Book your visit to Ouseburn & the Victoria Tunnel

Back to the Future Guided Walk of Ouseburn

Join our guided walk revealing the heritage, regeneration and future of Ouseburn Valley - 10.30am every Saturday. Read more

Victoria Tunnel Tour Tickets

Buy tickets for the two-hour and one-hour tours of the award winning Victoria Tunnel Read more

Tuesday Heritage Talks

Discover more about Ouseburn's Heritage - 5.30pm Tuesdays at Ernest starting 21 January with the Quayside Railway. Read more

Tipple in the Tunnel

Wine tasting in the Victoria Tunnel with Hotel du Vin - last Friday of the month. Read more

Sounds of the Underground

Join us in the atmospheric Victoria Tunnel for an unusual completely unique musical experience! Current concerts: Steve Luck, Ian Boddy Read more

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Grime Time in the Victoria Tunnel

Adventure into Victoria Tunnel for a storytelling session with a difference… *SOLD OUT*

Arbour Days

Join in our tree-planting days in Ouseburn

Special offers for locals

Special offers on Victoria Tunnel Tours and Back to the Future Guided Walks for local residents and groups during January and early February 2020

Advance booking is essential for tours of the Victoria Tunnel - a preserved 19th century waggonway under the city built by the Victorians to carry coal and re-used as an air raid shelter during World War 2.

Victoria Tunnel Tour Tickets

Buy tickets for the two-hour and one-hour tours of the award winning Victoria Tunnel

Parking and Public Transport

Car park suggestions and public transport connections

Essential information

What to wear, what to expect, and more...

Meeting point for the Tour

Tours meet at the Victoria Visitor Centre, 55 Lime Street, Ouseburn

Tunnel history

The Victoria Tunnel runs beneath the city from the Town Moor down to the Tyne. It was built in 1842 to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery to riverside staithes (jetties) ready for loading onto ships. In 1939, it was converted into an air-raid shelter to protect hundreds of Newcastle citizens during World War II. A programme of repairs in 2007-8 was funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund and the TyneWear Partnership, and part of the Tunnel is now open to the public.