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About Active Reality Newcastle

ACTIVE REALITY AT NEWCASTLE: THE FUTURE OF ACTIVE GAMING HAS ARRIVED

Get off the sofa, gather your squad, and prepare to step inside the game. Located inside the Newcastle Trampoline Park, Active Reality is rewriting the rules of family entertainment. We are the UK’s leading fully immersive group virtual reality experience, built specifically to rescue kids from sedentary screen time and adults from the mundane routine of traditional days out.

This is not your average, isolated at-home VR experience where you sit alone in a room. Active Reality is a highly social, intensely physical, team-driven arena where digital worlds collide with real-world movement. We take the addictive psychology, progression, and mastery of gaming and fuse it with the high-energy rush of sport. The result is an exhilarating experience where you do not just play the game, you live it.

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Immersive Group VR: Level Up in Real Life

Ditch the sofa and drop your squad straight into the action. Active Reality isn’t a passive video game or a boring gym, this is the UK’s leading fully immersive virtual reality experience where pixels meet pulse.

Designed for players aged 9 and up, we smash the boundaries of traditional gaming by putting you inside the digital world. Your kids will dodge incoming lasers, solve mind-bending puzzles, and battle virtual foes alongside their mates in real-time.

No controllers, no limits, just pure, high-octane adrenaline that gets their hearts racing for all the right reasons. It’s an active, social adventure where tech and movement collid]. Whether you're teaming up as a family to conquer an objective or unleashing some friendly competition to claim ultimate bragging rights, this is active gaming at its absolute peak.

Don't just watch the action, become the hero.

Where Birthdays Go Full Beast Mode

Forget the same old bowling alleys and soft play centres, give them a birthday party that is genuinely legendary. At Active Reality, our private party packages hand your group exclusive use of the entire VR arena, turning the birthday child and their friends into real-life heroes.

This is the ultimate screen-time solution that parents love. The kids get the addictive psychology and competitive mastery of their favourite video games, while getting a proper physical workout alongside their squad. They’ll be dodging, ducking, collaborating, and high-fiving in real life.

Best of all? It’s completely stress-free for you. Our crew handles the entire session, keeping the energy electric and the players completely safe within the arena. If you want a birthday celebration that leaves the whole class talking, this is it.

Game hard, move fast, and celebrate in style.

Next-Gen Active Gaming Beats the Rainy Day Boredom

Who wants to play football on a rainy day or sit isolated on a headset at home? Active Reality is the ultimate antidote to digital isolation, bringing families and friends together for an exhilarating, real-world social experience. We’ve built a new genre of active entertainment where human connection meets future tech.

Our arena levels the playing field, allowing kids, teens, and parents to compete on equal ground. You aren't sitting on a couch shouting into a headset across the internet; you’re looking your teammates in the eye, strategising, sweating, and laughing together in real life. It’s the perfect weekend fix or school holiday adventure to break the mundane.

When the headsets come off, the energy doesn’t stop, you’ll be buzzing with dopamine, sharing stories, and planning your next strategy before you’ve even left the venue.

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Opening Times

Regular Times
  • Monday, 15:00 - 20:30
  • Tuesday, 15:00 - 20:30
  • Wednesday, 15:00 - 20:30
  • Thursday, 15:00 - 20:30
  • Friday, 15:00 - 20:30
  • Saturday, 09:30 - 16:30
  • Sunday, 09:30 - 15:30
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Pricing & Tickets

General Admission
  • Adult (9-18+) : £25.00

45 Minute Private Play (£35pp): Lock down exclusive use of the entire VR arena for up to six players. This is our most popular small-group option, giving your family complete privacy to coordinate tactics, smash high scores, and level up together without any outside distractions.

45 Minute Public Play (£25pp): Join forces with other local players in an action-packed open session. This package represents the definitive value choice for individual gamers or duos wanting to experience the physical rush of our fully immersive virtual worlds.

60 Min Kids Party (£250.00): This represents the ultimate screen-time solution that completely solves the birthday planning dilemma for parents. Rated as our best value tier, up to twelve youth players get to step directly inside their favourite digital worlds to run, duck, and collaborate as a team. Our high-energy crew handles everything from setup to safety while you sit back and enjoy the fun.

60 Min Adult Party (£300.00): Ditch the mundane trip to the local pub or bowling alley for a legendary night out. Built for up to twelve players, this intensely social adventure transforms mates or colleagues into arena allies with an hour of physical, laugh-out-loud competition.

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There is a cafe on site with a selection of food and drink

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Contact Details

Newcastle Trampoline Park & Gym
West Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
Tyne and Wear
NE4 9LG
England

We are inside the leisure centre. Enter the building and let the reception team know you are there. Head to the left of the trampoline park

Tel: 0333 339 1881

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Last Updated: 10:17 09/06/2026

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