Has @Mike got an itinerary?
Y'know like visit Hadrians Wall, St James stadium tour, go to Greggs, have a pint on the couch outside the Ballerat in Shields, meet Johnny Decker, go to the Whitley Bay Mosque, skinnydipping at Cullercoats, go to Ashington and chat with one of the locals, get the happy bus home from the town one night, ... etc etc