Walking

Culture House Sunderland is accessible by excellent quality pedestrian links, with easy access to the city centre and is a short walk from Sunderland Railway Station, St Peters Metro Station, bus stops and Park Lane bus interchange.

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Cycling

The venue is accessible by external cycle routes/lanes. National Route 7 - The C2C Cycle Route - runs West from Roker along the North bank of the River Wear. National Route 1 and 70 runs the length of the East coast of the country, with the section through Sunderland running along the popular Seaburn and Roker coastline.

There is a vast network of local on and off-road cycle routes across the city which are shown on maps that you can download from the Go Smarter, Go Active Website.

Go Smarter Go Active

Public transport

Plan your bus or metro journey:

Plan your journey

Find out which bus or metro is arriving next by using the Nexus Live Travel Map:

Nexus Live Travel Map

Bus Services

Bus stops are located at City Hall, which is located within a 10-minute walk of Park Lane Bus Interchange and Fawcett Street where most of the buses stop in the city centre.

The closest bus stops to City Hall are located on A183 St Mary's Boulevard. Stops can be found adjacent to City Hall Eastbound, and adjacent to Keel Square Westbound.

Buses that currently serve these bus stops are:

Stagecoach 20 Eastbound to city centre will pass City Hall to Fawcett Street
700 / 701 Connect Bus Eastbound to St. Peters Metro, Stadium of Light & Westbound to Park Lane Interchange
Go NE 9 Westbound to city centre to Park Lane Interchange
Go NE 56 Westbound to city centre to Park Lane Interchange

Mobile bus tickets can be purchased on the following apps, with more information found on Network One tickets:

Go North East

Stagecoach

Arriva

Network One Tickets

Tyne and Wear Metro

The following metro stations are located within 900m of Culture House Sunderland:

Sunderland Metro Station - 5-minute walk to Culture House Sunderland, includes cycle hoops
Park Lane Metro Station - 10 mins walk to Culture House Sunderland, includes cycle hoops
Millfield Metro Station - 15/20-minute walk to Culture House Sunderland, includes cycle hoops

Tickets are valid on the Metro, Shields Ferry and Sunderland to Newcastle rail line, if they fall into your chosen zone.

Rail

Sunderland Railway Station is a 5-minute walk. Train operators serving this station include:

GNER
Tyne and Wear Metro
Grand Central

Car parking

There will be no parking available at Culture House Sunderland but there are lots of public car parks in and around the city centre.

Payment can be made with cash at the machines in most locations or by using the RingGo cashless parking facility. Details of the RingGo system are available on posters at each location.

Visit RingGo

Sunderland car parks

Disabled Parking / Blue Badge Holders

There are ten disabled bays on the ground floor of St Mary's Car park (normal St Mary's car park charges apply).

There are other designated disabled bays in or around the Riverside Sunderland site for more information visit the disabled parking section on the Sunderland City Council website.

Disabled Parking

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Walking

Culture House Sunderland is accessible by excellent quality pedestrian links, with easy access to the city centre and is a short walk from Sunderland Railway Station, St Peters Metro Station, bus stops and Park Lane bus interchange.

Cycling

Public transport

Bus Services

Bus stops are located at City Hall, which is located within a 10-minute walk of Park Lane Bus Interchange and Fawcett Street where most of the buses stop in the city centre.

Tyne and Wear Metro

Rail

Car parking

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Culture House Sunderland, the National Centre for Creative Smart Cities, a state-of-the-art location for arts, culture, and learning, is set to open its doors in late 2025.

Getting to Culture House Sunderland

Address:

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Walking

Culture House Sunderland is accessible by excellent quality pedestrian links, with easy access to the city centre and is a short walk from Sunderland Railway Station, St Peters Metro Station, bus stops and Park Lane bus interchange.

Cycling

Public transport

Bus Services

Bus stops are located at City Hall, which is located within a 10-minute walk of Park Lane Bus Interchange and Fawcett Street where most of the buses stop in the city centre.

Tyne and Wear Metro

Rail

Car parking

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