Part of our Newcastle upon Tyne coverage
Playground Markings in Gateshead
Yes, we install playground markings across Gateshead and its surrounding communities, just over the Tyne from Newcastle. Gateshead is its own metropolitan borough with its own council, so alongside town and suburban primaries we work regularly on the park play areas the authority maintains. You know your pupils; we know playgrounds.
- Free design and site survey
- Hard-wearing thermoplastic
- Often installed in a day
Free design and quote
Get a free design and a fixed quote for Gateshead
Tell us about your Gateshead playground and we will send a scaled design and a fixed price. We fit thermoplastic and painted markings for schools, nurseries and play areas, part of our Newcastle upon Tyne coverage.
- A free site survey and a scaled design
- A fixed price, no obligation
- Fitted around your school calendar
Prefer to talk now? Call 0333 321 6695.
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One of the team will be in touch to arrange your free design and site survey. If it is urgent, call 0333 321 6695.
What we install in Gateshead
We install the full range of playground markings in Gateshead, from educational grids and sports courts to sensory circuits and mini roadways, in hard-wearing thermoplastic or paint.
- Educational markingsNumber grids to 100, alphabet snakes, world maps, clocks and compass points that take lessons outside.Explore
- Sports court markingsMUGA layouts, netball, basketball and tennis courts marked out to size for PE and clubs.Explore
- Daily mile tracksA measured running loop around the yard so every class can clock up their daily mile.Explore
- Fun and games markingsHopscotch, snakes and ladders, mazes, targets and traditional games that fill the breaktime yard.Explore
- Roadway and road safetyMini road systems with junctions, crossings and give-way lines for real road-safety lessons.Explore
- Sensory and SEND markingsCalming trails, sensory circuits and quiet-zone markings designed for SEND and EYFS settings.Explore
- Thermoplastic markingsHard-wearing, hot-applied thermoplastic that bonds to tarmac and holds its colour for years.Explore
- Wall artBright painted and thermoplastic wall art that turns a bare wall or fence into a learning feature.Explore
Playground markings in Gateshead
Local markings for Gateshead schools and play areas
Do you install playground markings across Gateshead?
We cover the whole of Gateshead borough as a nationwide installer with teams across the North East. The borough runs from the riverside and town centre out through suburbs and former industrial areas, each with its own primary, infant and junior schools on mostly tarmac yards. We survey every site before we quote, because a compact town-centre yard and a larger suburban ground need different layouts. Sitting right across the river from Newcastle, Gateshead is an easy reach for us on the same run as Tyneside work.
Do you work with Gateshead Council on park play areas?
Yes, we install markings for Gateshead's council-run parks, play areas and road-safety schemes as well as schools. The borough maintains a range of park play spaces, and painted or thermoplastic markings such as mini roadways, hopscotch and target games extend what a fixed play area offers at low cost. Road-safety roadways give councils and schools a controlled space to teach kerb sense. Public work gets the same free site survey and fixed quote as our school installs.
Which markings stand up to weather on the Tyne?
Hot-applied thermoplastic is the hard-wearing choice for Gateshead's wet, windy climate, and it is what we fit on most yards here. Playgrounds along the Tyne take a lot of rain, wind and frost, so a preformed thermoplastic graphic that bonds firmly to tarmac and stays bright holds up far better than paint on a busy yard. Every marking is anti-slip and weatherproof from the moment it cures. Where a low-traffic area or a tighter budget suits paint instead, we will tell you honestly.
Around Gateshead
We cover Gateshead and the surrounding area, all part of our wider Newcastle upon Tyne coverage.
- Newcastle
- Washington
- Durham
Recent playground markings near Gateshead
Daily mile track
Multi-sports court markings
MUGA sports markings
Roadway and road-safety markings
Playground markings in Gateshead: your questions
How much do playground markings cost in Gateshead?
Projects range from a single graphic to a whole-playground scheme. As a guide, individual markings start from around £50 to £300, and a typical primary-school package is often in the low thousands, but the price depends on the number of designs, the area, thermoplastic versus paint, the surface and access. We give a free design and a fixed quote before any work begins.
How long does installation take?
Most Gateshead school playgrounds are completed in a single day. Thermoplastic cures quickly, so pupils can usually use the area again at the next break or the following morning. We work around your timetable and holidays to keep disruption low.
Do you cover the wider Tyneside area?
Yes. As well as Gateshead we work right across Newcastle and Tyneside, including Sunderland, South Shields and out to Durham and Washington. If you are near Gateshead, we can reach you.
Ready to mark out your Gateshead playground?
Tell us about your site and we will send a free design and a fixed quote for your Gateshead school, nursery or play area.
- Free design and site survey
- No obligation
- Nationwide install team