Newcastle Cocktail Week: The Ultimate Cocktail Crawl Experience

Bigg Market & High Bridge

It should come as no surprise that an area as famous for its nightlife as the Bigg Market has plenty of bars taking part in Newcastle Cocktail Week.

We’re kicking off our Bigg Market cocktail crawl at WC Newcastle which boasts one of the city’s most unique settings – a subterranean space that was once a Victorian public toilet! Their signature Cocktail Week sip is the Forbidden Word – a vodka-based concoction flavoured with pear syrup, alpine botanicals, honeyed benedictine and citrus snap priced at £7.

Next, head over to Twenty Twenty, a Bigg Market hotspot so named for its 20 signature cocktails and legendary 20” pizzas. Try the Posh Spice (pear vodka, elderflower liqueur, cloudy apple juice, lime, demerara reduction, green chilli, ginger beer) for just £5 and don’t forget that Cocktail Week wristband holders can get any of their 12” pizzas for just £10 too!

Conveniently located just next door is Louie’s Liquor Store where you can enjoy their Southern Passion (Southern Comfort, passionfruit syrup, passionfruit puree, cranberry juice) for only a fiver, alongside a limited-edition Pigalo’s taster platter and whole host of other cocktail deals exclusive for wristband holders.

Hop on over to the other side of the Bigg Market to Hooters who’ll be dishing out their Hugo Rita (Don Angel Tequila, triple sec, lime juice, elderflower cordial, cucumber, mint) for £6 a pop, or to their neighbour Passing Clouds for their tangy Midori Sour (Midori, vodka, lime, aquafaba), also priced at £6.

Take a little detour down Cloth Market and to Revolución de Cuba where their £6 El Viajero – a fruity number with lime, mango juice and two different types of Appleton Estate Rum – will whisk you away to the warmer climes of Havana.

Finish your Bigg Market cocktail crawl with a walk along High Bridge where you’ll find two more Cocktail Week venues – WC Gin Closet and YOLO Townhouse. The former, will be serving Orange You Tempted (gin, white cacao, orange liqueur, vanilla, cream, fresh orange juice) for £7, while the latter has a cocktail perfect for those with a sweet tooth – the Candy Pants made with Absolut Raspberri Vodka, Chambord, lemon juice, strawberry puree and cranberry juice and priced at just £5.

Mosley Street & Collingwood Street

Thanks to a string of bars all within easy walking (or stumbling!) distance from each other, you could certainly make a night of it on Mosley Street and Collingwood Street this Newcastle Cocktail Week!

Grab your amigos and say “hola” to Motel Mexicana’s Frozen Blueberry Lemon Margarita for just £6. Made with tequila blanco, triple sec, blueberry puree, lemon juice and sugar syrup it sounds deliciously refreshing – just beware of the inevitable brain freeze! And, if you’re feeling peckish, wristband holders can get three tacos and a side for just £15 too.

Head westwards and get ready for a criss-cross crawl of Collingwood Street, starting at Big Apple-inspired bar Manahatta. Alongside their signature Cherry Sour priced at £6 (Amaretto Disaronno, Montzi Sour Cherry, 42Below Vodka, cherry and vanilla syrup, lemon juice, foamer), Cocktail Week wristband holders can also enjoy a trio of selected Manahatta cocktails for just £7.50 each!

Hop over the road to ChachaBuchi who’ll be mixing up not only their £6.50 signature cocktail (the Morello Cherry Sour with Titos Vodka, cherry puree, lemon puree and lemonade) but also offering an exclusive Cocktail Week menu featuring plenty more incredible concoctions.

Skip back over to the other side of Collingwood Street and you’ll find The Vampire Rabbit, a cocktail connoisseur’s heaven which’ll be mixing up the Mango Monarch (Satari Rum, passionfruit liqueur, lime juice, vanilla syrup, mango and pineapple juice, coconut milk) for £7 a pop this Cocktail Week.

Back across the street once more and we’re popping into Revolution to try their £6 Bubblegum Daiquiri. Crafted from its very own bubblegum-flavour vodka, apple juice, bubblegum syrup, lemon and flying saucers (yes, the sherbet-filled sweets!), it’s a retro-inspired sip you’re bound to love.

Neville Street, Pink Lane, Westgate Road & Rutherford Street

If you’re still raring to go after all those lovely cocktails, may we suggest a wander over to Neville Street and the surrounding areas for some more delicious drinks?

Swing by Jalou for a taste of their £6 Jalou Zombie, their own take on a classic Zombie cocktail featuring three types of rum, passionfruit gomme, fresh lime juice, mango puree, pineapple juice and the ‘Jalou Special Zombie Mix’ – and you’ll have to sip up to find out exactly what that is!

Located a little along Neville Street, Tickets is serving a Spicy Margarita mixed with chilli-infused agave for £5 plus a chicken club sandwich with fries for only a tenner if you’re feeling hungry.

Stunning Central Station bar The Centurion is getting in on the Newcastle Cocktail Week action too with their fruity Peach Cobbler (peach puree, Bulleit Bourbon, Disaronno, fresh lemon juice, vanilla syrup) – a steal at just £6, and wristband holders can fill up on their ‘two light bites for £12’ deal too!

Across the road is The Hudson, a classy joint whose signature tipple this Cocktail Week is the Pineapple Crush made with Hpnotiq Liqueur, Midori, pineapple juice and fresh lime – a wallet-friendly sip costing just £5.

Take a little detour onto Pink Lane and to The Town Wall where you can cosy up in its welcoming surrounds and sip on the aptly named Pink Lane Sour (Newcastle London Dry Gin, Chambord, raspberry syrup, lemon juice, foaming bitters) for just a fiver.

Walk on over to Westgate Road where the adventure begins at Be At One with their Toasted Coconut Margarita priced at £5 and then on to The Geordie Star to try their hilariously named Yer Da Sells Avon (elderflower liqueur, raspberry gin, lemon, lemonade, edible glitter) for £6.50.

If you’ve a head for heights, then walk along Westgate Road and round the corner to 3SIXTY. Located on the top floor of theVsky-scraping Hadrian’s Tower, you can sip on their Raspberry Bon Bon (Absolut Raspberri vodka, Chambord, strawberry puree, lemon juice, cranberry juice) for £7 while enjoying panoramic views of Newcastle and beyond – plus a starter and main from their delicious food menu for just £23.95.

Newcastle Quayside

Of course, it wouldn’t be a cocktail crawl in the Toon without a trip down to our wonderful Quayside and let us just say that Newcastle Cocktail Week-goers are in for a treat with tonnes of Quayside bars taking part this March!

Let’s kick off the Quayside cocktail fun with a trip to Colonel Porter’s on Dean Street to try their brilliantly named Simply The Zest signature sip made with vanilla vodka, limoncello, lemon juice and vanilla syrup and costing just £5 a pop.

Heading further down Dean Street, you’ll come across two more fantastic bars taking part in Cocktail Week, and they’re practically next door to each other too! Head to rooftop bar ABOVE and sip on their £5 Peach Nectar cocktail (Archers, peach puree, fresh lemon juice, cranberry, lemonade) while taking in fabulous views of the city , or stop by Livello for the tempting Strawberry Breeze (Smirnoff, Chambord, strawberry puree, cranberry juice, lime juice), also costing just a fiver.

The Bridge Tavern, over on Akenside Hill, might be better known for its craft beer but they can still mix up a mean cocktail too. This Cocktail Week, try their Hickeyrita – a local take on a classic Margarita featuring a splash of Wylam Brewery’s limonata pale ale Hickey the Rake – for just £7.

Over on to Sandhill now where a trio of bars are offering some seriously tempting tipples this Cocktail Week. For just a fiver, grab a glass of Redhouse’s summery Rhubarb & Rose Spritz – featuring Newcastle Rhubarb & Ginger Gin, rose syrup, lemon juice and soda.

Just a few steps away, Sandhill Arms are dishing up a delicious-sounding Aperol Sour (Aperol, lemon juice, sugar syrup, foaming bitters) for £7 and an additional cocktail – the Banana Colada – exclusively for wristband holders, while over the road at Aveika, their £6 Date Night drink (Disaronno Amaretto, grenadine, cranberry juice, Midori Melon Liqueur, fresh lemon juice) is the order of the day.

Now onto the Quayside proper where a whopping total of six bars, all within easy walking distance, are waiting to charm cocktail lovers with their concoctions. First up, it’s the Quayside branch of Slug & Lettuce and their Strawberry Sprinkle (Smirnoff Vanilla, De Kuyper Strawberry Liqueur, gomme, lemon juice, pineapple juice, Miricale Foamer) which they’re mixing up for just a fiver.

Next, hotfoot it over to The Hooch for the Strawberry Letter 23. Priced at just £7, it’s crafted from tequila, Cointreau, lime juice, strawberries and freeze-dried strawberries with the option to add a splash of tabasco if you’d like to spice it up a little!

Bounce along to Rio Brazilian Steakhouse who’ll be serving Brazil’s most famous cocktail, the Caipirinha – a simple, yet refreshing tipple of lime, sugar and cachaça, a Brazilian spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. It’ll only set you back £7 too!

Mosey on down to Malmaison next where you can sip on their Pornstar Martini (vanilla vodka, passionfruit liqueur, passionfruit syrup, pineapple juice, prosecco) to your heart’s content for just £5, before heading over to Victors to try their 365 Days of Summer cocktail (Tanqueray Gin, lychee liqueur, rhubarb liqueur, elderflower cordial, lemon juice, apple juice), also priced at £5. They’ve also got a ‘three small plates for £19.95’ deal for wristband holders if you and your pals are peckish!

And the final stop on our Quayside cocktail crawl is Pitcher & Piano, who’ll be serving a classic Margarita for £5 and offering 50% off food for Cocktail Week wristband holders who pre-book a table.

The Gate, Newgate Street & Gallowgate

If you’re heading to The Gate and surrounding streets this Cocktail Week then you’re definitely in luck with a handful of fabulous local venues taking part!

Fayre Play offers all the fun of a fairground for cocktail fans who won’t want to miss out on their exclusive Duckin’ Around cocktail available for just £6. It’s a heady concoction crafted from Absolut Raspberri, blue curacao, pineapple juice, lemon juice and sugar syrup – and topped with one of Fayre Play’s iconic mini rubber ducks, of course!

Pucker up for a night of amazing cocktails at KISS whose signature cocktail – the Koh-I-Noor Bellini (Prosecco, raspberry, cranberry) – is available for just £5 during Newcastle Cocktail Week. Wristband holders can also get two Koh-I-Noor Bellinis plus a sizzling platter for just £19 too!

Over at MOJO, sip on their Tijuana Banana (Olmeca Altos Reposado, margarita blend, honey-ginger, banana puree, banana and bergamot bitters) for £7 a pop or head to The Mayfair Pub & Kitchen for another classic Pornstar Martini (vodka, Passoã, passionfruit puree, lime juice, vanilla syrup, prosecco) priced at £6.

Head to The WonderBar and cough up just a fiver for their Very Berry Margarita (El Jimador Blanco Tequila, strawberry liqueur, lime juice, raspberry syrup), and get three of their tasty street food dishes for just £16 while you’re at it!

Venturing outside The Gate, there’s Bar + Block on Newgate Street where Cocktail Week wristband holders can get 20% off their main menu alongside their signature Popstar Martini (Absolut Vanilla, Chambord, cranberry juice, pineapple juice, raspberry syrup, prosecco, freeze dried raspberry dust) for just £5.

Bealim House, meanwhile, is mixing up a Ruby Collins priced at £7 featuring their very own Newcastle London Dry Gin, fresh lemon juice, cane sugar, soda water and muddled raspberries while over at Shark Club in the Sandman Signature Hotel, Cocktail Week wristband holders can get their Marlins Sour (Disaronno, lemons, sugar syrup, bitters, grenadine, Shark Club’s sweet garnish) for just £5 plus 10% off all food.

Monument Mall, Nelson Street & Grey’s Quarter

The cocktail crawl continues around Grey’s Monument with a trip to Banyan which has some fantastic concoctions available for £7.50 alongside their signature tipple the Peach Breeze (42Below Vodka, peach liqueur, grapefruit sherbet syrup, cranberry juice, lemon juice, foamer) for just £6.

Over at The Botanist, grab their Pink Poppy Club (Bacardi Raspberry, poppy liqueur, lemon juice, strawberry syrup, soda, viola, lemon wheel) for just a fiver before heading to Friki Tiki on Nelson Street for their indulgent Tiramisu Martini (Shanky’s Whip, Absolut Vanilla, double espresso, gomme) priced at £5.50.

Step up to the oche at Flight Club with their £5 Beginners Luck cocktail (Ciroc, Sarti, Martini Extra Dry, orange bitters) and stop by The Alchemist to try their £5 Double Tap (Ketel One Vodka, blue liqueur, raspberry, lemon, soda, choice of rose or lychee injection). Wristband holders can also get The Alchemist’s Long Island Iced Tea and Margarita for a fiver too, plus 20% off food (except on Saturdays).

Take a trip to Thailand at Chaophraya with their Siam Sunset cocktail (gin, Cointreau, grapefruit juice, ginger syrup) for £7 and get a free mango sticky rice when ordering a main dish to enjoy with your drink.

Grey Street, Pilgrim Street & Market Street

Head deeper down Grey Street to Barluga where their Hugo Spritz (St. Germain, prosecco, soda, mint leaves, lime) will only set you back £6 before strolling over to Pilgrim Street where NQ64 is dishing out the wonderfully named Scooby Woo (Absolut Vodka, Giffard Framboise, grenadine, bubblegum syrup, disco blue syrup, cranberry juice, blue lemonade) for £6. Maybe enjoy a few of their retro games while you’re there too?

We love a good pun and so does Pilgrim apparently because their signature cocktail is the Would I Lychee You (Thirlings Gin, Kwai Feh Lychee Liqueur, Chambord, raspberry syrup, lemon juice, lychee puree), available for £7 during Cocktail Week.

Over at STACK Newcastle, Cazcabel Bar are mixing up their signature Coconut Pina Colada (Cazcabel Coconut Liqueur, blue curacao, pineapple juice, cream of coconut) and have two other amazing tipples – the Hot Honey Margarita and Peach Emoji – available during Cocktail Week too, all priced at £7.

Market Street hotspot and steakhouse favourite Gaucho have a delicious Kiwi Gimlet (Roku Gin, kiwi cordial, citrus blend) that wristband holders can sip on for just a fiver. Why not treat yourself and team your cocktail with a juicy steak too?

Archbold Terrace

And last, but by no means least, we’re heading to the northern reaches of Newcastle city centre and to The Holy Hobo to try their Morello Cherry Sour – a tart and fruity concoction of Titos Vodka, cherry puree, lemon puree and lemonade, available for just £6.50.

There you have it: the definitive guide to Newcastle Cocktail Week and exactly where to head for amazing cocktail offers and delicious dining deals this March, wherever in the city you happen to be. Bottoms up!

Newcastle Cocktail Week takes place from Friday 20^th March to Sunday 29^th March 2026. For more information and to purchase a wristband visit www.newcastlecocktailweek.co.uk.