We’ve just spent two very enjoyable hours touring the Victoria Tunnel with Mal and Pete who did a fantastic job of bringing them alive.Full review by Clair F
Apr 2, 2025
I thought this was an excellent tour. The tour guide was very knowledgeable and explained things in an entertaining way. The history of the tunnel e.g. why it was built and its later use as an air ra…Full review by Alison B
Mar 31, 2025
Always wanted to visit the Victoria Tunnel and Mal’s tour did not disappoint! An extremely interesting tour of local history with a highly knowledgeable guide who made the tour even more enjoyable wi…Full review by Robbo8487
Hi do you have to wear a hard hat ? Or is it optional ?
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Hi, I am fairly certain for health and safety reasons you will have to wear the hard hat. Parts of the tunnel require you to stoop and obviously the tunnel is stone/brick. The hats are all …
Hi, I am fairly certain for health and safety reasons you will have to wear the hard hat. Parts of the tunnel require you to stoop and obviously the tunnel is stone/brick. The hats are all cleaned between visitors.
My husband is in a wheelchair, would this be possible.
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Thanks for your interest in bringing your husband in his wheelchair to the fantastic Victoria Tunnel. Because of the solid concrete WW2 Blast Walls, wheelchair access is …
Thanks for your interest in bringing your husband in his wheelchair to the fantastic Victoria Tunnel. Because of the solid concrete WW2 Blast Walls, wheelchair access is restricted to the first 100 yards. If it's a foldable wheelchair we can get those around the Blast Walls, but that depends on whether the wheelchair user can walk approximately 10 yards. However, our guides are very happy to give wheelchair users a full verbal description of the Victoria Tunnel in those first 100 yards. I look forward to the time when we resume tours and if you book a tour mention at time of booking the position with the wheelchair. In the meantime keep safe and well.
Hi and thanks for your question. Our tours all start at 55 Lime Street Newcastle NE1 2PQ and finish on Ouse Street, next to Hotel du Vin NE1 2BE (close to Newcastle Quayside).
Can you take your own camera and freely take photos? I ask because we went on similar tour in Edinburgh and photos were not allowed (i think mainly because they took one of you and wanted you to buy it).
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Yes, you can take your own camera and take pictures but it is very dark and everyone has their own flashlight so you might struggle. There is a nice walk through the Ouseburn …
Yes, you can take your own camera and take pictures but it is very dark and everyone has their own flashlight so you might struggle. There is a nice walk through the Ouseburn before the tour which will take some nice photos.
How close are the quarters inside the tunnels? Would someone 6’7” be hunched over ?
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I am 5’11”, plus you wear a hard hat at all times. I could walk along without hitting my head on nearly all the tunnel. However at 6’7”, I would think you would be bent over at all times. …
I am 5’11”, plus you wear a hard hat at all times. I could walk along without hitting my head on nearly all the tunnel. However at 6’7”, I would think you would be bent over at all times. Hope this helps.
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