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Cobalt Data Centre Campus@Newcastle NE28 9NZ
access overview

Cobalt is approximately 8 miles to the east of Newcastle city centre bordering the A19, the main arterial route to the north and south of the region, linking to the A1 and the A1056 which links Newcastle to the coast.

Newcastle Central Station is a principal destination on the East Coast mainline providing access to and from London, Edinburgh and Glasgow with key links to Leeds, Manchester and the west coast via the TransPennine service.

It is also a key interchange for local bus services and the Tyne & Wear Metro system providing direct access to Cobalt via Northumberland Park station.

Suitability for Data Centre use

  • Established Business District
  • 10 miles from Newcastle Airport - not affected by flight path
  • Dual feed 40MVA through four 20 MVA cables
  • Excellent cable connectivity
  • At least Tier 3 Uptime Institue classification
  • Available office space for ancillary uses
  • BREEAM ‘Excellent’ buildings
  • Outside the flood plain
NEWCASTLE BY RAIL travel time frequency*
London 3hrs 2 trains/hr
Edinburgh 1hr 35mins 2 trains/hr
Manchester 2hrs 40mins 3 trains//hr
*Monday to Friday. Some rail journeys to Manchester require a change at York
NEWCASTLE BY AIR travel time frequency*
London 1hr 15mins 15 flights/day
Amsterdam (AMS) 1hr 25mins 7 flights/day
Paris (CDG) 1hr 45mins 5 flights/day
Connections worldwide via Heathrow, Gatwick, Amsterdam, Paris (CDG) and Dubai.

Regular direct flights to major destinations including: Alicante, Barcelona, Bergen, Belfast, Brussels, Cardiff, Copenhagen, Cork, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Edinburgh, Faro, Gerona, Hanover, Krakow, Malaga, Malta, Milan, Nice, Pisa, Rome, Stavanger, Toronto & Valencia.

Internal flights are available daily to: Aberdeen, Birmingham, Bristol, Exeter, Isle of Man, Jersey & Southampton. *Monday to Friday

For detailed travel information on Cobalt Park visit www.cobaltpark.co.uk