Red Beard Tours

What it’s like

A walking tour around Newcastle, on foot with a guide, digging into the city's history and stories over a couple of hours.

These are walking tours, so no coach, no coach seats, just you and a guide covering the city on foot. The walking is the whole point: you stop where the stories are, and the guide talks you through the history of Newcastle as you go, rather than reading off a script at a couple of big landmarks.

Tours are billed as roughly two and a half hours, though the site is upfront that this can shift depending on how the group's getting on and how many questions come up along the way. That's a fair stretch for anyone who can manage a couple of hours on their feet in the city centre, so it suits older kids who'll actually engage with the history more than a toddler in a buggy. It's wheelchair accessible, which is worth knowing if you're planning to bring someone who can't do that much walking unaided.

The tours run all year round, so a grey Tuesday in Newcastle isn't a reason to skip it. Opening hours are 11am to 3pm most weekdays, with a 1pm start on Saturdays, so this is a daytime outing rather than an evening one. There's no mention of stopping for food along the route.

Facilities

Need to know

Best for

Suits older kids who'll engage with the history over a couple of hours on foot

How long to allow

Approximately two hour and a half hour long tours

• It's all on foot, so comfortable shoes matter more than anything you'd pack for a coach trip.
• Tour length can stretch beyond two and a half hours if the group has plenty of questions.
• No Wednesday or Sunday slots listed, and Saturdays start later at 1pm.

Plan your visit

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