All events are at the four-star Village Hotel & Leisure Centre (built in 2002), and run from Noon to Midnight, Friday through Sunday, in four separate venues within the hotel.

The Festival Box Office is at The Saville Exchange, Howard Street, NE30 1SE. Telephone 0191 643 7093. Credit & Debit Card bookings welcome. Full Weekend tickets for 2009 are priced at £70, and Day tickets are also available from £15.

The Village Hotel is situated near the junction of the A19 and A1058 Coast Road, on the Cobalt Business Park. Full directions at their website, www.village-hotels.co.uk. Special weekend rates are available – phone 0191 270 1414 for details.

You will also find a Travelodge (Silverlink) and a Premier Travel Inn (Holystone) within five minutes’ drive of the Festival venue.

LOCAL TRANSPORT

A limited Festival Shuttle Bus service (nominal £1 charge) will be available to take patrons from the Coast up to the Festival each morning and return them in the evening. There is free parking for 400 cars at the Hotel, and there are good public transport links between the Village and the coastal areas of Whitley Bay, Cullercoats and Tynemouth – three bus services stop outside the hotel doors. We have also arranged special concessionary rates with East Coast Taxis, phone 0191 253 3770 or 253 3778.

OTHER THINGS TO SEE & DO

Nearby tourist attractions include Durham Cathedral and Castle, Hadrian’s Wall and its attendant forts, Alnwick Castle & Gardens, the MetroCentre shopping mall and Newcastle/Gateshead’s vibrant Riverside scene. Further afield, the countryside between Tyneside and the Scottish Borders offers many wonderful vistas, quaint villages and many a mediaeval castle. Nearer at hand, you can stroll along the beautiful sands of Whitley Bay and Tynemouth beaches, or visit the romantic ruins of Tynemouth Castle and Priory (not to forget amazing fish & chips on North Shields Quayside!). East Coast Taxis also offer reasonably-priced tours of local attractions.

Tel: 0191 270 1414
Fax: 0191 270 1515

Click HERE to go to the Village Newcastle Hotel website for more information and booking details.

By road

Northbound by Car
Follow the A1M Northbound. Take the A194 towards Hebburn & Tyne Tunnel. Join the A19 towards the Tyne Tunnel. Continue through the Tyne Tunnel. Turn left at the roundabout towards Morpeth and continue North. At the next roundabout continue on the A19 North, take the next slip road on the left. Turn right at the roundabout onto A191. 'Whitley Bay' and New York. Go straight over the next roundabout, sign posted A191 'Whitley Bay' and Country Park. Turn right at the next roundabout onto Silverlink North. The VILLAGE Hotel is 100 yards on the right.
Southbound by Car
From the A1 southbound, join the A19 at Cramlington. Turn off to join A191 sign posted 'Whitley Bay' A191. At the roundabout take the second exit onto the A191 sign posted 'Whitley Bay'. Go straight over the next roundabout sign posted A191 'Whitley Bay' & Country Park. Turn right at the next roundabout onto Silverlink North. The VILLAGE Hotel is 100 yards on the right.

By rail

Newcastle Central Station - 6 Miles

By Air

Newcastle International Airport - 12 Miles

For all your transportation needs during the Whitley Bay Jazz Festival, East Coast Taxis (www.eastcoasttaxis.com) will serve you well!