Newcastle hotel directory
The traveler's source for
discount hotels in Newcastle. This hotel guide will
help our readers find the perfect accommodations in
Newcastle, United Kingdom, Great Britten. Whether you're
traveling with your family or visiting on business,
our Newcastle hotel guide will help you find a hotel
that suits your specific needs.
Today Newcastle is a thriving city of a quarter of a
million people, at the heart of the social, cultural,
sporting, economic, and political life of the north-eastern
region. It has undergone many upheavals in recent years.
The loss of coal mining from the area, and of most shipbuilding
from the river (between the wars an incredible one quarter
of all merchant shipping launched in the world was built
on the Tyne) were bitter blows.
The city has not only survived, however, but has continued
to prosper, attracting new jobs to replace some of those
lost by the demise of the traditional industries. In
spite of competition from the nearby Metro Centre, Newcastle
still boasts bustling shops, particularly in the Eldon
Square Shopping Centre and Northumberland Street, and
is virtually unsurpassed for nightlife, having recently
been voted the eighth best party city in the world by
American travel experts Weissman Travel (it was the
only UK city to make the top ten).
In the sporting arena, Newcastle United continue to
be one of the country's top football clubs, and the
city is the starting point for the Great North Run,
which annually attracts the world's top distance athletes,
and tens of thousands of fun runners. All in all, Newcastle
in the early years of the 21st century is a great place
to live, and a great place to visit.
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