Newcastle Helicopter Tours

There’s a moment, just after take‑off, when Newcastle clicks into place. The Tyne slides into view and the bridges line up like markers on a timeline — industrial, elegant, ingenious — each one telling a piece of the city’s story. Roofs and river, hills and harbour streets: from here it all makes sense.

The City Tour brings you right over the heart of it. The Tyne Bridge arches across the water with the Millennium Bridge poised just downstream, opening the scene to the Quayside. On one bank, BALTIC stands tall; on the other, The Glasshouse catches the light. Look inland and you’ll pick out St James’ Park with its distinctive roof, the Castle Keep tucked beside the line of the railway, and spires and domes rising between Georgian streets and modern glass.

Choose the Extended Tour and you’ll have time to range a little wider. Depending on the day’s route and conditions, you might sweep south to the Angel of the North, standing sentinel on the hillside, or follow the river towards the sea to glimpse Tynemouth Priory & Castle and the North Sea beyond. Sometimes the flight arcs north and west, where the city softens into green and the Tyne meanders through broader valleys. From up here, the variety is the point — bridges, stadium, castle, coast — all in one unbroken panorama.

Throughout, your pilot will point out the landmarks and the best angles for photos. It’s an easy kind of adventure: familiar places seen from an unfamiliar height, and a city you thought you knew, rearranged by the curve of the river and the sweep of the sky. You’ll land with new favourites, and the quiet urge to see it all again.