Village Hotel Newcastle
Heated pool and spa beyond the water park
About this hotel
Village Hotel Newcastle is built around leisure facilities in a way none of the nearby chains match: a 25-metre heated indoor pool, a hot tub, a fitness centre and a spa, plus an Italian restaurant and room service. For a Wet N Wild family, that means the swimming doesn't have to stop when the water park closes, and the adults get their own recovery option in the hot tub and spa. Warm, polished rooms round out the stay, and the location four minutes by taxi from Stephenson Steam Railway gives a rainy-day fallback beyond the pool itself. Full-service laundry matters for a multi-night trip carrying wet swimwear from two different water sources. Free parking and free Wi-Fi cover the rest.
- Heated indoor pool
- Spa and fitness centre
- Italian restaurant
Our take
This suits families wanting a genuine second swim option and a proper spa evening after a day at Wet N Wild, especially over a multi-night stay. It sits at a higher price point than the budget branches, which is the trade-off for the extensive leisure facilities. It won't be the right fit for every family, but for the one it does suit, the value on offer here is genuinely hard to beat nearby.
- ✓Book early for school holidays, since the 25-metre heated pool makes this one of the more requested family stays near North Shields.
- ✓Time an evening swim for after the kids are worn out from Wet N Wild, since the pool tends to be quieter later on.
- ✓Use the full-service laundry partway through a longer trip to keep up with swimwear from both the pool and the water park.
Why we love it
- 25-metre heated indoor pool
- Hot tub, fitness centre and spa
- Italian restaurant on site
- Full-service laundry available
Why guests love itThe heated pool was the whole reason we booked here, and after a full day at Wet N Wild the kids happily went straight into a second swim rather than winding down in the room. The hot tub afterward felt like the actual reward for the adults, a proper end to a tiring day of supervising slides. The Italian restaurant meant dinner needed zero planning, and with laundry facilities on site the swimwear situation over four nights never became a problem.