Getting here

We are based on Newcastle University campus in the north of Newcastle city centre. Our address is:

Hatton Gallery
Kings Road
Newcastle University
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE1 7RU

The Hatton Gallery is on Newcastle University campus in the heart of Newcastle city centre. It is a 5 minute walk from the Haymarket Metro Station and bus station. Haymarket Metro station is just two stops from Central Station the mainline rail station. Please contact the Nexus traveline on 0871 200 22 33 or visit the traveline website for more information about public transport.

Follow signs from Haymarket for the Great North Museum. Cross the road at the traffic lights at the top of Northumberland Street opposite the church and keep left. Cross the road at the next set of traffic lights on Barras Bridge and turn left at Campus Coffee (the King’s Gate building is on the right). Enter Newcastle University campus. Walk up the steps past the student union building on the left (Northern Stage is on the right) towards the double arches. Turn right and the Hatton Gallery is on your left.

Please support us in our Environmental programme of work and use public transport whenever it’s possible for you to do so.

Make your visit a great value day out by travelling to our venues by Metro. Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel for free on the Metro and the Shields Ferry with a fare-paying adult. 

Tyne and Wear Metro is our official Travel Partner.

Those who are 21 and under can now access single fare bus, Metro and Shields Ferry journeys for just £1. The new offer makes public transport a more affordable way for young people to travel to our museums and galleries and covers many services in Tyne and Wear, Northumberland and County Durham. 

Plan your journey in advance and track your Metro train in real time with the Pop app. Search 'Nexus Pop' on Google Play or the App Store.

Mainline rail connections to Newcastle upon Tyne arrive at Newcastle Central Station and the Haymarket Metro Station is two stops away on the Tyne and Wear Metro.

Lumo is our national travel partner. Lumo is committed to providing sustainable train journeys - its trains are electric powered and 25 times cleaner than flying.

Buy train tickets from London, Edinburgh or Stevenage to Newcastle from Lumo.

More information about Northern Rail train services to Newcastle Central Station.

Buy train tickets with National Rail.

Buy train tickets with Trainline.

Newcastle is easily accessible by road via the A1 from the north and south and the A69 from the west. The following route planners may assist you to plan your journey (our postcode is NE1 7RU):

• AA Route Planner - plan your car journey with the AA
• RAC route planner - plan your car journey with the RAC

We do not have public parking but there are numerous car parks within walking distance of the Hatton Gallery.

The nearest Newcastle Council car park is:

• Claremont road - see map

The nearest NCP car parks are:

• John Dobson Street (NE1 8HL);
• New Bridge Street (NE1 8AB);
• Carliol Square (NE1 6UL);
• Find more NCP car parks

From 30 January 2023, a Clean Air Zone covers part of Newcastle and Gateshead. Hatton Gallery sits within the Clean Air Zone but not all vehicles have to pay a charge. Private cars and motorbikes do not have to pay. Learn more about the Clean Air Zone at breathe-cleanair.com