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Accommodation
Hostels
Newcastle is not currently one of Britain's top backpackers destinations. Until 2006 the only hostel available was the YHA hostel, which is located a couple of miles out of town in Jesmond. There is now a large independent hostel in the town centre - the Albatross hostel. This provides adequate accomodation with free tea, coffee and toast all day for around 15 pounds a night, though it does appear to be a little large and soulless itself, and the stag and hen parties that occupy the place at weekends mean that you had better not want a decent night's sleep. Doubtless once it has been open for a few months it will seem a bit more lived in.
Bed and breakfast
Head for Jesmond, where most of the bed and breakfast accomodation is close to the two metro stations