Only a five-minute drive and compact enough to make walking a pleasure, the city centre has a surprising amount to discover. The bridges, quayside, sweeping Georgian streets, Castle Keep and St Nicholas Cathedral are legendary landmarks. But alongside these are modern, must-see landmarks: BALTIC, the world's largest contemporary art centre; Sir Norman Foster's billowing glass and steel concert hall, the Sage Gateshead; the Millennium Bridge; and, three miles to the south, Antony Gormley's Angel of the North. Museums - from the Centre for Life to children's books - galleries, sculpture trails, theatres, designer shops as well as the fabled bar and café society will leave few idle moments.
Within walking distance of the hotel, Jesmond has its own neighbourhood scene of specialist shops, lively bars and cafés. Beyond the city - Durham Cathedral, Hadrian's Wall, Alnwick Garden, Holy Island, Northumberland's beaches, to name just a few attractions - is a whole other country...
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