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Whether you’re visiting NewcastleGateshead for the first time or you are looking for a unique gift with a Geordie flavour, there are some brilliant shops selling must-have gifts and souvenirs. Some of these small and independent businesses can be found in Newcastle’s Grainger Market. Geordie Gifts, for example, has a cheeky range of proper belta Geordie cards, gifts and souvenirs, many emblazoned with much loved Geordie banter.
61 Upside Down Presents on the Newcastle Quayside sells cards, stationery and trinkets so you can pick up a souvenir to share your trip with loved ones. Over the road, sister store Souvenirs Upon Tyne, is another brilliant stopping off point for all manner of Geordie souvenirs! Fenwick Food Hall is crammed with gifts and delights for the foodies in your life whilst the weekly Sunday Quayside Market along the Newcastle banks of the River Tyne has a plethora of independent traders selling a creative range of souvenirs.
Footie fans will be blown away by the sports gifts and merchandise at Newcastle United Football Club's Official Store at St James' Park!
Art and culture fans will find plenty of unique, quirky gifts at the attractions in NewcastleGateshead. There's endless fun to be had browsing the gift shop at BALTIC Centre For Contemporary Art where visitors can choose from fantastic children's books, innovative gadgets, unusual jewellery, pop culture gifts and artwork. Head to Sage Gateshead, Laing Art Gallery and The Biscuit Factory for impressive art and music themed gifts, prints and souvenirs. Discovery Museum sells science and industry themed gifts whilst Seven Stories Bookshop in Ouseburn is a haven for book lovers. All these attractions have a great café so stop off for cuppa too!
HandPICKED is an independent gift shop in Metrocentre, where you’ll find an array of handpicked delights from jewellery, prints and bags to candles, cards and chocolates. Browse for unique handmade gifts which are truly one of a kind, with the added bonus of supporting the local businesses that make the North East so special.
Post date: 15th October 2020
Grainger Market - Newcastle-Upon-Tyne's indoor market has been an important part of Newcastle's history and heritage for nearly 200 years. Grainger Market hits an impressive milestone in 2020 when it celebrates 185 years since it first opened. Find out why it has stood the test of time and you should still visit Grainger Market today.
If you’re looking for ideas for how to spend an evening, from the best places to get takeaway pints, scrummy food delivered to your door and the best entertainment from the comfort of your own home, then look no further. From beers to burgers and theatre performances to escape rooms, we can certainly promise you a night like no other – and supporting local in the process.
There is no better way to escape the everyday on a crisp winter’s day than putting on your walking boots and heading out for a refreshing stroll. In NewcastleGateshead we are spoilt for choice with urban, rural and coastal walking routes all just a hop, skip and a jump away.
While we wait to welcome you back to our beautiful region in person, we’ve pulled together a list of truly North East experiences that you can enjoy from the comfort of your home in the run up to Christmas.
Discover where you can order an Afternoon Tea for delivery from a range of independent cafes and restaurants in and around Newcastle and Gateshead.
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