Driving to Newcastle

[MrFrost]

Any suggestions on parking?
Been told best bet is to park at one of the metro stations on the outskirts and get the mertro in.

[bobjimwilly]

MrFrost wrote:

Any suggestions on parking?
Been told best bet is to park at one of the metro stations on the outskirts and get the mertro in.

We're thinking of doing that too. Heworth has a \"proper\" car park for the station and only a quid to park all day, but costs £2.90 return for Metro ticket to St James because you are going through 2 zones.

Stations in Zone 1, closer to St. James, are Felling, Gateshead Stadium and Gateshead. Tickets from these stations are only £1.90 but there are no public car parks at these stations.

Some links:
Metro Zone Map
Tyne & Wear Metro Homepage

[donnievic]

2 OR 3 lots of roadworks on A1 with average speed camaras from Catterick onwards aswell

[Spankster]

Turn off A1 @ A168 then go up A19 thru Tunnel, been that way today, not noticed any roadworks, maybe 10-15 thru tyne tunnel tho, but that is the way I am going

[donnievic]

Spankster wrote:

Turn off A1 @ A168 then go up A19 thru Tunnel, been that way today, not noticed any roadworks, maybe 10-15 thru tyne tunnel tho, but that is the way I am going

That is longer way round though and going about 15 mile extra or so

[bobjimwilly]

Spankster wrote:

Turn off A1 @ A168 then go up A19 thru Tunnel, been that way today, not noticed any roadworks, maybe 10-15 thru tyne tunnel tho, but that is the way I am going

Would imagine queues through tyne tunnel to be much worse on match days?