Easter City Break Social Weekend in Newcastle
We are back for an Easter break in the North East of England in the vibrant City of Newcastle upon Tyne with its many attractions. Join us for a fun weekend where we will take in the sights of the City and its famous river.
We will take in the sights of the city, all within a short walk of the Leonardo Hotel on the Tyne Quayside.
We'll have a guided tour of the city on Saturday morning and you'll also get a good chance to explore it on our treasure hunt, or there is plenty of time to look around independently.
Our hotel's location is on the quayside of the River Tyne with access to a wide selection of pubs, bars, cafes and restaurants by the water.
This promises to be a great weekend so come along and have a great time of the long break with lots of fellow Spicers!
Includes
- three night stay
- three cooked breakfasts
- three evening meals
- guided city walk
- treasure hunt
- guided coastal walk
Extras
- lunches
- drinks
- castle keep tour
- Metro tickets for our day trip on Sunday (£5.90)
Location & Itinerary
There’s lots to do in Newcastle from the fun-filled Centre for Life, the 2,000 years worth of history found in and around the city streets to the stunning new buildings along the quayside, Newcastle/Gateshead has something to suit every taste. Choose from historic buildings & monuments, galleries & museums,
Why not visit the Beamish Museum or the Angel of the North at the beginning or end of your weekend.
Arrive at leisure on Good Friday. You can check into your room from 3pm. We will be in reception from 2pm to greet you and give you your welcome pack.
7pm. Meet us in the hotel bar for a drink before we move into the restaurant for our dinner shuffle. This will be a great way to meet some of the others on the weekend.
On Easter Saturday we'll meet up at breakfast.
Late morning. There will be a guided tour of Newcastle if you wish to join us. At the end of the tour we will be handing out the clues for the treasure hunt which will take in many sights of the city if you'd like to take part in it. We will put put you into teams for the treasure hunt. It will take you around the historic city centre, and there will be plenty of time to explore the city and stop for a lunch break.
Early evening. We will meet up in the bar and announce the winners of the treasure hunt before we enjoy a three course dinner.
On Easter Sunday morning we will meet up at breakfast.
Mid morning. We will depart on an optional trip to the coast. We'll walk to the Metro station which will take about 20 minutes and get the metro to Whitley Bay. From there we will walk along the promenade to Tynemouth which will take about an hour. Once there you will be free to explore Tynemouth, its market, and visit one of the many cafes or pubs for refreshments. We can then make our way to Tynemouth metro station either in a group or separately to take the metro back to Newcastle.
On Sunday evening we will meet at the bar for a drink before walking to a fabulous restaurant for our final three-course dinner together.
Breakfast is included on Monday
Check out of the hotel is at 11am.
Afterwards we have an optional visit to the Castle Keep.
English breakfast will be served buffet style each morning from 7am until 11am.
We will send you the menus to choose your meals for each evening closer to the date.
Travel & Stay
If two of you wish to share, then please contact us as we may be able to get you a twin room.
We will be staying at the Leonardo Hotel which is in a great riverside location by the River Tyne.
It is a 5 minute taxi ride away from Newcastle railway station which is on the main East Coast Rail Line.
Our rate includes accommodation in an en-suite double or twin room (two separate beds). Each room has either a shower over the bath or a walk in shower. Included is Wi-Fi throughout the hotel, tea & coffee facilities, Freeview TV, desk, toiletries, iron, and hairdryer.
There is lift access to all floors. Smoking is not allowed in any part of the hotel.
A full English breakfast is included for Saturday, Sunday and Monday mornings.
Check in is from 3pm on Friday and check out is by 11am on Monday.
By rail:
Newcastle is on the East Coast main line and is well served by LNER, Cross Country, First ScotRail, First TransPennine Express, East Coast and Northern Rail. There are direct trains from London Kings Cross, Leeds, York, Manchester Victoria, Birmingham New Street, Edinburgh Waverley and many other mainline stations.
The hotel is about a mile walk from the station. If you would like to walk it, turn right out of the station and follow signs down to the quayside. Cross the river by either the Swing Bridge or Millennium Bridge to the Gateshead side, then turn left and walk with the river to your left until you reach the hotel which is beyond the Baltic centre.
If you prefer to take a taxi from the station, there are two Leonardo hotels in the city, so please make sure that the driver understands that you are going to the Leonardo Hotel Newcastle Quayside, on the Gateshead side of the river alongside the Baltic centre.
By road:
From the south, leave the A1(M) (to the right) at junction 65 and take the A194(M) towards South Shields.
At the end of the A194(M) (exit 3) take the first exit onto the A184 towards Newcastle and Gateshead.
After about 3½ miles, at the roundabout take the third exit signed Newcastle A167.
Take the next right signed Gateshead Quays onto Eastgate and then forward at the next lights onto Hawks Road. Bear left onto Mill Road, which becomes South Shore Road and you'll see the hotel on the left.
If arriving from north of Newcastle, leave the A1 at junction 77 onto the A167.
Follow this road (A167 / A167(M)) for about four miles, crossing the Tyne Bridge. After passing under the railway bridge, turn left signed Gateshead Quays onto Eastgate and then forward at the next lights onto Hawks Road. Bear left onto Mill Road, which becomes South Shore Road and you'll see the hotel on the left.
The hotel has a limited amount of parking, which cannot be reserved. Turn left into the car park from South Shore Road immediately before the hotel and wait for the barrier to rise. On departure you will need to collect a token from the hotel reception to raise the exit barrier. The hotel parking rate is usually £8.50 per day but is free for our group, so be sure to tell reception you are with the Spice Social group when collecting your token. There are no EV charging points at the hotel.
If the hotel's car park is full there are other sensibly-priced options nearby...
The Quarryfield Road car park (postcode NE8 3AE) is £22.50 for the maximum allowed 72 hour stay. If arriving at 3pm on the Friday this would cover you until the same time on Monday, which would allow enough time for anyone joining the Castle keep tour. From here it is only around a quarter of a mile walk back to the hotel.
Alternatively, the Garden Street car park (postcode NE8 2AU) is small but is £3.90 per day, so for £15.60 would cover any arrival time on Good Friday to any departure time on Easter Monday.
The nearest car park with EV charging is Swineburn Street car park (NE8 1AX). This is about half a mile from the hotel, priced at £15.40 for the four days.
Don't park at the Baltic Centre unless you are happy to pay over £100 for the three-night stay.
Please note that all prices are subject to change. Please check on arrival.
If your route takes you through the Newcastle and Gateshead Clean Air Zone, you do not have to pay anything if you are driving a private car.
If you travel through the Tyne Tunnel, then please note that you will have to pay £2.20 either beforehand or by the end of the following day at https://www.tt2.co.uk/how-do-you-want-to-pay/
| Type | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Member sharing double room pp | £339.00 | Sold Out |
| Member sharing twin room pp | £339.00 | Sold Out |
| Member sole occupancy of double room | £499.00 | Sold Out |
| Guest sharing double room pp | £375.00 | Sold Out |
| Guest sharing twin room pp | £375.00 | Sold Out |
Booking Options
| Option | Price | |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Keep visit | £12.50 | Sold Out |
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