Conference and Meeting venues in Gateshead

Often overshadowed by its twin city Newcastle, Gateshead is an incomparable meeting destination.


Meeting planners know that Gateshead offers as diverse a range of conference venues as does Newcastle, blending modern architecture and design with stunning historic venues and catering to both small and large events. Set on opposite banks of the Tyne, these two locations will undoubtedly offer everything a delegate could want or need, with Gateshead offering a cool and contemporary cultural setting for any conference or meeting and the local countryside providing opportunities for outdoor teambuilding events or corporate activities.

Gateshead is easy to reach via the north-south route of the A1(M) by road, via excellent rail links direct to most major cities, and via flights into Newcastle International Airport for overseas delegates, the airport servicing almost 40 UK and worldwide destinations.

This cutting edge location has a great range of venues for meetings, conferences and events of all kinds and sizes certain to meet any requirements. Known for its love of sport it is no wonder there are many sporting venues to choose from including Grateshead International Stadium, a world-class athletics venue suited to large conferences and exhibitions with capacity for 900 delegates and 400sqm exhibition space, and Gateshead Leisure Centre offering good value and a flexible choice of meeting spaces for corporate events. There are also numerous cultural venues with excellent conference facilities including the Shipley Art Gallery, set in a historic building catering for up to 120 delegates, the BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art which offers unique event, meeting and exhibition spaces, Caedmon Hall, a theatre style venue ideal for larger scale events, and The Sage, a spectacular landmark building and popular conference venue with capacity for up to 1,640 delegates or 3,500sqm of exhibition space and start-of-the-art facilities throughout its halls and meeting rooms. Academic venues include Gateshead College which provides meeting rooms and conference suites across their campus sites with capacity for up to 200 delegates, whereas the MPH Training and Conference Centre is a dedicated and fully equipped conference and training event venue able to accommodate 150 delegates. The Lancastrian Suite is an experienced conference and banqueting centre providing 13 meeting spaces including 4 large conference suites able to cater for up to 750 delegates, whilst Gateshead hotels such as the Gateshead Swallow Hotel and Hilton Newcastle Gateshead also offer superb conference and meeting facilities for both large and small delegate groups.