At a glance
Forget coal slags, Get Carter and the bleak days of yore. Newcastle has tidied itself up, put on its best glad rags and invited the rest of the world round for drinks. Geordies know how to party, and they do so with an irrepressible energy that borders on the irresponsible.
Fast Facts
- Full name:
- Newcastle
- Area:
- 112 sq km / 44 sq miles
- Population:
- 266,000
- Time Zone:
- GMT/UTC 0 (Greenwich Mean Time)
- Currency:
- pound sterling