is very easy to spend a weekend break there browsing through the many designer retailers it offers. With the Newcastle Quayside Market beginning in July 2010 as well as the already established Grainger market, Jesmond market and the Farmers & Country marketplace you’ll be hard pressed not to grab a bargain somewhere.
Newcastle is well known in the uk for its nightlife and has something to offer everyone to guarantee a great night out. The Quayside and the Bigg market draw in a lively, young crowd and for the slightly more mature you’ll find a large number of traditional pubs, theatres and also excellent restaurants. And needless to say no visit to Newcastle would be complete without sampling the legendary Newcastle Brown Ale at least once.
There’s a great range of hotels in Newcastle to pick from when you are arranging your accommodation for the weekend. From B&B’s to five star hotels there’s accommodation to match every pocket and I can personally recommend the Rosebery Hotel in Jesmond as a great place to stay.