County Hotel by Thistle Newcastle.... Magnificent grade two listed Hotel located directly opposite Newcastle central station, close to the central shopping area, theatres, museums, cinema and University's. 114 bedrooms, 8 meeting and events rooms, the Bar offers large Plasma televisions showing all of the latest sporting fixtures. Find Us From the A1, follow signs to the city centre via the Gateshead Bypass and over the Redheugh Bridge. Turn right at the second set of traffic lights, forward at the next set and take the next right just past the Cathedral down Bewick Street (this is for bus