The Free Trade Inn
One of Newcastle's best-loved real and craft ale pubs, with a beer garden offering some of the finest views west over the Quayside and the Tyne bridges.
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Katie Scorah: The Ship's Cat — Seven Stories
See booking · Seven Stories, 30 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 2PQ
ArnoCorps — 20th Anniversary — The Cluny
Evening · The Cluny, 36 Lime Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle, NE1 2PQ
Storytime in the Meadow with Cherry and Bee — The Cumberland Arms
3:30pm - 4:30pm · The Cumberland Arms, James Place Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 1LD
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