Angel Of The North
Free to visit and accessible 24 hours a day, seven days a week, on the Gateshead side of the river.
Newcastle Questions, Answered Plainly
Both walks on this site answer the questions visitors actually ask: where the free museums sit, what Newcastle Castle costs, which parts of the Quayside ask nothing at all. John and Zoe each run a two-hour pay-what-you-want walk from Grey's Monument, so the answers below come from the same ground the tours cover.
Entry Costs And Getting Around
BALTIC Centre For Contemporary Art
A free-to-enter contemporary art gallery on the Gateshead Quayside, open Wednesday to Sunday with no booking for general entry.
Cheap Things To Do
What costs nothing in Newcastle upon Tyne, what only looks free, and where the paid catches hide.
Discovery Museum
A guide to the free Discovery Museum in Newcastle upon Tyne, its hours and how it fits a free day in the city.
Free Art Galleries
Six galleries across Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead charge nothing to walk in, with conditions explained plainly.
Free Days Out
Where the free days out around Newcastle upon Tyne actually are, and which famous sights quietly charge.
Free Museums
Which Newcastle museums are free, which have paid extras, and the opening hours that catch people out.
City Centre Free
Free museums, cathedrals, markets and riverside walks across Newcastle city centre, with every condition stated.
Free Family Newcastle
Free museums, parks, Quayside walks and pay what you want walking tours for families in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Millennium Bridge
Cross the Tyne for free on the tilting Gateshead Millennium Bridge and build a whole free day around it.
Grainger Market Guide
How to browse Grainger Market, Central Arcade and the free heart of Newcastle upon Tyne without spending a pound.
Grainger Town Walk
Walk Grey Street, Grainger Market and the Quayside for free, with every paid trap flagged before you reach it.
Hancock Museum
Free entry with donations welcome, no booking needed, and a ticketed planetarium as the only paid extra inside.
Hadrian's Wall
The Wall's free remains, the fort that charges and the free riverside walk that links them.
Life Science Centre Prices
Life Science Centre charges for entry, but Newcastle upon Tyne has dozens of genuinely free alternatives within walking distance.
Newcastle Castle Prices
The Keep and Black Gate charge admission, while the Castle Garth outside stays free, and the best free sights of the city centre sit within a short walk.
Jesmond Dene
A free public park in Newcastle upon Tyne, with the free Pets' Corner animal attraction inside it.
Laing Art Gallery
Free entry to one of Newcastle upon Tyne's principal art galleries, with one ticketed exception you should know about before you go.
Leazes Park And Town Moor
A Victorian park with a lake and a huge working common sit side by side just west of the city centre, and both are free.
Newcastle Cathedral
Free to enter with donations welcome, Newcastle Cathedral is the simplest free visit in the city centre.
City Library
A free-to-enter council library in central Newcastle, close to free museums and the start point of two free walking tours.
Newcastle Quayside
A free riverside walk along the Tyne with two famous bridges and a free gallery on the Gateshead bank.
Ouseburn Valley
Newcastle upon Tyne's creative quarter, with a free farm, free exhibitions and a riverside walk minutes from the Quayside.
Tyne Bridge Free To Walk
Walk the Tyne Bridge and the Gateshead Millennium Bridge for free, with one footway kept open through the restoration works.
Tynemouth By Metro
Beaches, a weekend station market and free museums, all reached by a short Metro ride from central Newcastle.
Whitley Bay Free Day
Plan a free beach day on the North Tyneside coast, with every paid trap flagged before you reach it.
Pay-What-You-Want GuruWalk Tours In Newcastle
Fill whole days in Newcastle upon Tyne without paying entry: free museums, galleries, parks and river bridges, capped with a free-to-book GuruWalk walking tour.
Geordie Genius Highlights Walk
Pay what you want English
2:00 · 13 stops · John
View the free walk →A GuruWalk walk led by an independent local guide
Grand Buildings, Vampire Rabbit Walk
Pay what you want English
2:00 · 9 stops · Zoe
View the free walk →A GuruWalk walk led by an independent local guide