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Gateshead centre, Gateshead Quayside and the Gateshead countryside contains an outstanding choice of attractions from prestigious art galleries to famous landscape gardens and walks so hence Gateshead lettings apartments are very popular.

Shopping
Shopping fans won’t want to miss a visit to the North East’s premier shopping centre, Metro Centre Gateshead which is one of the biggest and best shopping centres in Europe.With over 330 stores and 50 restaurants as well as onsite leisure facilities including a cinema, the Metro Centre is easily accessible from the A1 and offers free parking.  A Metro Centre Shuttle bus running from Newcastle city centre is also available every seven minutes during the day.

Heritage and culture
Gateshead Quayside is home to the iconic concert hall The Sage Gateshead designed by the acclaimed architects Foster & Partners. With its cutting edge acoustics you can catch the best of classical, folk, popular and world music concerts as well as numerous events, talks and a tour of this famous UK landmark building.
The city is home to the region’s most famous landmark, The Angel of the North designed by the sculptor Antony Gormley.

Also on the Quayside is BALTIC Gateshead, Centre for Contemporary Art which ranks with the Tate Modern in London as one of Britain’s best contemporary art galleries boasting major contemporary art installations. Don’t miss the Shipley Art Gallery, a national craft centre in the UK which features exciting temporary exhibitions and is home to the famous North East painting, The Blaydon Races by William C.Irving.

Sports and leisure
Gateshead countryside offers a wealth of outstanding choice of outdoor attractions, beautiful walks including the Red Kite Trail and magnificent gardens.

The way marked Red Kite Trail is an 11 mile circular walk that moves through the woodlands of the lower Derwent Valley, covered in beautiful bluebells in spring.
Gibside, cared for by the National Trust, is a stunning Georgian landscape garden, one of the great English landscape gardens of the 18th century that have attracted critical acclaim. Featuring a Palladian chapel, a Gothic banqueting house, stables and a Column to Liberty, the original Statue of Liberty, Gibside also boasts miles of footpaths and wildlife including the area’s famous Red Kites as well as Roe Deer.

Eating out and nightlife
Gateshead quays with its dramatic skyline offers the perfect setting for a romantic stroll and dinner for two at the BALTIC rooftop restaurant SIX. There can be a few restaurants with such a proud vantage point. Alternatively only a short walk across the Millennium bridge try the bar at the Malmaison and look back over Gateshead’s cityscape, a stunning spectacle while enjoying a cocktail or two.

Lettings Gateshead – the only choice for those seeking heritage, culture and life.

Close to the city centre and within easy reach of the road-rail network, Hedley House Hotel is one of the best York Hotels, with modern comfortable surroundings, great food and outstanding personal service.

Built in 1845 in the heart of the Victorian city, many of our rooms still include the original fireplace features. Combined with en-suite facilities, hospitality trays and digital widescreen TVs, our rooms are a subtle blend of contemporary modern and historic.

Their intimate award-winning licensed restaurant is a great place to spend an evening or start the night. The restaurant serves a range of home cooked healthy meals, snacks and light bites, all freshly cooked using only award-winning ingredients.

Knowle House is a large Victorian terrace house situated off Bootham on the North side  of the city of York.  York Minster is within a six to eight minute walk.  It is also next door to and under the same ownership as Hedley House Hotel. These York self catering apartments are self-contained, fully furnished and contain all necessary linen, crockery and cutlery.  All have central heating, colour television, electric cooker and fridge.  Wireless internet is available. All but one of the apartments have direct dial telephone.

In a city where car parking space is limited, Hedley House Hotel and Apartments have 19 allotted parking spaces. When these spaces are full there is room for 8 more vehicles in the middle of the car park, the keys to these must be left at reception in case of emergency. The car park operates on a “first come first served” basis.  If this is unacceptable there is a large public car park (chargeable) 2 minutes walk from the hotel.