The Best Blue Light Discounts in Newcastle
Here's how to get the most from your Blue Light discount card in the city
The Blue Light Card is a genuinely brilliant innovation, a discount service for those people working on society’s front line – the emergency services, NHS and social care workers and the armed forces.
There are millions of Blue Light members in the UK with thousands of companies offering all kinds of well-deserved discounts, and the scheme is getting bigger all the time.
Here in Newcastle city centre, there are tonnes of great businesses where members can use their Blue Light Card and we've gathered together some of the best - from discounts on dining to shopping and having fun.
Food & Drink
Restaurants are among the biggest contributors to the Blue Light offer, and Newcastle has plenty, with both chains and local businesses taking part.
Pizza Express in Eldon Square offers 20% off all food from Sunday to Thursday when dining in (drinks and takeaway aren’t included), so you can tuck into some really tasty Italian food knowing you’re saving a significant sum.
Another chain with a great Blue Light deal is Las Iguanas on Grey Street, where you can get 20% off from Thursday to Sunday, after midday. It only applies to tables of six or less, and eating in, but you can take a trip all over the menus of South America and save £££. Make sure you collect the discount code online before you set out.
Another restaurant taking you somewhere spicy and tasty is Turtle Bay, where you can also get 20% off the food part of your bill (including their legendary bottomless brunch) any time day or night, as long as you use the Turtle Bay app. So whether you fancy curry goat, some jerk or a veggie sharing platter, head to Turtle Bay and get your fix while saving a few pennies too.
Chaopraya is one of the finest Thai joints in town, with a menu full of unusual but tasty delights, so the fact they offer a 10% discount is excellent news. The offer applies Sunday to Thursday on their a la carte food, so that massaman curry is just waiting for you at Eldon Square.
Down the hill on Grey Street, Leila Lilys is a lavish, flowery delight with a menu full of fusion treats and a 20% offer that applies to your whole bill any time and over on Newgate Street steakhouse Bar & Block offers a whopping 25% off certain menus, meaning you can get your favourite cut of beef served exactly like you want it with a big saving.
Also on Newgate Street, Little Cosmo is a great destination for a wide range of international cuisines, with a remarkable all-you-can-eat buffet boasting dishes from all over the globe. Their Blue Light offer gives you 10% off your food bill so the world is your oyster!
And finally, if you want to stay somewhere luxurious AND enjoy a great, cheap meal, the Blue Light discount at Vermont Hotel can help with that too! There’s up to 20% off selected rooms on top of the food and drink discount.
Experiences
Blue Light discounts can apply to activities and experiences too, for example Newcastle’s magnificent Life Science Centre offers 20% off entry tickets on production of your discount card.
Less edifying but a whole heap of fun is Junkyard Golf Club, the neon-lit crazy golf experience on Newgate Street. Your Blue Light Card gets three of you in from £6, from Sunday to Thursday.
And sticking with all things golf, Mr Mulligans – also on Newgate Street - offers 10% off for cardholders. And that means adventure golf, pool, beer pong and more, as well as the restaurant and bar.
If all that fun leaves you thinking you should get in shape, Pure Gym can help with that. Blue Light Card holders can sign up for no charge and get up to 10% off select memberships of one of the most established gym chains in the country.
Shopping
Another way your Blue Light card can help your purse or wallet out is when you’re shopping, with a large variety of stores offering discounts to card holders.
If you’re a Magpies fan, the NUFC store can offer 15% discounts on its stock, so you can grab this year’s away shirt, a warm hoody or all sorts of other merch. Another clothing outlet offering a discount to card holders is New Look, which is offering 15% off for New Look branded products, both online and at their Eldon Square store. New Look are a key destination for affordable high street fashion and with a Blue Light Card, they’re even cheaper.
Also in Eldon Square is River Island, where your card gets you 15% off everything from summer frocks to men’s suits so you can get set for summer on a budget. Once you’ve got your outfits sorted, you’ll want the right footwear, so get down to fellow Eldon Square outlet Office where you can get 10% off everything with your Blue Light membership, so those new kicks or work shoes are almost within your grasp.
And once you’ve got your look right, you want to smell right too. Right? So praise be for The Fragrance Shop, where a Blue Light card gets you 15% off online and in-store, including perfumes, colognes and gift sets.
Everybody appreciates the amazing work that people in the emergency services, health sector and armed forces do for the community and it’s genuinely commendable that so many businesses are getting involved with the Blue Light scheme – a simple and effective way to say thank you to all the nurses, paramedics, social workers and the rest for everything they do. And if you’re a card holder yourself, hopefully this will help you get the most from your membership when you're out and about in Newcastle.
Please note that terms and conditions vary greatly between Blue Light Card discount offers, so do check the relevant websites to make sure you understand the offer. Find out more at www.bluelightcard.co.uk
