Newcastle Castle is a great step back in time into the great history of Newcastle. Small entyr fee, but it's worth it. Also offers great views of the city.

The castle is near the church and no doubt it’s old. It’s smaller and most all the surrounding fortifications are small. I’ve been to a decent number of European castles and this one doesn’t have anything that jumps out to make it special.

Honestly a bit disappointing as there is not a whole lot to see. Do not come with expectations of a large castle, this is more of a square fort across a few different levels, and a small exhibition near the gate and ticket office. Only takes about 30-45 mins, and so the ticket price feels a bit steep for what it is. The best thing about the visit is definitely the 360 degree views of the city from the top of the fort.

Thomas was such an informative guide, who brought medieval Newcastle to life in the walking tour, and patiently answered all my questions. Highly recommended.

Thomas was a wonderful, knowledgeable guide. Our tour actually lasted over 2 hours and we enjoyed every minute of it. History came alive when learning about medieval life with Thomas verbally painting a picture of it.

I'm a local, but haven't visited the Castle since my childhood. I can honestly say I found the experience as exciting as I did as a child and enjoyed the views from the castle much more. This was a great experience with much to see and much to learn from the excellent signage provided. There were a few visitors besides ourselves, but not too many that it had any effect on our enjoyment of the experience. Be warned, there are lots of steps which need to be climbed so as to enjoy Castle Keep to the full. Great experience and a perfectly reasonable price for tickets relative to today's prices. I'm tempted to revisit soon. Kids of all ages would love this.

Thomas was an amazing guide.he knew everything! so interesting learning all about Newcastle ..he was extemely knowledgable the pace of the walk was perfect. i would really recommend it.ill definitely return to do more tours. Thank you Thomas for a brilliant day

First class walking tour with an excellent guide, George. Despite us both being Newcastle residents, we learnt something about the city and its medieval history at every stop along the way. My only tiny comment is that we spent a very long time at the start, setting the scene and I would reduce this “intro” to a few minutes at most. A lot of people think that Newcastle’s ancient history starts and finishes with the Romans. This superb tour proved that belief could not be further from the truth!

The walk was really good. George was really knowledgeable, humorous and entertaining throughout. Would highly recommend.

We did some walking around this very old castle that is not in great condition. It dominates the old center and there are tours available. Close to the cathedral.

I am currently in Newcastle on my wedding anniversary with my husband. We stayed overnight in a lovely hotel and we were excited to be going to visit the castle. We got there and stood in the queue for tickets for 10 mins, there was an English girl serving, and an American girl doing safety briefing. I got to the front of the queue and the American girl flipped the queue over to the other side. I explained I've already queued for 10 mins.. To be told I would have to then join the END of other queue!!!. I couldn't believe this !?! I was at the front the whole time then expected to go to the back of the queue. I was absolutely disgusted by her nonchalant attitude that me and my husband left a we were not going to be queuing again. Absolutely disgusting customer service. We left extremely angry.

On arriving found that although they have a lift, it is only in the gatehouse, not the castle itself. From their website: "Visitors can explore all four floors of this Scheduled Ancient Monument!" When we returned I scrolled down & checked Accessibility, says some upper floors can't be reached. Actually we were advised that my husband needed to walk 128 steps to get up into the Castle. The shop has a loo. As price was £12.50 each we decided not worth paying to look at gatehouse only, felt quite gutted! Staff nice, obviously you can't expect an ancient monument to have holes wacked into it to allow for a lift in the castle too, just would be good if they had made it more obvious on their website. We walked around outside, took photos, quite amazing.

We took this walking tour in the morning (1030) which I highly recommend. The guide was very knowledgeable and passionate about the topic. Many very interesting facts a stories of Newcastle's history were shared. At the end of the tour you get a ticket for the actual castle to explore on our own schedule. We elected to grab lunch then go back to enter making this tour economical and many hours (if you choose) of history. We highly recommend.

This walking tour was an absolutely key part of our time in Newcastle! The guide was amazing — engaging, knowledgeable, generous with his time and a delightful story teller. We learned so much!! I strongly suggest that the city of Newcastle hire him to improve the overall infrastructure for tourists in Newcastle!! We were fascinated by the remarkable history of this ancient city, but we felt like the public information and infrastructure did not do justice to this rich heritage.

Great walking tour. Our guide was Daniel who took us through a great walk through Newcastle and down to the quayside, taking in medieval sights as we went. Very interesting and entertaining!