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Newcastle University Boat Club
Newcastle University Boat Club in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
About
Newcastle University Boat Club is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
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From the Wikipedia article
Newcastle University Boat Club (NUBC) is the rowing club of Newcastle University, UK. Established in March 1911 as the boat club for Armstrong College, it celebrated its centenary in 2011, when was also appointed High Performance Programme for heavyweight men and women by British Rowing. In the past 20 years current students and alumni won 60 international vests for GB.
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Background
Description
The Boat Race of the North is an annual challenge between the universities of Durham and Newcastle in a similar vein to the more famous Oxbridge Boat Race. It is now in its 15th year (2015). Although the event has been traditionally dominated by Durham, the Newcastle team were the overall winners for the first time in 2009, and retained the trophy since. The event is held annually on the River Tyne in central Newcastle upon Tyne in May and is well supported by local spectators. The event comprises four races: Men's Championship 8, Women's Championship 8, Men's Novice 8 and Women's Novice 8. The overall event winners are the university winning at least three races (a draw, with two races won…
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- Coordinates
- 54.9798, -1.7436
- District
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Parish
- Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area
- Postcode
- NE15 8LR
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hexham
- Established
- 1911
- Official site
- newcastlerowing.com
Sources
- wikidata: Q15262138 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Newcastle University Boat Club (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Newcastle University Boat Club?
- Newcastle University Boat Club is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode NE15 8LR), in the parish of Newcastle upon Tyne, unparished area.
- When was Newcastle University Boat Club built?
- Built or established in 1911.
- How do I get to Newcastle University Boat Club?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode NE15 8LR. It sits within the Hexham parliamentary constituency.