The Keelmen’s Quayside Walking Tour 27/5/2026
To celebrate Tyne & Wear Building Preservation Trust’s starting work on restoration of the fabulous Keelmen’s Hospital this walk tells the tale of how Keelmen, lived, worked and played on Newcastle Quayside & also looks at some of the Trust’s previous restoration successes.
Led by local history expert, Tony Stephenson, this tour will run for 90 minutes and starts at St Mary’s by the Tyne on Wednesday 27th of May at 11am. To reserve your free place, click here
*Due to works on site, internal tours of the building do not begin until the summer, this tour highlights what life was like as a keelman beyond the hospital’s walls. *