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5 Things I Learnt From The Great Exhibition of the North

Rachel Kershaw art, Convention of the North, Days Out, Design, Future, gateshead, Great Exhibition of the North, Innovation, Investment, landmarks, Newcastle, Science, Technology, tourism, tyneside, university Leave a Comment 552 Views

On Sunday 9th September we said a fond farewell to The Great Exhibition of the North, the jam packed summer programme of events that shone a light on Northern achievements in art, design and innovation. Along with millions of others, I...

24 Hours in Newcastle

Rachel Kershaw 24 hour guide, bars, blogger, breakfast, city break, City Guide, cocktails, coffee, drinking, england, Events, geordieland, hotels, Metrocentre, museums, Newcastle, Newcastle Castle, nightlife, restaurants, shopping, theatre break, tourism, tourism week, tyneside, Visit Newcastle, weekend 8 Comments 5277 Views

In the last couple of years I’ve topped up my tan in Thailand, skied black runs in Bulgaria and Austria, ate my body weight in cheese in the Côte d’Azur, discovered hidden waterfalls in Cyprus and explored the winding...

Dates for the Diary 2014

Rachel Kershaw 2014, culture, Days Out, Events, geordieland, newcastlegateshead, Sport, tourism 3 Comments 3815 Views

How fast have the last twelve months gone? It would seem time really does fly when you’re having fun, so I thought I best get planning for the year ahead and make sure all the unmissable events across NewcastleGateshead...

Putting NewcastleGateshead on the Map!

Rachel Kershaw geordieland, newcastlegateshead, nightlife, tourism, twitter 4 Comments 2350 Views

So hands up if you’re addicted to the ‘Geordieland’ Twitter Map yet? It’s the brand new website from the local tourist board, NewcastleGateshead Initiative and since its launch a couple of weeks ago I’ve been hooked! If you haven’t...