The Customs House
Cinemas & Theatre · Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
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Closed — opens tomorrow at 10am
🏠 Indoor
What’s there
- Café on site
- Free parking
- Dogs welcome
Free car park at rear of building for patrons attending performances/events; locked 11pm-9am.
Only facilities we’ve confirmed are listed — anything missing here we simply haven’t checked, rather than know to be absent.
The Customs House is an arts and entertainment venue in the Mill Dam Conservation Area of South Shields, South Tyneside. Housed in a beautifully restored Grade II listed former custom house building dating from 1864, the venue features a theatre, art gallery, and studio spaces. It hosts a diverse programme of family shows, pantomime, children's theatre workshops, live music, comedy, and cultural events throughout the year. The venue also includes a café bar and is located on the waterfront overlooking the River Tyne.
Stuff to take with you
The things people wish they’d packed for a day out like this one.
- Refillable water bottleMost places will fill it for free.
- Snacks that survive a rucksackCheaper than the café, and buys you twenty minutes.
- Wet wipes
- Small first aid kitPlasters solve more days out than anything else here.
- Travel sickness bands
- Loose changeLockers and old-fashioned car parks.
- Travel games
- Rucksack
- Plasters
- A penForms, competitions, name badges.
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