VR Hire Gateshead
A concert hall seating 1,640 on the Quayside, a contemporary art gallery in a converted flour mill, and a riverside Hilton three hundred metres from both. Gateshead's south bank has become the North East's cultural quarter.
We know Gateshead's venues
The Tyne Bridge restoration governs Quayside logistics right now. It's running one lane each way through 2026 with periodic overnight full closures, and scaffolding goes onto the deck in autumn 2026 — so any delivery to the south bank routes via the Swing or Redheugh bridges instead, with contingency built in. It's the sort of live constraint that changes month to month, which is exactly why we check it rather than assume last time still applies.
The venues are excellent. The Glasshouse — renamed from Sage Gateshead in 2024, though the halls are still Sage One and Sage Two and the old web domain still resolves, which confuses listings badly — offers 1,640 and 600 seats respectively. BALTIC's Level 1 takes 250 for a reception, and the Hilton sits within a short walk of both. Gateshead International Stadium covers the larger festival and expo end.
Sage One 1,640, Sage Two 600, Quayside
Level 1, 250 reception / 160 seated
Riverside, 320m from The Glasshouse
Festivals, expos and large-format events
Bridge Gallery, two levels, seats to 100
Team Valley floors take a full build
Rooms we work in around Gateshead and the south bank. The Glasshouse was Sage Gateshead until 2024 and its old domain still resolves, so search results here are more confusing than they should be.
What we bring to Gateshead events
VR Racing
Live lap times with the Tyne out of the window — a strong Quayside evening format.
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VR Archery
Quick scored rounds and a final — it fits a gallery-side space without trouble.
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Virtual Sports Day
Squad rounds into a showdown, fitting a Team Valley floor to a stadium hall.
Explore Virtual Sports Day →Team building, Christmas parties and celebrations in Gateshead
Team building in Gateshead
Business parks along the Team Valley are among the quickest builds on Tyneside — level access, wide doors, parking outside. Bridge timings decide the arrival, not the postcode.
Team building →Christmas parties in Gateshead
December here trades on the Sage and the quayside hotels, and it prices a little more kindly than the Newcastle bank opposite. The view is arguably better too.
Christmas parties →Birthdays & parties in Gateshead
Estate housing gives us predictable rooms, and Gateshead's community centres take a substantial celebration at a price that still surprises people.
Birthdays & parties →The practical bit
Travel
Gateshead and Tyneside attract no travel cost, Clean Air Zone included. Quayside jobs route via the Swing or Redheugh bridges while the Tyne Bridge restoration continues, with the current position checked each time.
Booking
The Glasshouse's own programme shapes availability more than the party season does. Team Valley and the stadium are far more flexible, and December wants six weeks here as it does everywhere else. Both The Glasshouse and BALTIC work to public programmes published a long way ahead, so if one of them is where you want to be, start there and fit the date around it rather than the other way round.
Good questions, straight answers
How do the Tyne Bridge works affect access?
Which name should we search for — Sage or The Glasshouse?
Does the Tyneside Clean Air Zone apply?
Can you run an event at BALTIC?
Is this different from booking your Newcastle service?
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Planning a Gateshead event?
Tell us the date and headcount — quotes back within one working day, with Gateshead travel and logistics already priced in.
Prefer to talk it through? Call 020 3411 1264 — lines answered seven days a week.
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