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Elly Rewcastle

Is the tip open over Easter weekend? Waste recycling centre opening hours if you’re having a clear-out

There’s no better time to get on with your Spring cleaning than over the Easter weekend. After a busy winter welcoming new things into the home over the Christmas holidays, for many, it’s the ideal time to start clearing out.

Whether you’re making the most of the bank holiday weekend clearing out clutter to make space, getting rid of unwanted items or sprucing up the home with a bit of DIY, there’s one thing that most families will make use of. The tip, or household waste recycling centres, are bound to be busy, with many making the most of their time off.

But over the bank holiday, many retailers and businesses change up their opening hours. Here’s when all of the tips in the region are open over the Bank Holiday weekend.

Read more: When Easter is in 2023 and why Easter Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Monday's date changes

Some centres require people to make a booking online beforehand to keep queues down and reduce waiting times. We have tried to highlight where those sites are, but if you’re unsure if your local site requires a booking, we recommend checking on the local authority website.


Good Friday

Saturday, April 8th

Easter Sunday

Easter Monday

Newcastle

Brunswick Industrial Estate

8:00am to 5:45pm

8:00am to 5:45pm

8:00am to 5:45pm

8:00am to 5:45pm

Byker, Glasshouse Street

8:00am to 8:00pm

8:00am to 8:00pm

8:00am to 8:00pm

8:00am to 8:00pm

Walbottle, Walbottle Road

10:00am to 8:00pm

10:00am to 8:00pm

10:00am to 8:00pm

10:00am to 8:00pm

Gateshead

Cowen Road, Blaydon (Requires booking)

9:00am to 5:00pm

9:00am to 6:00pm

9:00am to 6:00pm

9:00am to 5:00pm

Campground, Springwell Road Wrekenton (Requires booking)

9:00am to 5:00pm

9:00am to 6:00pm

9:00am to 6:00pm

9:00am to 5:00pm

North Tyneside

Wallsend Road (Requires booking)

8:00am to 8:00pm

8:00am to 8:00pm

8:00am to 8:00pm

8:00am to 8:00pm

South Tyneside

Recycling Village, Middlefields Industrial Estate (Requires booking)

9:00am to 5.50pm

9:00am to 5.50pm

9:00am to 5.50pm

9:00am to 5.50pm

Northumberland

Allendale

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Alnwick

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Bebside

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Berwick

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Haltwhistle

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Hexham

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Kirkley West Thom

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Morpeth

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

North Seaton

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

North Sunderland

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Prudhoe

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Wooler

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

8:00 am to 7:30pm

Durham

Annfield Plain

9.00am to 3.30pm

9.00am to 3.30pm

9.00am to 3.30pm

9.00am to 3.30pm

Coxhoe

Closed

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Frosterley, Sherburn

Closed

Closed

Closed

Closed

Heighington

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Hett Hills, Chester-le-Street

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Horden, Peterlee

Closed

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Middleton-in-Teesdale

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Potterhouse Lane, Pity Me, Durham

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Romanway, Tindale Crescent, Bishop Auckland

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Seaham

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Stainton Grove

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Thornley, Shotton Colliery

Closed

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

Tudhoe

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

9.00am - 3.30pm

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