Newcastle Life

• Lively university city in the North East of England
• Local people have a reputation for being very friendly to visitors
• Home of Newcastle United Football Club
• 260,000 population with 80,000 students!
• Close to beautiful Northumbrian countryside

• Over 200 regional and international restaurants 
• Special lunchtime and early evening prices for students
• Lots of cafes and bars as well as traditional English pubs
• Famous for nightlife 
• Beautiful Quayside at night

• One of the finest places in Europe for arts and culture
• The Sage performance arts centre, 
• Baltic Art Gallery
• Millennium Bridge
• One of the most attractive river front scenes in the world
• Sting and Mark Knopfler came from Newcastle area
• Second home to the National and Royal Shakespeare Companies
• National Opera visits the city regularly. 

• Fifth largest shopping destination in Great Britain with
• 40 million people visit each year
• Eldon Square - Europe’s largest city centre shopping complex
• The Metro Centre in Gateshead is the largest out of town shopping centre in Europe
• The North of England is usually cheaper than the South  

• Famous football team, Newcastle United 
• Well known for rugby and basketball
• Some of the worlds finest athletes come from this area
• Many halls, clubs, pitches and tracks to play your favourite sports
• Famous ‘Great North Run’ – the world’s biggest annual half marathon
• International House arranges weekly sports programmes.

• Recently voted 8th best party city in the world – Weissman Travel
• Voted second best city in Europe for social life
• Office workers and students voted it the best city in England for work and study. 

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