# Newcastle upon Tyne Craft Beer Crawl

> 2 free self-guided craft beer crawls in Newcastle upon Tyne, with 12 craft beer bars, brewpubs and taprooms, plus beer and brewery tours.

Source: https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/ (The Craft Beer Crawl, 2026-10-21)

Newcastle packs a lot of good beer into a small, walkable city. The Ouseburn Valley, ten minutes east of the Quayside, has brewery taprooms and classic free houses within a few hundred metres of each other, while the city centre mixes micropubs, a Grade II-listed Victorian bar and a brewpub under the Tyne Bridge, with Wylam Brewery's taproom in the Palace of Arts at Exhibition Park as a grand starting point. Some well-known names have gone since 2023, including the Split Chimp micropub on Westgate Road. These self-guided crawls only use venues we checked as open in October 2026. Several taprooms open Thursday to Sunday only, so check the times on each route.

## The routes

- [The Ouseburn Valley](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/routes/ouseburn-valley/): Route 1 · “The Valley Taps”
- [Exhibition Park, Haymarket & the Quayside](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/routes/haymarket-to-the-quayside/): Route 2 · “Palace to the Bridge”

## Every venue

- [Bacchus](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-bacchus/): 42–48 High Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 6BX
- [Brinkburn St Brewery, Bar & Kitchen](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-brinkburn-street-brewery/): Unit 1A, Ford Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1NW
- [Crown Posada](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-crown-posada/): 31 Side, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3JE
- [Donzoko Brewery & Taproom](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-donzoko-taproom/): Stepney Bank, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2NP
- [Mean-Eyed Cat](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-mean-eyed-cat/): 1 St Thomas' Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4LE
- [The Bridge Tavern](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-bridge-tavern/): 7 Akenside Hill, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3UF
- [The Cumberland Arms](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-cumberland-arms/): James Place Street (off Byker Bank), Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LD
- [The Free Trade Inn](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-free-trade-inn/): 12 St Lawrence Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1AP
- [The Ship Inn](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-ship-inn/): Stepney Bank, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2PW
- [The Tyne Bar](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-tyne-bar/): 1 Maling Street, Newcastle upon Tyne NE6 1LP
- [Town Mouse Ale House](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-town-mouse-ale-house/): Basement, 11 St Mary's Place, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7PG
- [Wylam Brewery at the Palace of Arts](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/venues/newcastle-wylam-brewery/): Palace of Arts, Exhibition Park, Claremont Road, Newcastle upon Tyne NE2 4PZ

- [Beer, brewery and pub tours](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/tours/): Book · Guided craft beer walks, brewery visits and pub tours in Newcastle upon Tyne.

- [Printable crawl passport](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/passport/): Free · One page per route with a stamp box for each stop.

- [Newcastle upon Tyne craft beer guides](https://thecraftbeercrawl.com/newcastle/guides/): Read · coming soon · New openings, closures and the best bars.

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## Responsible drinking

Please drink responsibly. You must be 18 or over to use this site. Know your limits, eat, drink water and never drink and drive. Free, confidential advice: [drinkaware.co.uk](https://www.drinkaware.co.uk).

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