How to get to Newcastle Chess Club’s venue

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Beginning on Thursday May 22, 2025, Newcastle Chess Club meets on Thursday evenings, 7pm-10:30pm at The Lounge at Newcastle Labour Club’s newly opened premises, opposite Haymarket metro station.

The full address of the new venue is: Newcastle Labour Club, Northumberland Street, Newcastle upon Tyne Newcastle Labour NE1 7PF.

Match starting time

Our usual starting time for matches is 7:15pm, but we can start at 7:30pm at visiting teams’ request. No clocks will be started for late-arriving visiting teams until 7:30pm.

Public transport links

The Labour Club is easy to reach by public transport, as it is just 5 metres from the entrance to Haymarket Metro Station.

The Tyne & Wear Metro has 60 stations, from as far afield as Newcastle Airport to Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead, South Tyneside and Sunderland.

Park and Ride

We suggest that visiting teams consider using car parks at Metro stations, and then “Park and Ride” to quickly reach Haymarket.

Newcastle Labour Club is just 50 metres from Haymarket Bus Station, where buses arrive from various parts of Tyneside and Northumberland. Additionally, the club is 200 metres’ walk from Eldon Square Bus Station, where buses arrive from western Northumberland and around County Durham.

Car Parking near Haymarket Metro

There are several car parks within a few hundred metres of Newcastle Labour Club, and some of them have free parking after 7:00pm.

Beware, however, as many of those city centre car parks also close at 10:00pm.

Some that stay open till midnight include NUFC Stadium, Dean Street and Grainger Town.

If in doubt about car parking, check beforehand.

Newcastle City Council has a very informative page about Council-run car parks here: https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/services/parking-and-permits/car-parks-and-street-parking#wheretopark

There are also various commercial car parks, info from https://www.parkopedia.com/