Access Information
Our Venue
Beacon Films is located at Skills for People, 4 Glendale Terrace, Byker, Newcastle, NE6 1PB
PLEASE NOTE: visits are by appointment only, unless you are attending a workshop on which you have booked a place.
Finding our location & parking
Scroll down for a photo guide for finding our building’s entrance.
The building has “Skills for People” signs on the side.
It is located across the road from MacDonalds
The entrance is on the service road at the rear of the building, opposite Enterprise Car Rental
There is a private carpark off Glendale Terrace which visitors are able to use. This includes accessible parking bays.
The carpark can fill up quickly. There is plenty of free roadside parking directly outside the building entrance and next to Edinburgh Bike Co-operative.
If you bring your car, and park in the private car park, please provide your registration number when you sign in at reception.
If you are coming by Metro, here are the Google directions from Byker Metro Station.
We are very close to the Shields Road bus stops.
We are currently working on dropped-kerb directions. In the meantime, please contact us if you require these.
Building Accessibility
The whole building is wheelchair-accessible
All toilets are wheelchair-accessible
We have a Changing Place facility, which includes a hoist, bed and toilet
Accessible access to the upstairs floor is via a platform-style lift
Please contact us if you have any queries
Coronavirus
We still operate a Covid-aware policy. You can download our full Covid rules (updated May 2024) by clicking here
Finding our entrance, in photographs
Click a photograph to see a larger version of it.
1. Our building has a “Skills for People” sign on it.
2. The entrance is around the back of the building.
3. Enter the porch through the automatic door
4. Once in the foyer, press the button to let the reception staff know you are here, and wait for them to open the door
5. Please sign in, and someone from reception will come and meet you.