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Airsoft in the North East

Airsoft in the North East is a small scene with a clear split: woodland sites around Newcastle and Durham, and two indoor arenas at Gateshead and Billingham. Where sites publish a price, a full day with your own kit costs £20 to £30. We check every listing against the UKARA and BAC registers every Monday.

Airsoft sites in the North East

Paid listings are listed first and labelled.

Card artwork is generated from each field's coordinates. It isn't a map of the site.

Checked against the UKARA register on 19 Oct 2026

North East airsoft by area

Newcastle, Tyneside and Northumberland

Northern Skirmishing Club plays on 63 acres of woodland at Bygate Plantation, near Belsay in Northumberland, north-west of Newcastle. NSC runs walk-on game days every Sunday. A walk-on is £20 with your own kit, or £40 with a hire gun and 2,000 BBs, and there's an on-site shop. Minimum age is 11.

No Limits Paintball and Laser in Gateshead, close to Newcastle city centre, has a purpose-built indoor CQB arena, so the weather doesn't stop play. Its Sunday walk-on runs seven hours for £30, and a shorter Wednesday session costs £23. Hire adds £10. Minimum age is 11, and under-18s need a parent or guardian present.

Sunderland, North Tyneside and South Tyneside have their own town pages.

County Durham

This is the section to read for airsoft near Durham.

Northeast Tactical Action Centre (NTAC) is at Quarry House Woods, Pittington, east of Durham. Its 25 acres mix woodland with buildings and themed areas, including a town, a church, a station and a fort. It opens every Sunday: book online and pay on the day. A walk-on is £20 all day, hire is £40, and the minimum age is 8. NTAC used to play at Shildon, so older listings elsewhere may still show that address.

Dirty Dog Airsoft is at Sunnydale, Shildon, on 15 acres with a two-storey shipping container village, woodland and trenches. It's open every Sunday, plus one Saturday a month from April to November. A full day is £25 with your own kit, or £40 with hire. Minimum age is 11, and under-18s must wear full face protection.

Darlington and Hartlepool have their own town pages too.

Teesside

District 23 on Leeholme Road, Billingham, runs a 17,000 sq ft indoor arena built to recreate an "American Midtown District" over two floors, with sky bridges. It opens seven days a week depending on bookings, so call before you go. It doesn't publish a walk-on price or a minimum age, so ask when you book. Under-18s must wear full face protection.

Middlesbrough and Stockton-on-Tees have their own town pages. The sites near Richmond, in North Yorkshire, are on our Yorkshire page.

FieldAreaWalk-onMin age
NTACCounty Durham£208
Northern Skirmishing ClubNorthumberland£2011
Dirty Dog AirsoftCounty Durham£2511
No LimitsGateshead£3011

Own-kit, full-day adult rates from each site's own website, checked 21 October 2026. No Limits' price is its Sunday walk-on. Confirm with each site before booking.

New to the sport? What airsoft is covers the basics.

Just over the border

Teesside and Darlington sit close to North Yorkshire. Northern Spectre and Adrenalin North Yorkshire play near Richmond, and Northern Alliance near Thirsk. You'll find them on our Yorkshire page. West of the Pennines, Cumbria Airsoft and Raw War are on the North West page.

How we check North East listings

We run every North East listing against the UKARA and BAC registers every Monday. When we checked on 21 October 2026, most North East listings were on the UKARA or BAC register. What UKARA is explains what a register listing means, and what it doesn't.

A rolling website check reaches each listed site about once a week. If a site's website stops loading, we flag it on the listing so you know to ring first.

We have listed airsoft sites since 2019. We list fields - we don't run games, sell guns or give legal advice.

Airsoft in the North East: common questions

Is there airsoft near Durham?

Yes. NTAC plays at Pittington, east of Durham, every Sunday, from age 8. Dirty Dog at Shildon opens every Sunday and one Saturday a month from April to November, from age 11. Both are woodland sites.

Is there indoor airsoft in the North East?

Yes, at two arenas. No Limits in Gateshead has a purpose-built indoor CQB arena. District 23 in Billingham runs a 17,000 sq ft indoor arena. CQB vs woodland explains how indoor and outdoor games differ.

How old do you have to be to play airsoft in the North East?

It depends on the site. NTAC takes players from 8. Northern Skirmishing Club, Dirty Dog and No Limits set 11. District 23 doesn't publish a minimum, so ask. Read how old you need to be to play for the wider picture.

What does a day's airsoft cost in the North East?

Where sites publish a price, a full day with your own kit costs £20 to £30. Hire takes it to £40 at the three woodland sites, while No Limits adds £10 to its walk-on. How much airsoft costs covers the rest.

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