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Arena Way,
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 7NA
0844 493 6666
Utilita Arena is a famous sports and entertainment
arena that looms large over the city of Newcastle.
Owned and operated by SMG Europe and
sponsored by Utilita, it hosts a wide range of
music, entertainment, sports and business
events. Officially ranked seventh as one of the
world’s busiest venues by Pollstar magazine, the
arena prides itself on employing local staff within
its venues who know the area and its people,
and on using local suppliers and services to help
support the local economy. The 40,000sq metre
site, dominated by the 11,000-seater purpose-
built Utilita Arena, was the brainchild of former
Animals stars, the late Chas Chandler and his
partner in Park Arena Nigel Stanger. It opened in
1995, with the first concert by David Bowie held in
December. Since opening, the Utilita Arena has
quickly established itself as a superb venue and
major landmark.
The Black Gate, Castle Garth
Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 1RQ
0191 230 6300
There’s a whole lotta history locked within the
walls of Newcastle’s Castle Keep and Black Gate.
Visitors can uncover the changing face of the castle
through the ages, from royal fortress and border
stronghold to grim dungeon and teeming slum.
New exhibits allow visitors to experience what life
would have been like for inhabitants in two of North
East England’s most fascinating historic buildings.
The first fortification on the site of Newcastle Castle
dates back more than 1,800 years. The earliest
of these was the Roman fort of Pons Aelius, built
to guard the bridge over the River Tyne as part of
Hadrian’s Wall. The fort was abandoned and fell into
ruin when Roman rule in Britain ended in around
the year 400. In 2011, Lottery funding heralded
renovation of the Black Gate and the Castle Keep
and the linking of the two buildings together to form
one fascinating site: Newcastle Castle.
UTILITA ARENA
NEWCASTLE CASTLE
