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The Central

Grade II* wedge-shaped ale house at the foot of Half Moon Lane: 13 handpulls, a whisky lounge, a games room and a roof terrace for functions.

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AddressHalf Moon Lane, NE8 2AN
StreetHalf Moon Lane
Open to the publicYes
HoursMon–Sat 12:00–23:00, Sun 12:00–22:00; food Mon–Sat 11:30–20:00, Sun 12:00–17:00
Phone0191 478 2543
Websitelinktr.ee/central.bar
ConfidenceC · confirmed
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Where it is

NZ 2540 6349 OS grid · 54.96540, -1.60480

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The Central, a wedge-shaped Victorian sandstone pub with rusticated ground floor, wrought-iron balcony lettering reading THE CENTRAL, and a glazed rooftop extension
The Central from the foot of Half Moon Lane, September 2026. The glass box on the roof is the terrace.

What’s on

The Central is one of the district’s main small gig venues. Upcoming concerts and ticket links are kept on the pub’s Linktree, with tickets through SeeTickets and WeGotTickets; the autumn 2026 list ran to a gig most weeks and the two-night Night Tyne Festival in November. There is a quiz every Thursday. The next few gigs below are read automatically each day from the Linktree, which gives dates but not start times; the ticket links have the times.

Coming up

Read from the venue's listings, checked 1 November. Times and line-ups change: check the full list before you go. Everything on nearby.

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