(23 Jul 2022, 8:11 am)Andreos1 wrote There were more ferries back then too.
Granted the routes changed nearly as often as a GNE service in the North Sunderland Estates, but there were regular ferries to Norway (various Norwegian companies operated this one until DFDS ended up with it.), Sweden, Denmark and Germany during the 70s and 80s.
Appreciate they weren't all daily, but assuming two were docked at one time...
Even in to the 2000's, there was Sweden, Norway and Holland.
Not sure if they still do, but I know there were Dutch travel agents working to sell tickets for Newcastle and Sunderland games.
Norwegian operators organised trips to the Metrocentre and Newcastle too.
pre covid you did get charter flights into Newcastle from the Faroes, Denmark and Sweden, not sure if they’ll be back this year