TRAVEL, HOTELS, TRANSPORT, FOOD, ATTRACTIONS

The address of the venue:

Trinity Church, High Street, Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 4AG

Newcastle international airport: www.newcastleairport.com

The airport has a metro link with the area, approximate journey time to Newcastle - 35 minutes.
Taxi from airport to Newcastle: 20-30 minutes, around £15.00 if booked in advance, (please see below).

Newcastle International Ferry Terminal: www.directferries.co.uk/destination_guide.htm

The ferry terminal is close to the city.

Train: www.nationalrail.co.uk

The Central Station is in the centre of the city.

TRANSPORT

Public transport includes buses and metro.
Trinity Church is situated on the Gosforth High Street, with many bus stops a few yards away.
There is a 6 minutes walk to the nearest metro station.

www.nexus.org.uk
Full information on public transport, timetables and fares. Journey planner.

www.eastcoasttaxis.com
East Coast Taxis have set fares for many journeys.
You can book a taxi through the website or via email or telephone.
In June 2011 the set fare from the airport was £14.50. Getting a taxi at the airport without a prior booking may cost considerably more. Ask about the deals for a return trip and whether they would be monitoring possible delay with your arrival.

ACCOMMODATION

Gosforth and the adjacent Jesmond are close suburbs of Newcastle upon Tyne. Both feature many guest houses and hotels with a wide range of size, comfort and prices. The laterooms website is convenient for viewing the available options, though contacting the hotels directly afterwards may lower the expense. For searches, enter destinations Gosforth; Jesmond; Newcastle. Hotels in Gateshead, and any place nearby a metro station also are good options.

You also may consider staying on the sea coast in Whitley Bay, as some of our contestants have done previously. Whitley Bay has a good metro link with Gosforth. Some areas of Whitley Bay are popular weekend destinations: if you are after peace and quiet, check with the hotel first.

Marriott Hotel in Gosforth has a convenient public transport link by bus (6-9 minutes, on average every 10 minutes) to the Gosforth High Street, where the competition is taking place.

Good deals (around £35.00 per double room per night) are often available at some Premier Inn and Travelodge hotels nearby, though you might need to walk 10-15 minutes to the nearest metro station or use your own car or a taxi.

www.laterooms.com
www.hotels.uk.com
www.newcastlemarriottgosforthpark.co.uk
www.premierinn.com
www.travelodge.co.uk
www.travelsupermarket.com/hotels

YOUTH HOSTELS

www.yha.org.uk – CLOSE!
107 Jesmond Road, tel. +44 (0)845 371 9335

www.euro-hostels.co.uk/Newcastle – NEW!
newcastle@euro-hostels.co.uk or call +44 (0)8454 900 371

FOOD

There is a very large number of restaurants in Newcastle and its surroundings, including Gosforth High Street, catering for the widest range of tastes and budgets.

Trinity Church has a small cafè that offers cold and hot food, drinks, fruit and snacks. It will have extended working hours during the competition.

ATTRACTIONS

Many travellers visit York and Durham – both easily accessible by train.
A train journey to Edinburgh (Scotland) takes about two hours.

Alnwick Castle in Alnwick (www.alnwickcastle.com), the family home of the Duke of Northumberland, was the location for Harry Potter films.

Metrocentre (www.metrocentre.uk.com) is Britain’s biggest shopping centre.

For more information please visit tourism websites.