Centurion Bar

Newcastle-upon-Tyne


With magnificent floor-to-ceiling ornate Victorian tiling, Central Station's former 1st-class waiting room – a Grade I–listed treasure dating from 1893 – is ideal for a pre-club drink in style.


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