Locale
Newcastle
Newcastle is one of the most exciting cities in the UK, with world-class culture, vibrant nightlife, top-class dining, inspiring heritage, fantastic shopping and acclaimed architecture. It is a very friendly and affordable city that is within 20 minutes of the beach or the spectacular countryside of Northumberland.
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Newcastle is also one of the UK's most popular student cities with one in six people in the term-time population being a student. Newcastle is a fun, friendly and effortlessly location in which to live and the city has a very vibrant nightlife and social scene.
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Newcastle's nightlife is renowned, however evening entertainment isn't just all about clubbing. Theatres, late night cafes and restaurants, mainstream and independent cinemas and live music all feature heavily in the bustling social scene.
There are a whole variety of places to eat, from unpretentious deli bistros to rooftop dining at Gateshead's BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art. There are also a whole range of pubs to socialise in, from modern gastropubs to traditional pubs with live music and stylish bars, the most popular areas being:
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Jesmond – the most popular student area located just outside the city centre
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The Bigg Market – hosting traditional pubs and nightclubs
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Collingwood Street – the home of many upmarket bars and nightclubs
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The Gate – a single complex with bars, restaurants and a multiscreen cinema
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Ouseburn Valley – home to real ale pubs that showcase live music
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Jesmond
Just north of the city centre, Jesmond is a fashionable, leafy suburb that is increasingly inhabited by students and young professionals. Most of the older streets consist of Victorian terraced houses interspersed by a wide variety of eclectic boutiques, cafes and restaurants.
The area is bounded to the West by the Town Moor and to the East by Jesmond Dene, an area of outstanding natural beauty that is just on the doorstep.
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Jesmond's has two Metro stations, Jesmond to the South of the borough and West Jesmond more centrally located. These provide easy access to the city and campuses, which can also be readily accessed by cycle or on foot.
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Other useful information regarding Newcastle and Jesmond is available on the following web sites:
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