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Address: Life Science Centre, Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP
Sat Nav reference: NE4 7AD (will take you to Times Square Car Park)
On foot
By public transport
By car
By air
On foot
Life is located within Times Square just off Westmorland Road and Scotswood Road. It's a five minute walk up the road from Newcastle's Central train station and Metro station. It's also only a short distance (approx 15 minutes) if walking from the city centre.
By public transport
Newcastle Central Station has passenger rail connections to all of the UK’s main cities and towns. The Metro underground system also runs through this station with trains running every few minutes to areas of Newcastle, North Tyneside, Gateshead South Tyneside and Sunderland.
Take local bus services to Central Station or the Centre for Life bus stop located on Westmorland Road. All public travel information is available from Nexus or Traveline on 0871 200 22 33.
Northern Rail offer local and regional trains to Newcastle from destinations across the north of England. First TransPennine Express offer trains to Newcastle from most Major Cities in the North of England.
By car
Sat Nav reference: NE4 7AD (will take you to Times Square Car Park)
Life is easy to get to by car – a great day out whether you’re travelling from Northumberland, Teesside, County Durham, Cumbria, Yorkshire and the Scottish borders.
From North/South:
Head east/west along the A1 past Lobley Hill. Merge onto the A184 and head east towards the A6082 (Redheugh Bridge). Slight left at A695/Scotswood Road. Head south toward A695/Plummer Street. Turn left at A695/Railway Street. Entrance to Times Square Car Park is on the right and the Life Science Centre is directly ahead.
When driving through the city centre look out for Centre for Life and/or Times Square Car Park signage to direct you. This car park is located a minutes walk from the Life Science Centre.
By air
Newcastle International Airport is just six miles from the city centre and Life, 15 minutes by car, and has connecting scheduled flights to all major UK airports.