Top rated Historical landmarks in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom to elevate your visit (Updated February, 2024)

Top rated Historical landmarks in Newcastle upon Tyne

Experience the best that Newcastle upon Tyne has to offer with our curated list of top-rated places. Sorted by average review scores from venues boasting over 30 reviews, these establishments promise exceptional quality and experiences to elevate your visit in the city. This list contains 13 places from Historical landmark category.

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Newcastle upon Tyne

Historical landmark

👍👍 Clean city and a nice building

4.80 (51 reviews) (~0 km from centre)

Nine Arches Viaduct

Historical landmark

👍👍 Excellent walks around the Derwent area, plenty of wildlife including red kites

4.70 (112 reviews) (~8.15 km from centre)

St Mary's Chapel

Historical landmark

👍👍 One of the oldest church buildings in Newcastle. In its ruins, but a historical place to visit. In the 12th century, a chapel was constructed in Jesmond after the appearance of the Virgin Mary holding baby Jesus. This chapel was named St Mary's Chapel. During the middle ages it was a popular pilgrim...

4.70 (104 reviews) (~2.34 km from centre)

St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow

Historical landmark

👍 One of the most overlooked beautiful and oldest churches. Will worth a visit .

4.60 (175 reviews) (~9.02 km from centre)

Newcastle Castle

Castle

Stone fortress & former prison, built from 1168 to 1178, with views over the city & river.

4.50 (2.6K reviews) (~0.53 km from centre)

All Saints Church

Presbyterian church

👍👍 Newcastle City Council did very well to entrust this building to the Presbyterians. These people have renovated the church to a very high standard. Definitely worth a visit!

4.50 (57 reviews) (~0.58 km from centre)

Dunston Staiths

Historical landmark

👍👍 Lovely site to see memories of the coal shipments

4.40 (222 reviews) (~2.23 km from centre)

Sun Dial

Historical landmark

👍👍 Visited once during late evening and then daytime. Sundial is on top a of a small hill and has a seating area around it. Set within the silverlink biodiversity park. Free parking onsite and a great place to visit for a quick stroll with the family. On a clear day, if you look South you will see Pens...

4.40 (72 reviews) (~8.77 km from centre)

Chinese Sailors graves

Space of remembrance

👍👍 This is one of our country's rare overseas assets and a testimony to the arduous development of our navy. These five Chinese soldiers died here when they came to receive the four warships Zhiyuan, Jingyuan, Chaoyong, and Yangwei ordered by the Qing government. The Qing government therefore funded th...

4.40 (37 reviews) (~2.39 km from centre)

Denton Hall Turret - Hadrian's Wall

Historical landmark

👍 Interesting find, and great explanation of what it should have looked like. Sign posting/directions could have been better. Was nice to be able to walk around/on the wall. Perfect for a quick stop on the way through the city.

4.30 (187 reviews) (~5.12 km from centre)

Benwell Roman Temple - Hadrian's Wall

Historical landmark

👍👍 Gate is unlocked. Little bit of interesting Roman and pagan history.

4.30 (63 reviews) (~3.15 km from centre)

The Black Gate

Historical landmark

👍 At the black gate was one of the main entrances into the old castle and is now where tickets are purchased. There’s a small shop and a nice small exhibition about the castle and the history of the area. The other building, what’s left of the castle feel more like a large keep and requires a climb up...

4.30 (54 reviews) (~0.52 km from centre)

Banqueting House

Historical landmark

👍👍 Amazing piece of local history, would be interesting to see inside.

4.10 (70 reviews) (~2.42 km from centre)

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Top rated Historical landmarks in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom