gateshead international stadium

Newcastle’s biggest sporting landmark is undoubtedly the newly renovated stadium at St James’ Park, but across the water in Gateshead there’s world class sporting facilities for a variety of sports at the Gateshead International Stadium [map].

This particular sporting venue is probably best known for athletics, as it is one of the top venues for the multi-faceted sport in the UK. The stadium hosts a number of top athletics events that attract the best of British talent as well as athletes from around the world.

The stadium is also home to Gateshead Harriers, one of the leading athletics teams in the North East. Founded in 1904 as a running club, they now cater for all disciplines and have produced their fair share of top athletes, including its current president Brendan Foster (1500m, 5000m, 10000m), Jonathan Edwards (Triple Jump) and Steve Cram (middle distance).

However athletics is not the only sport at Gateshead International Stadium. As a world-class venue, the stadium is also used for international rugby league and rugby union matches as well.

Several other sports clubs have also adopted the multipurpose venue as their home, namely the rugby league side Gateshead Thunder, and Gateshead FC, who play in the Unibond League. In addition there’s Gateshead International Stadium Netball Club, Gateshead Hockey Club, Gateshead Victoria Amateur Boxing Club and Gateshead Power Lifting Club.

If you want to participate in any of these sports, or if you want to watch one of the international events, getting to Gateshead International Stadium is pretty straightforward as it's just a ten-minute walk from Gateshead Stadium Metro Station [map] on Neilson Road.