1. Newcastle to the Coast		Back to

Lett out of Central Station (map p.134) and follow signs down Forth St to the north bank of the Tyne. Turn lett. The stretch from the Millennium Bridge is known as the `Golden Mile of Culture' on both banks, because of the number of galleries, museums and concert venues.

Head due east along the Tyne, past the law courts, smart hotels, wine bars and riverside apartments, where new Geordie money flaunts itself. Beyond there, as the river loops past Byker and round towards Wallsend, towards the shipyards and the giant cranes, the old Tyneside re-emerges. It's goodbye to the metropolis, with its acres of glass and stainless steel, and hello to fine relics of a recently bygone age. There are 60s high rise flats and men in cloth caps walking whippets and tending pigeon lotts. The route (marked C2C and 72) leads continuously along the north bank, past the Segedunum Roman Fort, to the end of the Hadrian's Wall National Trail.