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The Galleries is situated in Washington Town Centre, just off the A1231. Conveniently located within easy access to the A1 and A19.

By Bus

Thanks to a substantial investment and redevelopment programme customers and employees now benefit from one of the best bus stations in the region.

The fully enclosed bus station has six stands, electronic messaging boards displaying arrivals and departures along with a travel information centre.

The Galleries shopping centre is easily accessible from the bus station via a lift or escalators. With 1,100 buses per day the bus station provides frequent, convenient links to all nearby towns and cities and the Metro system making the centre easily accessible from the surrounding areas.

For bus times please visit http://www.simplygo.com/

View the Washington Bus Map

By Air

Newcastle Airport is the closest airport to the Galleries which is facilitated by a metro system. To get to the Galleries from the Airport, take the metro to Heworth Metro Station which is the closest to the Galleries.

From Heworth Metro Station the remainder of the journey will need to be made by bus M1, M2 and M3, M1 departing every 20 minutes and taking approximately 16 minutes to get to the Galleries, whereas the M2 and M3 run every 30 minutes and take 30 minutes to get to the Galleries.

By Train

The nearest train stations to the Galleries are Sunderland, Newcastle and Durham. Both Newcastle and Sunderland Stations are linked to the Tyne and Wear Metro. Trains travel to and from Newcastle northbound towards Edinburgh and southbound towards London Kings Cross.

For more information on train times please call 08457 48 49 50. Alternatively, visit http://www.nationalrail.co.uk/

By Metro

The closest metro station to the Galleries is Heworth Metro Station. The remainder of the journey will need to be made by the M1 service which takes approximately 16 minutes.

View the Tyne & Wear Metro Map.

By Car

For those travelling by car there are approximately 3000 customer car parking spaces. Of these spaces there are 105 Disabled Spaces, 74 Parent and Child spaces and 7 spaces  for motorcycles (of which 1 disabled motorcyclists within the Asda car park). Refurbishment works currently underway at Sainsbury will create additional car parking space for customers.

If you're trying to find us using your Sat Nav, our postcode is:  NE38 7SD

By Taxi

There are two taxi ranks at the Galleries, one situated outside of the ASDA entrance and the other outside of the In Shops entrance.

Local taxi firms to the Galleries include:

Aura Taxis: 0191 416 1954
Washington Taxis: 0191 415 1441
Riverside Taxis: 0191 416 7808
Prestige Taxis: 0191 417 6881
Diamond Taxis: 0191 417 8080
Station Taxis: 0191 565 6565

Alternatively, visit http://www.uktaxifinder.com for easily searchable taxi cab firms situated in and around  Washington.

By Foot and Cycle

For those travelling to the Galleries from surrounding areas in Washington there are a range of pedestrian footpaths and footbridges that lead to the Galleries.  These footpaths and cycle routes have been documented in detail by Sunderland City Council. The immediate area surrounding the Galleries can be seen below.

A more detailed map of the surrounding area can be found at Sunderland City Council’s website http://www.sunderland.gov.uk or obtained in hard copy from Washington Library.

Cycle racks are positioned alongside the Washington Library as well as Sainsbury's.