How to get here
Scotswood Garden is based in the grounds of the John Marley Centre in Scotswood. The garden can be accessed easily on foot, by bike, and by public transport. There is car parking available at the Centre. We are currently having building work done, so our office is temporarily in a different place, and the garden is accessed via a different gate. A search in Google Maps will take you to the wrong place.
Instead, search John Marley Centre, Muscott Grove, Off Whickham View, NE15 6TT.
To access our community hub and office: As you come through the gates and enter the main site we are in the first building on the right - it used to be a swimming pool with big double doors and a high glass roof. If you are driving please turn left up the ramp as you come in and park in the top car park, unless you need to use the accessible parking places which are available very close to our front door.
The doors are not automatic although there is a sticker that says they are. If the inside door is locked please ring the bell.
If you cannot find us please call 0191 275 0000 and a staff member will come and find you!
To access the garden: Do not go into the John Marley Centre building. There is a small wooden gate into the garden, to the far left hand side of the front entrance (right at the end of the left wing of the building).
Public Transport:
Buses 30, 31 and 38 stop on Whickham View just outside of the John Marley Centre (the name of the stop is Muscott Grove).
All three bus services can be joined immediately outside Newcastle Central Station. Journey times vary between 20 and 30 minutes and the services run regularly throughout the day.
The Stagecoach number 1 bus to Slatyford also stops close to the garden on Denton Road just past Excelsior Academy. From the bus stop, walk up the hill to the roundabout and turn right along Whickham View (past a small Sainsburys). Then turn right onto Muscott Grove and enter via the John Marley Centre. Details of all local bus services can be found at the Nexus website.
Cycling:
The garden is a short walk or cycle from Hadrian's Wall Path (a long distance footpath and national cycle route that follows the route of the Roman Wall). Cycle racks are available on site.