What a gem right in the middle of town. Tucked upstairs in the Eldon garden, right by car park for…read moregetting your shopping back easy. It's Full of local artists work. Loads of gift ideas at a range of prices. Really friendly staff. Thoroughly recommend. Wheelchair friendly. There is 10 rooms I think of art. It was better than the trip to Laing art gallery

From the owner: Here at North East Art Collective we specialise in providing the best of local art and design to…read morehome owners of around the North East. Situated in Eldon Garden Shopping Centre we currently display and sell the work of over 150 artists and designers living and working in the region.

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit to the side gallery on my last day of being in Newcastle having come…read morefrom Edinburgh and this was high up on my list to do's but wasn't sure if I'd have time but thankfully I did and I'm so glad. I came bouncing in with suitcase and bags which the man that greeted me kindly let me dump beside him so I could admire the works of Jimmy Forsyth, Robert Doisneau and New York's WEEGEE. I love this kind of style of photography and I'm a big fan of Don McCullin and some of the works of WEEGEE really reminded of him, in fact the side gallery reminded me of the Tate gallery in Liverpool but on a much smaller more intimate scale and I'm so glad I got to visit, the work on show and what the side gallery has to offer is absolutely worth a visit and it's free to enter. There are also books, posters and postcards available to buy and I could've bought so many books if I had enough space in my case but I ordered online when I got home so I'm happy!

From the owner: Side Gallery, part of Amber Film & Photography Collective, is committed to exhibiting the best in…read moreinternational humanist documentary, its concerns rooted in a long term engagement with working class, marginalised and threatened communities in the North of England - and by extension with the experiences of those documented by some of the finest photographers working across the world.

Great shop on three floors: art, cards, gifts, kitchenware, jewellery, clothes.. And a fab little…read moreself service coffee shop on the first floor. Tea, coffee, hot choccie.and some lush cakes. Cosy sofas, great music playing (Bob Dylan as I sit here writing this). Oh and free wifi :)

Lovely people, great shop. It's an Aladdins cave packed with all sorts of interesting art & craft…read morestuff. They do classes as well. My neighbours daughter had her birthday party there las year and really enjoyed it because it was so different from her friends.

The Fenwick Gallery is an individualistic shop selling art, ornaments and jewellery. Very…read moredefinitely at the upper end of the market it showcases original artwork and unique and original decorative items for the home. With prices of many items running into hundreds of pounds though these are no run of the mill gifts. The jewellery is really lovely and more within the budget of the average person, I could easily have spent a small fortune on jewellery alone! :-) Nevertheless there are some really interesting pieces on display and it is definitely worth a look round if you're in Warkworth.