About Centre for Life Life Meetings and Events, Times Square, Newcastle upon TyneTyne & Wear, NE1 4EP Looking for something a little different for your wedding in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne? Have a truly unique and spectacular experience under starlit skies with one of Life’s planetarium weddings. Our 360 visuals of space offer true escapism and perfect photo opportunities, ensuring that your special day is enjoyable and memorable. The Planetarium has a capacity of 70 and can be hired from £650, and this fantastic experience can be booked alongside a wedding reception. The Planetarium offers a truly out of this world experience, allowing you to select images from Centre for Life’s image gallery and have it projected onto the space. You can create your dream wedding location, without having to step outside of Newcastle! If it’s a more traditional wedding ceremony you’re after, then we also offer the Scotswood, Grainger and Marlborough suites for hire. The Grainger and Marlborough suites allow for larger parties of 71 to 240. As home to an award-winning science museum, we can also throw in some super quirky extras such as unique photo opportunities in front of exhibitions and fun for your guests on the 4D motion ride! At Centre for Life there is no need to worry about gaps in the day, with so much to do your guests will be kept enthralled from start to finish. When it comes to catering, you can take advantage of our special wedding package which includes a three course wedding breakfast for 60 people, in addition to an evening reception and buffet for 100 people. We offer our packages to guide you in the right direction, but if you would like to swap in some favourites or kick off with cocktails, then we have got you covered. The best way to get a feel for what we can do at Centre for Life is to come and see us. If you’d like to pop in and have a chat about your day, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. • The planetarium offers a unique experience and plenty of flexibility allowing you to have a truly personal celebration • Dedicated wedding co-ordinator on-hand to help at every step of the way • Special wedding package offer including a three-course meal and evening food options • A variety of entertainment and wedding extras to choose from • Large capacity in the Grainger and Marlborough suites for more traditional weddings • By booking with us you are helping to support a charity which benefits the local area Upcoming Wedding Fairs Find out when the next Wedding Fair at Centre for Life is
Facilities at Centre for Life Venue Type : Civil Ceremony Licence In the City Unusual Weddings Unique WeddingsEvening Entertainment : Evening Reception Facilities Dance Floor Entertainment Licence Live Band Facilities DJ FacilitiesVenue Staff Assistance : Wedding Coordinator Master of Ceremonies/ Toastmaster Dining Options : Seated Meal Facilities Buffet Meal Facilities In House Catering Alcohol LicenceCapacity : 30 to 50 guests 50 to 75 guests 75 to 100 guests 100 to 150 guests 150 to 250 guestsOther Features : Confetti Permitted Changing Room for Guests Disabled Facilities Car Parking
Centre for Life Reviews (13) Write a review Unforgettable! Venue Service By Dave & Janine, on 28 May 2019Date of Wedding - 15 Feb 2019 Just a quick note to say thank you so much for all the effort you put in to planning our wedding, and to yourself, Julie and the rest of the team for making the day go so smoothly. You and the team worked really hard and did an outstanding job! We were also pleased you were there on the day - it gave us a sense of reassurance & continuity so we really appreciate that. Janine and I still feel overwhelmed by how wonderful the day was; how well organised everything was, and how incredible the venue was for each stage of the wedding. We’ve also had great feedback from all the guests who just had the best time, and loved every aspect of the whole day. As people have said it would, the day seemed to go really quickly but we have some great memories and we’re looking forward to seeing the photos when we get those through! I was particularly wowed by the power of the planetarium for the ceremony, but the Scotswood Suite looked amazing, the food was lovely, and the giant moon for the evening do: simply perfect! I was blown away by the power and atmosphere of the planetarium too. I imagined the ceremony might get emotions going (as will happen with weddings) but this was something else. And to finish the evening under the moon in the exhibition space : unforgettable! Married life feels good too! Good luck with all your future events and if other couples who sign up for their wedding at Life have half as good a day as we did they’ll be thrilled!Thanks to everyone for our perfect evening Venue Service By Sandra and Wayne, on 25 Jul 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jun 2018 Thanks to everyone for our perfect evening on Saturday - we had the best night. The amount of positive comments about the venue, the food and reasonable bar prices have been amazing. Not a bad word has been uttered!Everything on the day was more than perfect Venue Service By Bronia and Jon, on 25 Jul 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jun 2018 Everything on the day was more than perfect and we can’t thank you, Julie and the team enough. Our guests had a great day and we've had nothing but compliments about your team.The staff were lovely and helpful Venue Service By Louise and Wayne, on 25 Jul 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Apr 2018 The staff were lovely and helpful, everything was how we thought it would be and everyone liked the food.The whole day was perfect from start to finish Venue Service By Hannah and Emma, on 25 Jul 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Mar 2018 Thank you so much for all your help, the day was perfect in every way. We felt so relaxed and nothing was too much trouble for the staff working on our wedding day. The whole day was perfect from start to finish. Both of us had such an amazing day. We really can't thank you all enough. It was the best venue to have our wedding at.The staff were fabulous Venue Service By Rowann and Phil, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Dec 2017 Everything was great, thank you. The staff were fabulous, very accommodating, so please pass on our thanks.Thank you very much for all you and the team did o Venue Service By Ashleigh and Richard, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Nov 2017 Thank you very much for all you and the team did on our wedding day, we loved every minute and couldn't fault anything ... I will be recommending you to anyone looking to book a function.The entire day went without a hitch Venue Service By Chris and Carlie, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Sep 2017 The entire day went without a hitch and we can’t compliment your staff enough for their professional and friendly mannerIt was the best day of our lives Venue Service By Richard and John Paul, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Sep 2017 Just wanted to say for thanks for everything that you did for us... it was the best day of our lives. The venue, the food, the staff were all just perfect.Our guests were really impressed Venue Service By James and Megan, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jul 2017 We were so happy with how smoothly everything went. Our guests were really impressed with the food and venue, none of them had ever experienced a wedding like ours before. Thank you so much to you and the rest of the staff for making our special day run so smoothly. We really appreciate all you did!Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Venue Service By Stacie and Ali, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jun 2017 We just wanted to thank you all for everything. All of our guests were very impressed and the extra little touches made a lasting impression for us. It was an amazing day, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping to make it all possible!We really appreciate all you have done Venue Service By Colin and CoralJamayne, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jul 2016 Thank you very much, the day was amazing, we really appreciate all you have done. Paul was brilliant. Prev Page 1 of 2 Next
Unforgettable! Venue Service By Dave & Janine, on 28 May 2019Date of Wedding - 15 Feb 2019 Just a quick note to say thank you so much for all the effort you put in to planning our wedding, and to yourself, Julie and the rest of the team for making the day go so smoothly. You and the team worked really hard and did an outstanding job! We were also pleased you were there on the day - it gave us a sense of reassurance & continuity so we really appreciate that. Janine and I still feel overwhelmed by how wonderful the day was; how well organised everything was, and how incredible the venue was for each stage of the wedding. We’ve also had great feedback from all the guests who just had the best time, and loved every aspect of the whole day. As people have said it would, the day seemed to go really quickly but we have some great memories and we’re looking forward to seeing the photos when we get those through! I was particularly wowed by the power of the planetarium for the ceremony, but the Scotswood Suite looked amazing, the food was lovely, and the giant moon for the evening do: simply perfect! I was blown away by the power and atmosphere of the planetarium too. I imagined the ceremony might get emotions going (as will happen with weddings) but this was something else. And to finish the evening under the moon in the exhibition space : unforgettable! Married life feels good too! Good luck with all your future events and if other couples who sign up for their wedding at Life have half as good a day as we did they’ll be thrilled!
Thanks to everyone for our perfect evening Venue Service By Sandra and Wayne, on 25 Jul 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jun 2018 Thanks to everyone for our perfect evening on Saturday - we had the best night. The amount of positive comments about the venue, the food and reasonable bar prices have been amazing. Not a bad word has been uttered!
Everything on the day was more than perfect Venue Service By Bronia and Jon, on 25 Jul 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jun 2018 Everything on the day was more than perfect and we can’t thank you, Julie and the team enough. Our guests had a great day and we've had nothing but compliments about your team.
The staff were lovely and helpful Venue Service By Louise and Wayne, on 25 Jul 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Apr 2018 The staff were lovely and helpful, everything was how we thought it would be and everyone liked the food.
The whole day was perfect from start to finish Venue Service By Hannah and Emma, on 25 Jul 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Mar 2018 Thank you so much for all your help, the day was perfect in every way. We felt so relaxed and nothing was too much trouble for the staff working on our wedding day. The whole day was perfect from start to finish. Both of us had such an amazing day. We really can't thank you all enough. It was the best venue to have our wedding at.
The staff were fabulous Venue Service By Rowann and Phil, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Dec 2017 Everything was great, thank you. The staff were fabulous, very accommodating, so please pass on our thanks.
Thank you very much for all you and the team did o Venue Service By Ashleigh and Richard, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Nov 2017 Thank you very much for all you and the team did on our wedding day, we loved every minute and couldn't fault anything ... I will be recommending you to anyone looking to book a function.
The entire day went without a hitch Venue Service By Chris and Carlie, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Sep 2017 The entire day went without a hitch and we can’t compliment your staff enough for their professional and friendly manner
It was the best day of our lives Venue Service By Richard and John Paul, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Sep 2017 Just wanted to say for thanks for everything that you did for us... it was the best day of our lives. The venue, the food, the staff were all just perfect.
Our guests were really impressed Venue Service By James and Megan, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jul 2017 We were so happy with how smoothly everything went. Our guests were really impressed with the food and venue, none of them had ever experienced a wedding like ours before. Thank you so much to you and the rest of the staff for making our special day run so smoothly. We really appreciate all you did!
Thank you from the bottom of our hearts Venue Service By Stacie and Ali, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jun 2017 We just wanted to thank you all for everything. All of our guests were very impressed and the extra little touches made a lasting impression for us. It was an amazing day, thank you from the bottom of our hearts for helping to make it all possible!
We really appreciate all you have done Venue Service By Colin and CoralJamayne, on 02 May 2018Date of Wedding - 01 Jul 2016 Thank you very much, the day was amazing, we really appreciate all you have done. Paul was brilliant.