Visit Laing Art Gallery

Café Laing 

You can find Café Laing on the ground floor of the Gallery. 

The Café is open: 

Monday - Saturday, 10am - 4pm.
Closed on Sundays and Bank Holidays. 

We serve a range of coffees, teas and soft drinks, as well as hot and cold light bites.
Treat yourself to our afternoon tea offer between 2-4pm, in the company of paintings by Edwin Landseer and a magnificent stained glass window by Edward Burne-Jones. 

Book afternoon tea.

Gift shop 

You can find the gift shop at the Gallery entrance on the lower ground floor and on the ground floor.
You'll find a high-quality range of fun gifts, postcards and prints from the collection, books and homeware. You can also visit our Online Shop.

Toilets and baby changing

Toilets are available on the lower ground and ground floors.
Standard accessible toilets and baby changing facilities are available on the ground and first floors. 

The nearest Changing Places toilet is at Newcastle City Library, just across the road from the Gallery. 

Lift 

There are lifts and stairs providing access to the ground and first floors. The lift has a voice announcer and tactile buttons. All floors have level access.

Currently, only the small front lift is available (120cm length x 170cm width). If you use a mobility aid larger than this, self-propelling wheelchairs are available to use. Please speak to a member of staff for assistance. 

Breastfeeding 

Breastfeeding is welcomed throughout the Gallery.

By Metro 

Laing Art Gallery is a five minute walk from Monument Metro station. 

You can make your visit an even greater value day out by travelling to Laing Art Gallery by Metro. Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel for free on the Metro and the Shields Ferry when accompanied by a fare-paying adult. 

You can save on adult fares too by using Pop Pay As You Go. Save up to £1 on single tickets and up to £1.60 on day tickets. 

Those who are 21 and under can get around for just £1 on single fare bus, Metro and Shields Ferry journeys, and for £3 all day. Plan your journey in advance and track your Metro in real time with the Pop app. Search 'Pop Nexus' in the Play Store or the App Store. 

Tyne & Wear Metro are our official travel partner.

By rail 

Mainline rail connections to Newcastle upon Tyne arrive at Central Station. 

Lumo is our national train 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.

By bus 

The following bus services go past the Laing Art Gallery: 1, 21, 28, 308, 31, X1, X10, X34, X45, X77

Laing Art Gallery is a 10 minute walk from Haymarket Bus Station and a three minute walk from Pilgrim Street bus stops. 

During the school holidays, kids go free! Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel for free on the bus when accompanied by a fare-paying adult. Learn more on the North East Combined Authority website.

Discount: Enjoy 25% off admission tickets for the temporary exhibition purchased in venue only with a valid bus ticket. Not to be used in conjunction with any other offers. Learn more on the Good Journey website.

By car

Newcastle is easily accessible by road via the A1 from the north and south and the A69 from the west. 

Car parking 

The nearest car park is Saville Place Car Park, Saville Row, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8AG which is a three minute walk from the Gallery.