Play's outdoor yard at night, with a red neon PLAY sign on the brick wall, festoon lights over a roller shutter and people at beer benches The sticker-covered double front doors of Play in its brick and clad warehouse on Cannon Park Way
Bar / pub venue 1 hireable space Rock

Play

Rock-leaning craft beer bar and events space in a former brewery warehouse on Cannon Park Way, Middlesbrough, with live bands, DJs, quizzes and arcade games.

Up to 300
capacity
1 space
hireable
Contact the venue for dates and times
available for hire

About this venue

Play is a bar and events space at 8 Cannon Park Way, just outside Middlesbrough town centre, in the former warehouse taproom of Play Brew Co. It now trades as Play, billing itself as "The Boro Alternative", and says plainly that it plays rock music. The bar has 12 craft beer taps, cocktails and non-alcoholic options, two pool tables, arcade machines, a dartboard and retro consoles, with Good People pizza kitchen trading just outside. The weekly programme includes Play After Dark, a free rock DJ night on Saturdays until 2am, plus themed quizzes, music bingo, darts tournaments, film screenings and live bands. Skiddle lists capacity at 300. The venue is wheelchair accessible with an accessible toilet at the front of the building; off-street parking two doors down is free after 6pm. All events are 18+.

The Spaces

Bar and events space

Warehouse bar

Capacity

Standing
up to 300

Capacity 300 as listed on the venue's Skiddle page.

Facilities

  • Bar
  • Parking: Off-street parking two doors down, free after 6pm

Accessibility

  • Accessible toilet

Rules & Policies

  • Age policy: All events 18+, valid ID required

Gallery

Location

8 Cannon Park Way, Middlesbrough TS1 5JU

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