Student Guide to Newcastle Nightlife

Guide to going out in Newcastle

Newcastle is legendary for its nightlife. If you choose to study at Northumbria or Newcastle University, you are signing up for a tremendously buzzing student life.

Newcastle is crammed full of students, over 40000! That amounts to 1 in 7 of the population of the city. Students are everywhere which makes Newcastle one of the most vibrant cities in England and its Nightlife has been voted 8th best in the world! So if you’re looking for a fun time then Newcastle is certainly the right choice.

The Universities both have great student unions which you will discover in your fresher’s week. This guide is to give you the low down on where to go in the city. Quayside is a popular area for students with bars like Flynns, who on Monday and Wednesday evenings have drink promotions, giving free shots on arrival and pints at a pound. Easy on the bank balance – havoc on your liver…..Flynns is a great place to start your night with your mates, or, if heavy drinking is your thing, try some of the other bars that do deals on trebles; The Mushroom, Bar 42 and Basement.

Jesmond is one of the most student friendly areas of Newcastle and Osbourne Road is where you should be heading. A good bar to mention is Blanc, which is part of Whites Hotel. It’s quite trendy but has cheap drinks and there’s plenty of space to sit. Also around Jesmond is a bar called Mr Lynch. This place is really cool, they have live funk and jazz, djs, acoustic nights, and they take kitsch décor to a whole new level. They do great food and drinks at student friendly prices. It’s a place to chill out with groove vibes. Open till 2am – it’s a nice place to end a timid night or to start a mental one.

5 minutes from Quayside, and part of the Mr Lynch family, is Nancy’s Bordello. It’s new and has a similar vibe to Mr Lynch, kitsch and cool. If you like these bars then you should also check out As You Like It and Apartment – a bit swankier but good for an occasion.

Monday nights usually see the students hitting Tiger Tiger for student night Vodka Island. The main attraction being the very cheap drinks offers. The DJ’s will be spinning Hip Hop and R ‘n’ B and the best music of the 80s 90s and now.

Alternatively go to Digital for their 80’s night on Mondays. Its 80p entry if you were born in the 80’s and drinks promotions at 80p too. Digital is also home to Stonelove on Thursdays, Newcastle’s best indie night. It is also the club where you’re going to see the best gigs and dj sets, this month they have Ladytron, Wax:On, MSTRKRFT, and Tokyo Police Club.

Newcastle’s newest club The Cosmic Ballroom on Stowell Street should go on your list of places to go. The weekends see it at its busiest but through the week it is worth going there, especially on a Tuesday. £4 entrance and drink offers of double spirits and mixer for £1.50. The DJ’s play Drum and Bass, underground through to mainstream and progressive house, electro, techno and psy-trance. Mid-week raving, not always a good thing but it is Wednesday tomorrow so you’ll be able to sleep all afternoon, so long as you’re not on a sports team…..

Blu Bambu is always rammed full of students on a Wednesday night, especially the sports teams. The drinks are cheap and there’s a good mix of chart music and cheese. It’s a fun atmosphere and a great night out with your mates.

Liquid and Envy host an epic student night every Thursday. It’s called Skint. You can’t get much more suitable than that for a student night. £1 entry all night, all drinks £1.30 and no dress code. Music is broad with dance, chart, indie and more. The best student night by far.

Friday nights everyone heads down to Baja Beach Club. Free entry for students, amazing drink promotions - £1.50 for a vodka redbull, great music – a really fun night out.

Saturday nights see’s Northumbria Student Union’s Wiggle. Its now in it’s tenth year and is still the biggest student night in Newcastle. The drinks are cheap everyday and there’s always something going on at the union. The crowd is always quite diverse.
Head down to Stereo on Sunday nights, if you still have the energy after the heavy week. Again, expect cheap drinks and a funk/soul vibe. Good wind down venue. No one wants a full on Sunday night, with the week ahead of you full of lectures and deadlines, you need to start to take it easy.

Hope this guide is helpful to Newcastles new students. Drink Responsibly!!! Haha

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