• England Guide

  • Introduction to England
  • Weather
  • Things not to miss
  • Getting around
  • Entry requirements
  • Money
  • Public holidays

• Explore England

  • Kent and Sussex
  • Hampshire, Dorset and Wiltshire
  • Oxfordshire, the Chilterns and the Cotswolds
  • Bristol, Bath and Somerset
  • Devon and Cornwall
  • East Anglia
  • The West Midlands and the Peak District
  • The East Midlands
  • The Northwest
  • Cumbria and the Lakes
  • Yorkshire
  • The Northeast

• Cities

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  • Birmingham
    
  • Bradford
    
  • Brighton
    
  • Bristol
    
  • Cambridge
    
  • Canterbury
    
  • Carlisle
    
  • Chester
    
  • Chichester
    
  • Durham
    
  • Ely
    
  • Exeter
    
  • Hereford
    
  • Lancaster
    
  • Leeds
    
  • Lincoln
    
  • Liverpool
    
  • London
    
  • Manchester
    
  • Newcastle upon Tyne
    
  • Norwich
    
  • Nottingham
    
  • Oxford
    
  • Portsmouth
    
  • Salisbury
    
  • Sheffield
    
  • Wells
    
  • Winchester
    
  • York
    

England Guide

The Northeast

Live music venues

1 Black Swan Newcastle Arts Centre, 69 Westgate Rd 0191/261 9959 www.newcastle-arts-centre.co.uk Cellar bar with live music up to five nights a week – rock, folk, world and jazz – and a rollicking Friday-night salsa session. Opening time: Late bar until 2am

2 The Cluny 36 Lime St, Ouseburn Valley (20min walk from Quayside, or take the yellow bus) 0191/230 4474 www.theheadofsteam.co.uk The best small venue in the city, with gigs almost every night from 8pm and a great bar courtesy of the Head of Steam.

3 Jazz Café 23 Pink Lane 0191/232 6505 Intimate jazz club with a late licence and live music from 9.30pm; salsa nights Thurs– Sat. Opening time: Closed Sun

4 Trillians Rock Bar Princess Square 0191/232 1619 www.trilliansrockbar.com Headbangers of the world unite – local and national rock acts play this pub venue, plus rock DJ nights (Thurs– Sat) until 1am.