Beyond the Mela

For residents and visitors alike, Middlesbrough has much to offer so we’ve brought you some ideas of things to do, places to eat and stay to make your MELA weekend experience (and beyond!) all the better.

Cineworld Mela Special Marton RdTS1 2DY Tel: 01642 247766

Two newly released Bollywood films will be presented at Cineworld as a Middlesbrough Mela special: Sunday 19^th July 7.45pm   New York is about 9/11 from the perspective of international students. Monday 20^th July, 7.00pm, Kambakkht Ishq is a feisty romance between two individuals as different from each other as chalk and cheese

Dorman Museum Linthorpe Road TS5 6LA Tel: 01642 813781

Clothing Connections

20 July 2009 to 5 January 2010 – Tuesday to Sunday 9:30 to 17:00

Find out where in the world pig’s tusks were as valuable for adornment as gold and silver and how the mucous secretions of a Mediterranean sea snail and the cocoon of a moth influenced world economies for over five thousand years!  Fashion as you’ve never imagined!

Middlesbrough Theatre The Avenue, TS5 6SA; Box Office: 01642 815181

Thurs 16th – Sat 18th July at 7.15pm

Spotlight Performing Arts present an amateur production of Way Out West

A “rootin tootin” ride through the greatest musical hits of the Wild West.

Tickets £9; Concessions £8

Amigos Pizzeria Palladium Shops, 49 Eastbourne Rd TS5 6QN Tel: 01642 824444

Capaldi’s Restaurant 156-158 Linthorpe Road, TS1 3RB Tel: 01642 249475

Monday to Saturday : Treat yourself at Capaldi’s Café & Restaurant this summer.  A free home made dessert and a glass of sparkling rosé wine with every starter and main course purchased between 5-9pm.  Please note that booking in advance and presentation of this guide is required to entitle you to this offer.

Central Park 337 Linthorpe Road TS5 6AA Tel: 01642 820586

Happy Hour: Monday: Saturday 12 – 6pm, pizza, pasta and 1/4 lb burgers at reduced prices

Fellinis Restaurant & Bar 325 Linthorpe Road TS5 6AA Tel: 01642 814597

Children Eat Free

Mon-Fri: 5pm-6.30pm     Sat: 12pm-6.30pm

Iqbal’s Balti Raj Bar & Restaurant & Take Away 294-296 Linthorpe Road, TS1 3QU

01642 831888

Happy Nights every Thursday and Sunday, 5 course meal for only £8.50
Also…special display buffet nights, self service – every Sunday-Wednesday 6-10pm. Variety of dishes available, also for vegetarians. All you can eat for only  £8.50

Sporting Lodge Inns – Teesside, Low Lane, Stainton Village, TS17 9LW Tel: 01642 578100

Thistle Hotel Fry Street TS1 1JH Tel: 0871 376 9028

Located on the first floor Co. Motion Bar is the perfect place to relax with a wide selection of hot and cold drinks available day and night along with a wide range of mouth-watering snack and light meals.