Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre
What is Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre?
Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre is a family court at Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QF. It is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
Key facts
- Type
- Family Court
- Address
- Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QF
- Court open
- 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
Source: Find a Court or Tribunal, retrieved 2026-10-14.
Location codes
The internal HMCTS references. No other public site surfaces these alongside the venue’s contact details.
Addresses
- Visit or contact us
- Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals CentreBarras BridgeNewcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QF
- Write to us
- Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals CentreBarras BridgeNewcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QF
- Write to us
- Bradford Tribunal Hearing CentrePhoenix HouseRushton AvenueThornburyBradford BD3 7BH
Contacts
- Tribunal
- 0300 323 0196Employment Tribunal queries only
- Enquiries
- 0300 123 5577National Contact Centre for Civil & Family Court - Monday to Friday 8:30am -5pm
- Enquiries
- 0300 303 0642Divorce Contact Centre - Monday to Friday 10am - 6pm
- Tribunal
- 0300 123 1711IAC enquiries
- Social security and child support
- 0300 123 1142
- Family public law (children in care)
- 0330 808 4424Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
- Family public law (children in care)
- 0191 205 8750Paper process
- DX
- 336901 Newcastle upon Tyne 55
- Social security and child support
- [email protected]
- Family public law (children in care)
- [email protected]Paper process including C100 applications and financial remedy
- Family public law (children in care)
- [email protected]Digital process for case numbers starting with C5
- Transcripts
- [email protected]
- Enquiries
- [email protected]Bailiffs Queries
- Enquiries
- [email protected]Court of Protection
- Adoption
- [email protected]
- Business and property courts
- [email protected]
- Tribunal
- [email protected]Employment Tribunal queries only
- Immigration
- [email protected]Enquiries and bail applications
- Applications
- [email protected]C100 Applications
- Enquiries
- [email protected]Civil Listings
- King's bench
- [email protected]
Opening times
- Court open
- 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday
- Counter service by appointment only
- County Court: 10am to 2pm (cashless office in operation)
- Counter open
- High Court BPC 10am-2pm, extended to 4pm in an emergency, or in time critical applications
Areas of law
Facilities
- Hidden Disabilities Sunflower network
- Lanyards available on request.
- Assistance dogs
- Assistance dogs are welcome.
- Refreshments
- Water dispensers are available to the public on all floors.
- Interview room
- Thirty interview rooms spread out across all floors. They cannot be booked in advance and are available on a first come first serve basis.
- Hearing Loop
- Loop Neck hearing enhancement facilities are available in all Hearing Rooms. This building has hearing enhancement facilities that work by setting hearing aids to the 'T' setting. These are in all hearing rooms.
- No parking
- There are no parking facilities available at the building. However, paid off site parking is available adjacent to the building at Sandyford Square Car Park - NE1 8PP Public transport is available to the building - a bus station is just outside, and it is within walking distance of Haymarket Metro station.
- Disabled access
- The public entrance is accessible via a disabled access ramp. All other public floors are accessible by lifts.
- Lift
- Lifts are available in the building to access all public floors. The doors are 90cm wide and have a weight limit of 630kg.
- Security arch
- For safety and security, all users and their possessions will be searched by security when they enter this building. We have a security arch. Please alert the security officer if you have a pacemaker.
- Public toilets
- There are public toilets on all floors.
- Disabled toilet
- Disabled toilets are available on each floor.
- Wireless network connection
- Gov Wi-Fi is available throughout the building. Personal passwords are provided when one signs up to it.
- Video facilities
- Court/hearing room video conferencing facilities and prison to court video link facilities are available (by prior arrangement)
Guidance naming this venue 1
Judicial guidance and court guides that name this venue explicitly.
- Designated Family Judgesupdated 2026-09-02
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Common questions
What is Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre?
Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre is a family court at Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 8QF. It is open 9am to 5pm Monday to Friday.
What are the opening hours for Newcastle Civil & Family Courts and Tribunals Centre?
9am to 5pm Monday to Friday. The counter is open High Court BPC 10am-2pm, extended to 4pm in an emergency, or in time critical applications.