Newcastle's Places to Shop

For at least the past two decades, the people of Northern England have flocked to Newcastle and Gateshead for shopping trips which offer many exciting extras. Top of the list is Gateshead's Metro Centre, where the shopaholic can lose his or herself for a whole day or more in a massive variety of the UK's major retail outlets. Newcastle's shopping heart is the dazzling, 140-shops of the Eldon Square Centre.

Diamonds, gold and silver are the specialities on sale at Newcastle's Ark Jewellery at High Bridge, and you'll also find a glittering array at the Simply Silver Shop. A short and picturesque car journey down the A19 will take you to the 55-acre Dalton Park Outlet Centre just south of Murton, offering 75 shops to choose from.