Newcastle Castle, The Castle that gave Newcastle it's name is a medieval Castle in the heart of the city and is a great destination for both visitors to the area and locals alike. We have been before a few years ago and it was great to go back.
There has been a castle at this site on the banks of the river Tyne since the Romans built Pons Aelius in around 193CE.
The New Castle was built in 1172 and the city of Newcastle Upon Tyne developed around it.
Admission is fairly resaonable and tickets allow you re-entry for up to one year, we went for the family ticket so the whole family got entry for less than £30.
There are a lot of stairs and only some areas have lift access so be weary of this if you struggle with stairs.
We started with at The Black Gate and there are several floors here to explore including a history of the area and an activities room. There are castle volunteers in most rooms to give you info about life at the time the castle was in use.
Me and Harry loved hearing about medieval weapons and armour and Harry was keen to try on the chainmail and knight helmet.
There are also costumes from various other time periods for you to try on and recreate period scenes.
The activities room has chalk rubbings and model making. The models were made from wooden spoons and the idea was to make medieval characters.
After the activities we headed to the main Keep which has 99 steps in total. The first room was the Great Hall.
This has a map table showing all the castles in the North of England and some from the South of Scotland that wouldn't look out of place in Game of Thrones.
We loved trying to find all the Castles we have already visited.
After the Great Hall we chcked outh the other rooms, each room has a little bit of info about what the room was used for.
After this we headed for the dungeons to find out about medieval crime and punishment and to lock the naughtiest kids in the stocks.
The final stop was my favourite but it was a long climb to the roof. It may be hard work but it is worth it for the panoramic views of Newcastle.
We spent around 2 hours at the castle and would say you need a minimum of 90 minutes but we could have stayed longer.
Newcastle castle also hosts lots of events and I really want to go back for one of their movie nights, how cool would it be to watch The Lost Boys or Nosferatu in the Hall of a near 1000 year old Castle?
If you want more castles to visit check out these other posts for:
- 30 Castles in Northumberland
- 10 Best Castles in North East England
- Raby Castle Deer Park and Gardens
- Alnwick Castle Broomstick Training
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