Spring Break in Newcastle

There are still activities offered through Give it a Go! Have a look at some of the events happening:

• 29 March - Magical Trip to Alnwick Castle
• 29 March - Social Tennis
• 30 March - Social Volleyball
• 5 April - Newcastle Women Eagles V Archers (discounted tickets)
• 24 April - 4 Day Trip to Scottish Highlands
• 26 April - Newcastle Women Eagles V Manchester (discounted tickets)

Go Volunteer

There are plenty of opportunities to get involved in the local community, have a look at what's on through Go Volunteer:

• 29 March - Rise - Inclusion in Sport
• 2 April - The Big Litter Pick

Take a look at some of the events that are taking place in and around Newcastle:

• From 5 April - St James' Park Rooftop Tours, Newcastle United Football Club 
• From 5 April - Grey's Monument Tour, Grey's Monument
• 6 April - The Crafty Bazaar - Makers Market, Wylam Brewery
• 18 and 19 April - Battle of the Burger, Wylam Brewery
• 19 April - Nerd Fest 2025, Gateshead International Stadium
• 23 April - St. George's Day Evening Tour, Newcastle Castle
• Until 3 May - Sustainable Clay, Hatton Gallery
• Miscellaneous dates - Ouseburn Trust events

Have you visited these places in Newcastle yet? 

• Newcastle Castle
• Laing Art Gallery
• BALTIC Art Gallery
• Hatton Gallery
• Theatre Royal
• Northern Stage
• Ouseburn Valley
• Victoria Tunnel
• Glasshouse International Centre for Music
• Great North Museum: Hancock

Explore more of the North East with these possible day trip destinations:

• Angel of the North accessible on the Angel 21 bus 
• Beamish Museum accessible on number 29 bus from Eldon Square
• Arbeia Roman Fort accessible via Metro to South Shields
• Tynemouth and Whitley Bay accessible via Metro
• Corbridge accessible via train from Newcastle Central
• Go for a walk at Derwenthaugh Country Park and visit the Land of Oak and Iron Cafe, accessible by the X45 Consett bus and the 47 Red Kite bus from Eldon Square

Several campus cafes and food outlets will remain open during the Spring Break. 

Please check opening times on the Catering webpage.

Opening Hours

Visit the Library website for opening hours over the Spring Break.

Academic Skills Support

The Academic Skills Team will be supporting students throughout the Spring Break via the Your Skills programme. Sessions include 'Enhance Your Assignment' and 'Write Here, Write Now'.

One to one appointments are available during this time and the team will be across campus at drop-in sessions.

Libby App

Libby is a free resource you can access through the University which has all kinds of e-books, audiobooks and magazines available, from popular fiction to wellness and lifestyle.

Access TV and Film

Have you met BOB (Box of Broadcasts)? It's an archive of over two million radio and television broadcasts from over 75 free-to-air channels, including all BBC channels, ITV and Channel 4, plus some international channels. New programmes are added to BoB as they are broadcast each day.

This is not the only resource available through the Library! Have a look at some other films and documentaries.

The walk-up IT Service Hub at the Frederick Douglass Centre (FDC) will close from Friday 28 March 2025 at 16:30. The walk up IT Service Hub at FDC will re-open on Monday 28 April 2025 to mark the start of the Summer Term.

Walk-up IT support and bookable IT support appointments will still be available as usual from the IT Service Hub in the Philip Robinson Library. 

Please see our "Get In Touch" pages for further details.

The Sports Centre will be open as below throughout the Spring Break:

• Monday - Friday: 07:00 - 22:00
• Weekends: 09:00 - 17:00

The facility will be closed on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April 2025.

Check out the latest membership offers and Pay As You Go (PAYG) bookings, starting at £6 a session.

Download the NCL Sport app to manage your bookings.

The Language Resource Centre will remain open throughout the summer:

• Monday - Friday, 09:00 to 17:00

The facility will be closed on Friday 18 April and Monday 21 April 2025.

The LRC has plenty of online resources you can access at any time, including films and series from around the world. 

Find out what's on from ResLife via their Instagram: @reslife_ncl

There will be no evening clinic during the Spring Break so the hours of the Wellbeing Service is Monday-Friday, 09:00-17:00.

For more information about the service and the support available to you, please visit the Wellbeing webpage.