Getting Here
Newcastle Card Show will no longer take place at Newcastle University as was initially advertised.
Be mindful that the event will now take place over two sites, a different one on each day.
Please follow the directions below and attend only on the day for which you have purchased tickets.
Any tickets purchased before 18th September will display the incorrect location in your confirmation email. These are still valid for use at our new venues, and the timings are correct, but please use the guide below to find us.
Saturday 25th October:
Location:
Northumbria University
Coach Lane Sports Centre (East)
Longbenton
NE7 7XA (Northumbria University advises that a sat-nav will direct travellers to the next-door residential estate with this postcode)
Travelling by Car:
University parking info: https://www.northumbria.ac.uk/about-us/travel-parking/visitor-parking
🔴Coach Lane Sports Centre building
🔵Coach Lane Sports Centre parking
Please follow the guidance for parking payment, provided by the university in the car park on the day.
What3Words location: https://w3w.co/runs.stay.loved
Travelling by Metro:
Four Lane Ends Metro Station is approximately ten minutes’ walk from the venue. Please follow the directions below to travel to the venue from this station on foot:
-Exit the Metro Station and walk up to main road.
-Facing KwikFit garage, turn left turn left down Front Street for a couple of minutes.
-Cross the road and turn right at St Aiden’s Church, down Coach Lane.
-Walk down Coach Lane. You will first encounter Newcastle University Longbenton Sports Centre – This is the wrong university, keep walking a bit further, to the T-junction with traffic lights and crossings.
-The entrance to Northumbria University Coach Lane Sports Ground (East) will be on your left.
Travelling by bus:
The sports centre is accessible directly from Newcastle city centre via the Stagecoach number 1 bus. This will drop you off directly outside the building, as well as take you back. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes. For timetables and bus stops, please see the Stagecoach website.
Sunday 26th October:
Location:
Northumbria University Sports Central
Northumberland Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 8ST
🔴Northumbria University Sports Central building
🔵Travel interchanges for bus and Metro
Travelling by car:
Please be aware there will be no public parking available on the Northumbria University campus. We are however very centrally located and there are multiple options for parking nearby.
Please follow Newcastle City Council’s guide to parking in the city centre.
Travelling by Metro:
Haymarket Metro station is a five-minute walk away – Enter Northumberland Street and turn left, straight down Northumberland Road.
Travelling by bus:
The venue is centrally located in Newcastle city centre. Haymarket and Eldon Square bus station interchanges are within close walking distance.
Apologies for any inconvenience this change in venue may cause. We look forward to seeing you this weekend at Newcastle Card Show.