UXLibsVI – Useful Information

VENUES

Conference venue: Northumbria University City Campus East 1 (CCE1): Business and Law School Faculty Building – City Campus East, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 8ST. Tel: +44 (0)191 232 6002

Social evening (optional) venue: Pitcher & Piano Newcastle – 108 The Quayside, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE1 3DX. Tel: +44 (0)191 232 4110

Gala dinner venue: The Biscuit Factory – 16 Stoddart Street, Shieldfield, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, NE2 1AN. Tel: +44 (0)191 261 1103


ACCOMMODATION

Below you’ll find a map showing the locations of the conference, social evening and gala dinner venues, as well as many of the hotels within walking distance – click on the icons to see further information, or see the text below the map.

A.  93a Grey Street Apartments
One bed apartment from £220 for 2 nights (6/7 June)
City Centre. 13 min walk from conference venue. Score of 9.3 on booking.com

B.  Maldron Hotel
From £169.10 for 2 nights (6/7 June) (extra for breakfast)
City Centre. 17 min walk from conference venue. Score of 9.1 on booking.com

C.  Dream Apartments City Centre
Two bed apartment from £258 for 2 nights (6/7 June)
City Centre. 16 min walk from conference venue.

D.  Hampton by Hilton Newcastle
Queen/twin room from £192 for 2 nights (6/7 June) (incl. breakfast)
City Centre. 17 min walk from conference venue. Score of 8.6 on booking.com

E.  Grey Street Hotel
Twin room from £144.50 for 2 nights (6/7 June) (extra for breakfast)
City Centre. 12 min walk from conference venue. Score of 8.6 on booking.com

F.  Sleeperz Hotel
Double room from £106 for 2 nights (6/7 June) (extra for breakfast)
City Centre. 17 min walk from conference venue. Score of 8.4 on booking.com

G.  Vermont Hotel
Double room from £178.40 for 2 nights (6/7 June) (incl. breakfast)
City Centre. 15 min walk from conference venue. Score of 8.4 on booking.com

H.  Motel One
Double room from £138 for 2 nights (6/7 June) (£9.50 extra for breakfast)
City Centre. 14 min walk from conference venue. Score of 9.0 on booking.com

I.  Premier Inn Quayside
Double room from £74 for 2 nights (6/7 June) (Breakfast extra)
Quayside. 13 min walk from conference venue.

J.  Travelodge Newcastle Central
Double room from £82.50 for 2 nights (6/7 June) (incl. breakfast)
Quayside. 8 min walk from conference venue.

K.  Dream Apartments Quayside
One bed apartment from £220 for 2 nights (6/7 June)
Quayside. 9 min walk from conference venue. Score of 7.8 on booking.com

L.  Staybridge Suites
One bed apartment from £207 for 2 nights (6/7 June)
Quayside. 8 min walk from conference venue. Score of 9.3 on booking.com

N.B. When booking check a site such as booking.com to see if any special rates are available.


TRAVEL

By air:
There are regular direct flights to Newcastle Airport https://www.newcastleairport.com from Paris, Amsterdam and London Heathrow. The Airport is 8 miles north west of the City Centre.

Take the Metro between the Airport and the City:
The Metro rail system is the easiest and cheapest way to get between the Airport and Newcastle City Centre: https://www.nexus.org.uk/metro. There are trains every 12-15 minutes from approximately 5.38am (Sundays 6.26am) to 00.06am. The journey to the Metro stations in the City Centre (Haymarket, Monument or Central Station) take around 20 minutes and one-way fares are around £3.70 only. Manors is the closest station to the conference venue – 4 minutes’ walk, while Monument is the closest to the centre. The Metro is super easy to use and has great UX – Andy swears by it and used to go to school via it when it was brand new in the late 70s!

Take a taxi between the Airport and the City:
The alternative is to take a taxi which will cost around £25. The dedicated Airport on-site taxi service is Arrow Cars: tel: +44 (0)191 2449966, email: newcastlebookings@arrowcars.co.uk.

By train:
Newcastle Central Station is 5 to 10 minutes’ walk from the City Centre and 20 minutes’ walk from the conference venue. There are direct trains to Newcastle from most major UK cities: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow.

By car:
The A1(M) connects Newcastle and the North East of England with the rest of the UK. If you require a car park space in Newcastle visit: https://www.newcastle.gov.uk/services/parking-and-permits/car-parks-and-street-parking

Travel during coronavirus:
If you are travelling to UXLibs from outside the UK, you can check on the current Covid travel restrictions here.


DATES / START AND FINISH TIMES

The event will start on the afternoon of Monday 6 June with the optional pre-conference workshops followed by a social evening. The conference will finish on Wednesday 8 June at approximately 4.30pm.


Questions?
If you have any questions about any of the above please contact Marisa who will be happy to help.