Following an extensive multi-million pound HLF-funded project Newcastle Castle re-opened to the public in March 2015.

Newcastle Castle is operated by and a trading name of The Heart of the City Partnership. The Heart of the City Partnership is a company limited by guarantee #: 06373460 and a registered charity #1165434.

The Heart of the City Partnership is a joint venture between a number of Newcastle organisations, all of whom have a passionate and vested interest in the Castle’s future preservation.

The Heart Of The City Partnership and Newcastle Castle work hard to uphold several key charitable objectives. These are a cornerstone to all we do and run throughout the organisation at every level.

1. The advancement of education and promotion of learning. We do this in particular in relation to the history and heritage of the area around St Nicholas’ Cathedral, in particular Newcastle Castle in Newcastle upon Tyne.

2. The advancement of culture and heritage. This is pushed forward by the encouragement of the local community and visitors to the city to appreciate and enjoy the history and fabric of said buildings.

3. The preservation and protection of Newcastle Castle. With the Castle being of historical interest and public importance and particularly the Grade 1 listed building and Scheduled Ancient Monument known as the Black Gate and Castle Keep.

We have a small but very dedicated, specialist team who offer Newcastle Castle up as a visitor attraction, learning resource, space for venue hire and venue for cultural events. The team is driven by your enjoyment of Newcastle Castle and through delivery of our charitable objectives.

As one of the top visitor attractions in the North East we know that we have a pivotal role to play in ensuring the success and vibrancy of our region. We work extensively with our partners at Newcastle Gateshead Initiative, The North East Chamber of Commerce, NE1 Business Improvement District, The Newcastle Gateshead Heritage Venues Forum and the like. We work closely with travel companies from public transport operators to tour organisations, cruise lines, to experience days operators. We also have established relationships with online travel agents, TripAdvisor and other destintation management portals. One of our goals is to play a pivotal part in stimulating the region’s economy by collectively making the destination offering more attractive and do this in a variety of ways including facilitating familiarisation and advocacy visits.

Equally, we have established a very strong formal education offer that supports the national curriculum. As such we work closely with schools, colleges and universities from around the UK and abroad to support the teaching efforts.

Registered office address: Fernwood House Fernwood Road, Jesmond, Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom, NE2 1TJ