How to get to the Community Diagnostic Centre
The Community Diagnostic Centre is located in the Metrocentre at the Town Square – this is in between the red and the green malls with the entrance above Harrods Beauty.
Accessing the centre inside from inside the Metrocentre
You can access the centre on the first floor, next door to Hays Travel, and will enter a corridor. You will see steps and a lift at the end of the corridor. We recommend using the lift as the scans are located on the ground floor behind Harrods Beauty.
How to find us from outside the Metrocentre
You can also access the main entrance to the centre by walking from either the green or red car park. You may recognise this as the former House of Fraser site.
Getting to the Metrocentre by car
Situated right on the A1, the Metrocentre is accessible from all directions.
From the South:
- Travel along the A1(M) northbound
- From the A1 Washington Services (Birtley) keep to left at junction 65 and continue on A1 (signs for A1 Gateshead, Newcastle)
- Continue on A1 (Gateshead/Newcastle Western Bypass) for approximately 6 miles until Junction 71
- Exit left (signs for Metrocentre) and turn right into Hollinside Road
- Continue through traffic lights towards Metrocentre
From the North:
- Join the A1 southbound towards Newcastle and Gateshead (signs for The South A1M, Gateshead)
- Cross over the River Tyne (Blaydon Bridge)
- Continue on A1 until you see the exit sign for Metrocentre (Junction 71)
By Train
Metrocentre is on the national rail network and has its own train station. It takes just 7-8 minutes by train from Newcastle Central station with trains around every 15 minutes during the day, less frequently during the evening and on Sundays. You can access the Metrocentre by train from a number of locations
- Newcastle
- Sunderland, Middlesbrough and Nunthorpe
- Prudhoe, Hexham and Carlise
- Morpeth
By Bus
The Metrocentre has its own bus station on-site, with over 100 buses per hour departing to various destinations in Newcastle, Gateshead and County Durham.
It benefits from two fast services- Stagecoach 100 to/from Monument in Newcastle and Go North East X66 to/from Gateshead Interchange, both operating every 7-8 minutes during the day.
You can get information and tickets from the dedicated kiosk, operated by Go North East, within the bus station.
