There are plenty of places to shop in Newcastle from finding a bargain at a market, to the big names it's all here.

Eldon Square:
With 156 stores, which include department stores John Lewis, Fenwick and a very large M&S, nearly every shopping need is catered for under one roof! The main entrances to Eldon Square is located on Northumberland Street and at Monument.

Eldon Square is open Weekdays & Saturday 9am - 6pm
Late night shopping on Thursday till 8pm
Sunday shopping 11am - 5pm

For more info visit www.eldon-square.co.uk

Northumberland Street:
Northumberland Street is Newcastle's main shopping street.

It's the home of many famous names and department stores. These include the flagship of the provincial Marks and Spencer stores, BHS, Next, HMV, and many more. Some of these also have direct access to Eldon Square.

Many of the shops stay open for late night shopping on Thursday's till 8pm
 

MetroCentre Gateshead:
Europe's largest shopping centre is on your doorstep, you truly can shop till you drop at MetroCentre.

MetroCentre has 360 shops and services in  pleasant, airy, tree lined malls, all under one roof. There's late night shopping every weekday, famous name stores, plenty of eating places and unique leisure attractions.

There are 10,000 free car parking spaces, over 1,000 buses a day and the MetroCentre has its own railway station, a free coach park and bus station.

MetroCentre is open seven days a week from 10am until 9pm most days. Saturday is 9am - 7pm, Sunday 11am - 5pm, Bank Holidays 10am - 6pm. MetroCentre's leisure attractions, cinema and pubs stay open after the shops close to complete your day out. Yellow and Blue malls normally open until 11pm.

For more info visit www.metrocentre.uk.com

Pubs & Clubs
Newcastle is Europe's Number 1 party capital and is ranked the 8th best city in the world for nightlife, which means there is no shortage of places to have a night out, there are so many in fact, that you need a whole website just to list them all, so below are a few of the places you will probably end up visiting outside of your union!

Digital:
Ranked as one of the best clubs in the world, with a sound system that will blow you away!

Home to some of the biggest and respected nights in Newcastle such as Stonelove, Shindig, Wax:On and live performances from the worlds best DJ's.

For more info visit www.yourfutureisdigital.com
 

Blu Bambu:
Located in the famous Bigg Market, Blu Bambu provides a South Pacific, tropical island feel, they play none too threatening chart and party music for the younger crowd. Dress code is smart / causal.

Many student nights are run here, and with NUS card entry can be as low as £1!
 

World Headquarters (WHQ):
From the people that give you the wonderful pub that is the Trenthouse, WHQ in their own words is fundamentally different to every other club in Newcastle. True value for money & positive vibes is what we're all about. We feel dancing, making new friends & having fun are legitimate spiritual pastimes.

During the week, WHQ hosts independent club nights, for more information visit www.thetrenthouse.com
 

The Gate:
A one stop destination for a night out! The Gate has it all, bars, clubs, places to eat, cinema and one of the country's largest casinos all under one roof!

Student nights are run at many of the bars & clubs with plenty of drinks offers for those shoestring budgets, for more info visit www.thegatenewcastle.co.uk

Osbourne Road Jesmond:
A large number of you will probably be living in the Jesmond area after first year and it has a huge selection of bars and pubs to choose from. Osbourne Road has bar after bar, some with outside seating areas so you can enjoy a drink on our one day of summer outside! Many run happy hour games, in some cases you drink for free! A few minutes walk from Osbourne Road you have Mr Lynch a great place to spend a night, with a live band on Saturday nights.

Arts & Entertainment
Newcastle and the North East region has some of the best art galleries, museums and entertainment venues in the country.  

Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art:
If you like modern Art then this is for you. The Baltic is an international centre for Contemporary Art and it presents a constantly changing programme of exhibitions and events, and is a world leader in the presentation, commissioning and communication of contemporary visual art.
For more info visit www.balticmill.com
 

Laing Art Gallery:
Located in New Bridge Street, next to the famous Blue Carpet, the gallery holds oil paintings, watercolours and Newcastle silver.

Newcastle was the greatest glass producer in the world c 1800 and enamelled glasses by William Beilby are on display along with ceramics (including Maling pottery), and contemporary work by up and coming artists.

It has a programme of regularly-changing exhibitions and is free entry.

For more info visit www.twmuseums.org.uk/laing
 

Carling Academy Newcastle:
Carling Academy Newcastle opened in 2005 at the former Gala Bingo Hall on Westgate Road. The building was originally opened in 1927 as a cinema and later became the Majestic Ballroom where The Beatles performed in 1963. Today the Carling Academy Newcastle has been restored retaining original features and since reopening has attracted high quality artists including Goldfrapp, Ian Brown, Athlete, My Chemical Romance and Corinne Bailey Rae.

Regular club nights include Revolution and Bullet Proof, for more information visit www.newcastle-academy.co.uk

Sport
We are very passionate about Sport in Newcastle! Our great Football team Newcastle United is part of the culture of the city, and you have not experienced a football match till you have been to St James Park.