Gateshead is home to an exciting mix of world class cultural icons, a recently restored award winning Victorian Park, an international athletics stadium and Europe's largest indoor shopping centre. All this surrounded by acres of breathtaking countryside, with over 20 nature reserves and home to the Northern Kites Project.
Gateshead Quays on the south bank of the River Tyne, showcases the award winning Gateshead Millennium Bridge, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art and The Sage Gateshead, an international home for music & musical discovery. From the welcoming arms of the Angel of the North, through the shopping malls of the MetroCentre, or a leisurely stroll in Saltwell Park, there is always something to see and do in Gateshead.