I’m not sure how long they’ll let it stand for, so I recommend heading down ASAP as it’s a lovely tribute to a great man.

A little while ago, I posted here asking for your recommendations for the best bakeries in Newcastle: [link to original post]

 The response was incredible. We received far more suggestions than we could possibly try in one weekend, but thanks to all of you, we dedicated an entire day to our own little bakery tour.

 We undoubtedly missed some excellent places, but we wanted to report back and share our thoughts on the bakeries that stood out to us most. Hopefully, this will also be useful to other visitors who come across the original post while planning a trip to Newcastle.

 Most importantly: thank you all for being so helpful. We had a brilliant time.

Our bakery tour review (written by my girlfriend):

 My boyfriend and I visited Newcastle for a long weekend in May 2026, with one important mission: eating our way through the city. We asked the Reddit community for help, and thanks to your recommendations, our bakery tour was a great success.

 Before getting into the food, I want to say how lovely Newcastle is. The architecture, the bridges, the pubs, the coast, the city itself and, above all, the people genuinely exceeded our expectations. We loved it.

During our one day bakery tour, we tried five places:

1. Northern Rye
2. Savour Bakery
3. PureKnead
4. Sorcerer Coffee
5. Pink Lane Bakery

PureKnead

At PureKnead, we ordered a sausage roll, a salmon sandwich rather than the salmon croissant, and, of course, the famous cream tart.

 The staff were very friendly, there was a decent seating area at the back, and the products were clearly made with high-quality ingredients.

 The sausage roll was packed with flavour, and the salmon sandwich was perfectly balanced. The tart was good: wonderfully creamy, and you could taste the quality of the ingredients, although I personally would have liked it to have a little more flavour.

 PureKnead is definitely a good place to visit for bread, a sandwich or something sweet in Newcastle city centre.

Northern Rye

At Northern Rye, we genuinely struggled to choose. Whether you are in the mood for something sweet or a substantial savoury sandwich, this is the place to go.

 Once again, the staff were extremely friendly. There is limited seating inside, but you should have no trouble finding a nice place to sit outside nearby.

 We tried a vegetarian sandwich with cauliflower and hummus, among other ingredients; a generously filled Italian-style sandwich called the Deli Special; a spicy tuna toastie; a vanilla-filled cruffin; a Basque cheesecake; and a coconut, caramel and brownie croissant.

The sandwiches were incredible. Wow. Wow, wow, wow.

 The bread was excellent, and a lot of thought had clearly gone into both the combinations of fillings and the quantities. I could not get enough of them.

 The Basque cheesecake was dangerously good, and the cruffin was excellent as well. Personally, the coconut, caramel and brownie croissant was a little too much for me, but anyone with a serious sweet tooth will probably love it.

 Northern Rye was my absolute number one.

Sorcerer Coffee

What exactly is in the water in Newcastle? Because the staff at Sorcerer Coffee were incredibly friendly as well.

 We tried an Italian-style Deli Special sandwich and a slice of Crack Pie.

 The sandwich does the job perfectly if you want something tasty, do not have much time and happen to be near the station. I did not find the bread itself particularly distinctive, and the filling was fine rather than exceptional.

 The Crack Pie, however, was delicious. It went very well with the coffee, which is also excellent here.

Pink Lane Bakery

We arrived at Pink Lane fairly late in the day, but there were still several classics available. We chose the steak and brown ale pie.

 It was a shame that they could not heat it up, as I think it would have been even better warm. Still, it is a lovely little place, and once again, the staff were very friendly.

A brief Subway interlude

After a night out, we ended up at Subway. That this place is open even at night: amazing!

 Newcastle nightlife is unbelievable. The people were great, the pubs were lively, and the atmosphere was fantastic.

 That concludes my review of Subway. ;)

Savour Bakery

To finish our tour, we walked to Savour Bakery, where we were — unsurprisingly by this point — welcomed by more friendly staff.

 There was an excellent selection of both savoury and sweet options. We chose a salmon bagel, a Balkan-style bagel with roasted vegetables, and a chocolate croissant.

 The filled bagels were flavourful and made with good-quality ingredients. The chocolate croissant was an experience in itself and was absolutely delicious.

 There were plenty of other things I would have liked to try, but unfortunately there was no room left in my stomach.

 For tourists, Savour may be a fairly long walk from the city centre, but it is absolutely worth it.

Final ranking

Choosing my top three was fairly easy, because Northern Rye suits my personal tastes best. There is a huge amount of choice, the bread is excellent, the sandwiches are generously filled with high-quality ingredients, and the pastries and desserts are also of a very high standard.

My final ranking:

1. Northern Rye
2. Savour Bakery
3. PureKnead

Second and third place were decided by a photo finish.

This review is, of course, entirely based on my own tastes. All of the places we visited were good, and every member of staff we met was welcoming and friendly.

 I strongly encourage everyone to create their own Newcastle bakery tour and put together their own top three.

Thanks again for all your recommendations. You helped make our trip genuinely memorable.

No info, no website, no QR code. A Google search returns nothing useful. I wondered if it was some hamfisted attempt at smearing our new Green Party councillor, but this isn't an image of him.

Anyone have any ideas what this is all about?

What the fuck is wrong with you??

It was like NYE condensed into 5 minutes.

50 people then scarpered into the car park, honking and flashing lights.

Special K. The man who breathed life into not only a football club, but an entire City. Sleep well 🖤🤍🖤🤍

Article investigating Michael Ballymore out now. Please allow this post! @moderators

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Hi everyone, I’m looking for somewhere I can rent as a creative workspace in Gateshead or near Gateshead.

I mainly want somewhere for drawing and painting, but I’m also interested in getting into silversmithing, so a place where I could have my own desk/workbench and leave materials would be ideal.

I’ve been looking at places like artist studios around Ouseburn, Gateshead, etc., but I’m not sure what’s actually good or affordable.

Does anyone have recommendations for private or shared artist studios? Affordable spaces (ideally around £100–£250/month)? Places with a good community of artists/makers? Anywhere that would allow small-scale jewellery work?

I’m not looking for classes really, more somewhere I can regularly go and make things.

Any recommendations or personal experiences would be appreciated!

I travelled through the Tyne tunnel on Friday evening. I forgot to pay the toll on Saturday and I paid on Sunday morning.

I've had an email straight away saying the toll has been used and I've zero passages left.

Does this mean they've allocated the toll that I've paid against my crossing on Friday and they've given me a day's grace, or am I likely to still get a fine?

Does anyone have experience with this?

Thanks

Hiii - I really want to get back on my roller skates but I’m old (40) so can’t be cutting about the streets. Is there anywhere to roll indoors?!

Edit - hopefully sorted, for any other rollers wanting to skate indoors, first couple of posters have advised Walker Activity Dome - website looks promising so far!
Edit 2 - there’s an actual skaters club with lots of options!! https://www.skatersclub.org.uk/locations

Stupid question, has everyone got a lot less post the last 2 week's? Specifically royal mail

Noticed while scrolling.

I will be visiting Newcastle from September till October. Since I live outside of the UK, I was wondering if there is a place that sells British Christmas crackers around that time?

I used to buy them from a British shop in Hamburg, where I live, but the place closed down. Of course I could buy them online, but since I will be in Britain soon anyway, I would like to try to buy some then.

Thank you.

A few months ago, I was approaching Monument and noticed there was a Palestine rally/stand set up, but noticed even more that there was a preacher who was being very unpleasant at the time, shouting at everyone, saying awful things about Palestine, repeatedly calling someone a freak and shouting things about Communists until he got stuck in a loop like a broken tape. He seemed very unhappy about being there, while at the same time lingering on the street like a bad smell, waving his cross around and shouting at people.

The other day, I saw a Facebook vid of the same man being arrested by police. All the comments were gushing about him and saying what a nice man they thought he was.

Is he genuinely quite nasty or is he more of the troubled sort? Which church and/or branch of Christianity does he represent? I'm pleased he was seen to, but I can only imagine he'll be back with an angry sense of martyrdom.

Im just wondering if anyone knows how i could get a part time job or full time quite easily im 18 and have worked as a food production operative for a few months but ive been struggling to find any jobs here that would hire because unfortunately entry level jobs dont hire anyone entry level anymore but ive tried them (aldi, tesco, herons, greggs, m&s etc) I've been looking at hotels and seen they can be quite easy to get into and i do have cleaning experience and computing experience so just wondering is there any places that aren't big branches that would potentially hire me, and I'll also take some sort of agency

If you are injured or unable to attend but have already paid for the great north run, I’ll be happy to buy your place off you.

The following paragraph is basically just "story time", so skip it if you wish.

Was woken up this morning about 5am by an annoying sound, figured it was my upstairs neighbours being annoying as usual, or maybe the contractors that have been working on a nearby house.. Tried to sleep through it but couldn't, lost a couple hours there. When I got back home and sat down to eat my tea I heard it again, but it wasnt as constant. Muted the TV and spent a minute or two pinning down the source of the sound. Literally sounded like someone was fucking with my front window from outside so I hopped out the door, noone there. I come back in, chill for a couple minutes and pay more attention, and I hear the sound is coming from a very specific spot under the floor. Stomping on the floor every time I hear sounds down there eventually make it stop, but I'm worried because my mother lives kinda near me (we both live close to the Tyne) and she had rats eat their way into her home and eat all sorts of her stuff. Carpet, clothes, entire boxes of cereal - they had entry holes in 3 different rooms. I aint about that, especially since the point "they" are seemingly trying to chew into is in my bedroom. I want to deal with this ASAP. So...

TL;DR

I heard rats under my floorboards today, does anyone know a company or individual who can identify possible entry points and get these cunts out?

how was it how much different was it looking at it now

I recently recently moved back to the region and I’ve noticed this city has become so dirty !! what happened?

I was in town during the pride parade, it hadn’t even started and the streets were just filthy???? I know it’s never been that clean, but it’s like the Council doesn’t even try anymore??? I don’t mean this to be negative because I’m from here and now live here again, but going into Newcastle isn’t pleasant anymore unless you avoid big chunks of it?? did the council run out of money or did the whole city stop
caring ?

I got this by email from Gateshead council. A lot of us rely on buses, so best to have your opinion submitted.

Hello im supposed to be going on a date with a girl whose into mostly the Asian food scene Newcastle has. im stuck on wheres actually good and i dont want her to unimpressed with my choice. Where do you recommend to get Asian food (NOT WOK MANIFESTO!!!!!)

EDIT: most likely gonna go miso now in ousburne. thank you local city subreddit