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Life Meetings and Events

Conference Centre
400 capacity
12 meeting rooms

About the venue

***Space may only be hired for longer term periods i.

e. a week or a month*** The Centre for Life is one of Newcastle’s most striking and talked about landmarks, incorporating Life Meeting & Events which lives up to its reputation as a first-class unique venue for your conferences and events. We have 8 versatile suites, all purpose-built, which allow you to add your own personal touch. We can accommodate 2 – 370 delegates within the conference centre for a wide variety of events including meetings, conferences, training and team building sessions, product launches and annual dinners. We are just 200 metres from Newcastle Central Station and our Times Square car park is only 4 minutes’ walk away. Our Meeting & Events staff have years of experience of hosting conferences and events and have an unrivalled reputation for their professional, friendly and flexible approach. Every detail is attended to, from our head chef’s bespoke menus down to the equipment you require, you can rely on our team to do their upmost to make sure your day is one to remember. The Centre for Life is an independent and self-funding charitable trust and on site partners include Newcastle University, who chose Life for the location of their Institute of Genetic Medicine; the NHS Newcastle Fertility Centre; the NHS Northern Genetics Service and several young and vibrant biotechnology companies. Since 2000, teams based at the Centre for Life have earned worldwide headlines for advances in stem cell technology. Times Square is one of Newcastle’s most attractive outdoor spaces and one of the largest open air areas available for hire in the city centre. Ideal for outdoor events, it can also accommodate your own temporary structure, canopy or marquee.

Location

Nearest motorwayA1
Nearest junction-
Nearest stationNewcastle Central Station
Nearest airportNewcastle International Airport

Parking

On-site parkingYes
Parking spaces400
Parking nearbyYes

Meeting rooms

In the table below, you can hover over the underlined room names to see a photo of that room.

Room name
Capacity (people)
Theatre
Classroom
Boardroom
Cabaret
Banquet
Ushape
Rec.
Dimensions(H/L/W/A)
Science Centre
-
-
-
-
-
-
1200
-/-/-/-
Ridley
20
-
12
-
12
-
-
-/-/-/-
Blaydon
20
9
16
-
12
-
-
-/-/-/-
Gibbs
20
9
16
-
12
-
-
-/-/-/-
Jenner
-
-
12
-
12
-
-
-/-/-/-
McClintock
45
24
24
32
40
20
-
-/-/-/-
Blaydon and Gibbs
20
27
28
24
40
24
40
-/-/-/-
Darwin
80
36
36
48
60
30
-
-/-/-/-
Marlborough
180
60
60
72
100
60
-
-/-/-/-
Grainger
220
70
60
88
120
60
-
-/-/-/-
Mezzanine
-
-
-
-
150
-
200
-/-/-/-
Scotswood
400
150
100
192
240
100
-
-/-/-/-

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