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.
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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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