Tours

Explore our region and its architecture and urban design using the self guided tours on this page.

Look at our Forthcoming Events for any guided tours we may be running.

 

Heritage Open Days - Apollo Pavilion Guided Walks & Exhibition

An opportunity to learn about the restoration of Victor Pasmore's iconic 1969 artwork, through guided walks and exhibition

Urban Translation Tour: Newcastle

Urban Translation helps uncover the loved and forgotten urban fabric of Newcastle

Urban Translation Tour: Sunderland

This tour opens a window into the design of Sunderland, how neglected parts of the centre have been brought back to life in recent years.

Urban Translation Tour: Middlesbrough

This tour travels back in time to the origins of Middlesbrough and asks what the future holds for this forgotten birthplace?

Newcastle Night Walking Tour

We've selected the best of Newcastle's pubs that count towards our Newcastle heritage and created a walking tour that promises an intriguing evening of stories from the past and insights into the future.

Old Newcastle Tour & Heritage Map

Visit Old Newcastle website to explore nearly 2000 years of history all packed into half a square mile.

Newcastle Gateshead Walking Tours

Explore Newcastle and Gateshead on foot taking in the best sights, attractions, buildings and monuments.

Behind the Scenes Tours of BBC Newcastle

Take an exclusive look into a BBC newsroom and see their famous studios. Come on a tour and see how we create and manage: autocue, weather reports, editing and sound effects. You could witness a live radio broadcast, sit in the presenter's chair and learn how songs are chosen for radio.