📌 Suburb of Newcastle, Tyne & Wear
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A mile east of Newcastle city centre, the ground drops away sharply into the Ouse Burn near where it joins the River Tyne. Once at the heart of the North East’s industrial revolution, coal barges have long been replaced by pleasure craft and old warehouses converted into artist’s studios; this is now Newcastle’s foremost creative hub, along with a thriving pub culture and even a small urban farm. The steep-sided valley is crossed by four imposingly tall road and rail viaducts for through-traffic in a hurry, preserving Ouseburn’s slower pace of life and separate identity in the gap below. At water level, the area is definitely best explored on foot; start by The Tyne Bar next to the River Tyne and follow the right bank of the burn upstream to the railway viaducts, before crossing over and browsing some of the local businesses on the opposite bank – see below for a list of specific visitor attractions, which we haven’t personally visited yet.
🌍 Location
📌 The foot of Ouseburn near The Tyne Bar is on Quayside, 1 mi east of Grey’s Monument, Newcastle
🧭 O.S. Grid Reference: NZ 264642
🛰️ GPS coordinates: 54.971387,-1.588416
🚶 There’s a good path up the east bank of the burn, while Lime Street runs above the west bank – under a mile from end to end.
🚆 Manors (0.5 mi) | 🚇Manors / Byker (0.5 mi) | 🚌 Walker Road (A186) at Ouse Street junction, at south end of burn. For wider travel, see public transport info for Edinburgh.
🚗 There’s a car park off Foundry Lane, or street parking on Lime Street. Both have a charge.
Explore nearby
<1 mi away
>> Ouseburn Farm (not yet featured)
>> Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books (not yet featured)
>> The Biscuit Factory (not yet featured)
>> Victoria Tunnel (not yet featured)
💬 For all other local sights, see feature page for Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
