HW: november tour dates

[Paul Mather]

On Wed, 27 Jun 2001, Andy Gilham wrote:

=> > Also -- is Newcastle gettable by public transportation easily, or would it
=> > be better to rent a car or somesuch?
=>
=> Newcastle (upon Tyne) is one of the biggest cities in the country - if
=> you're unfamiliar with the place, or unused to driving on the left, it'll be
=> much easier by public transport, I'd have thought.

Newcastle also has an excellent local public transportation system---the
Tyneside Metro---which integrates with the local bus system.  Newcastle
has a major rail station, and also has an airport with (if memory
serves) a station on the aforementioned Metro system.  It is entirely
feasible to fly into Newcastle via, say, London Heathrow or Gatwick.
(I have flown Roanoke, VA -> ... -> Newcastle, UK, checking my luggage
only at Roanoke!)  Teesside Airport, near Middlesbrough, is another
close regional airport, if you want more options.  It has a railway
station (or more accurately, a halt:), and you could fairly painlessly
take the train up to Newcastle from there.

Cheers,

Paul.

e-mail: paul at gromit.dlib.vt.edu

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