The 38-year-old joined the Magpies from Seaham Red Star in 1993 but has only made 197 first-team appearances after falling behind Shay Given then Tim Krul in the pecking order.
Harper will leave the Barclays Premier League club as a free agent at the end of this season, and while he has not been offered a coaching or ambassadorial role with the Tyneside club, he still hopes to return to the side in a different capacity at some point in the future.
"I've been there over half my life, and it'll be a sad day on 19 May when I leave for the last time," Harper told BBC Late Kick-Off.
"Maybe part of me was expecting it, but still when you hear it it's not nice. But that's the way the world is.
"We have a young, vibrant squad now, and I'm by far the oldest player."
When asked if he would like to coach Newcastle, he said: "Definitely, without a shadow of a doubt.
"I'm well on with my coaching badges now, I have another badge in the summer and it's something I'd love to do.
"But it certainly didn't crop up in the conversation with the manager, so it looks like I'll have to go to pastures new."
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