Victoria Tunnel
A preserved 19th-century waggonway tunnel beneath Newcastle, later a WWII air-raid shelter, cared for by the Ouseburn Trust. Guided tours (book ahead) descend underground from the Lime Street meeting point.
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Blog posts and guides that feature Victoria Tunnel.
Things to Do in Ouseburn
A local guide to Newcastle's cultural quarter — the city farm, children's book museum, art galleries, a wartime tunnel, and the riverside pubs and music venues packed into the Ouseburn Valley.
A Day in the Ouseburn Valley: Farm, Seven Stories & a Walk
A family-friendly day out in Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley, taking in the free city farm, the national centre for children's books and a riverside walk down to the Quayside.
Ouseburn & Byker History: The Victoria Tunnel and the Byker Wall
How the Ouseburn valley became the cradle of Newcastle's industry, the coal tunnel that runs beneath it, and the celebrated Byker Wall that overlooks it.
A Weekend in Heaton & Ouseburn: The Perfect 48 Hours
A two-day itinerary for east Newcastle, from riverside gigs and a wartime tunnel to a city farm, valley galleries and the best of Heaton's independent food scene.
15 Fascinating Facts About Heaton & the Ouseburn
Fifteen genuinely surprising stories from east Newcastle, from a medieval king's well and a shoe-covered tree to Britain's biggest pottery and a bust that sits on Karl Marx's grave.
More Community in Heaton
Seven Stories - The National Centre for Children's Books
The UK's national museum dedicated to children's books, in a converted Victorian warehouse in the Ouseburn Valley. Interactive family exhibitions, a bookshop, events and a nationally significant archive.
Ouseburn Farm
A free-entry community city farm and charity in the heart of the Ouseburn Valley, home to pigs, goats, sheep and poultry, with education, training and volunteering alongside family visits.
The Biscuit Factory
The UK's largest independent contemporary art, craft and design gallery, over two floors of a restored Victorian warehouse. Free entry to browse and buy work from hundreds of artists, with a cafe and event spaces.
What's On
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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