Day's Out in the North East

Click here to see our guide to the best family days out in the North East (2016 edition)

Area Guides

• The ultimate bucket list for children in Northumberland 
• The best family walks in the North East with cafes and play parks nearby
• How to explore the Northumberland coast by bus
• The Best Gardens to Visit with Kids in Northumberland 
• 20+ North East Child-friendly Beer Gardens with Play Areas to try
• 20 Places to visit when it rains in North East England (all accessible via public transport)
• 11 Fun things to do in Whitley Bay
• How to spend 48 hours in Wooler
• How to spend 24 hours in Seahouses and Beadnell
• 20 FREE and discounted North East days out by bus
• Ultimate Bucket List for Children in Northumberland
• 10 child-friendly places to enjoy fish and chips

• 5 Reasons to visit Alnwick with kids 
• 5 Reasons to visit Alnmouth with kids
• 5 Reasons to visit Felton with kids
• 5 Reasons to visit Cramlington with kids 

Free Days Out

• Free Nature Trail at Derwent Waterside Park
• Free Arts Trail around Stamfordham Village
• Rothbury Riverside Walk and Playground
• Beamish Hall Woodland Adventure
• The Word, South Shields
• Newcastle's Quayside Seaside
• 11 Woodland Walks to try in North East England
• Highway Rat Trail at Kielder
• Derwent Walk Country Park FREE Sculpture Trail
• 20 free family days out in Northumberland
• 10 free days out in Newcastle Gateshead
• Top 10 Picnic Spots in Newcastle
• Exhibition Park, Newcastle
• Discovery Museum
• Plessey Woods FREE art trail
• Ladyburn Lake, Druridge Bay
• The Stick Man Trail at Hamsterley Forest
• Spineless at The Great North Museum Newcastle (Hancock)
• Top North East Picnic Spots
• Jesmond Dene
• The Northumbrian Coast - Craster and Low Newton
• Newcastle Quayside Market
• Northumberlandia
• Ouseburn Farm, Newcastle
• Rising Sun Country Park
• St Mary's Island

Castles

• Our Top 10 North East Castles
• Alnwick Castle
• Auckland Castle
• Bamburgh Castle
• Belsay Hall and Castle (English Heritage)
• Dunstanborough Castle
• Lindisfarne Castle (National Trust)
• Newcastle Castle
• Tynemouth Priory and Castle
• Warkworth Castle (English Heritage)
• Warkworth Castle: The Soldiers of their roses event 

Outdoor Fun

• A day exploring Cresswell, Warkworth, Druridge Bay and South Beach Blyth 
• How to Explore the Northumberland Coast by Bus
• Our guide to English Heritage Properties in the North East 
• 10 Places To Visit | NewcastleGateshead Quayside
• 20+ Family Friendly Beer Gardens
• 20 ways to stay active with kids in the North East 

• Alnwick Garden
• Aln Valley Railway 
• Beamish by bus
• Beamish Hall Woodland Adventure
• Beamish Wild School Holiday Activities
• Belsay Hall (English Heritage)
• Birdoswald Roman Fort Kite Festival (English Heritage)
• Blyth Beach Huts
• Butterfly world and Preston Park
• Calvert trust, Kielder:- Outdoor activities to try
• Chester's Roman Fort and Tearoom
• Corbridge Roman Town (English Heritage)
• Corbridge Festival 2016 - A Review
• Cragside (National Trust)
• Cragside Play Park Review (National Trust)
• Craster to Dunstanburgh Castle Walk
• Derwent Waterside Park
• Discovery Museum
• Druridge Bay Country Park
• Durham University Botanical Gardens
• Farne Islands Boat Trip
• Footprints on the Moon Forest School at Plessey Woods
• Hadrian's Wall by Bus
• Hadrian's Wall Kite Festival 2016 (Birdoswald)
• Hadrian's Wall Live 2016
• Hadrian's Wall Picnic Spots
• Hadrians Wall (National Trust and English Heritage)
• Heighley Gate Garden Centre - Dinosaur Golf
• Holy Island 
• Gibside (National Trust)
• Hamsterley Forest
• Holy Island
• Juice Festival | Day of the dead
• Kielder Village
• Kielder Highway Rat Trail
• Kirkley Hall Zoo
• Life Science Centre - Ice Skating (Nov - Feb)
• Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
• North & South Shields with Tyne and Wear Metro
• Northumberland Country Zoo
• Northumberland National Park | 25 Day's Out
• Northumberland's Wild Side
• Northumberlandia 
• Ocean Beach Pleasure park
• Ouseburn Farm, Newcastle
• Preston Park Museum
• Quayside Seaside
• Rothbury Riverside Walk and Playground 
• Seaton Delaval Hall (National Trust)
• Souter Lighthouse (National Trust)
• Sunderland Airshow with DFDS Seaways
• Tanfield Railway
• Ultimate Guide to Tynemouth
• Wallington Hall (National Trust)
• Wallington Hall in December (National Trust) 
• Washington Old Hall (National Trust)
• Whitehouse Farm
• WWT Washington Wetland Centre

Perfect for a rainy day

• 5 Days Out for Tweens and Teens at The Gate, Newcastle 
• 20+ places to visit on a rainy day in NE England (via public transport)
• CatPawcino Cat Cafe in Newcastle 
• Visiting Jarrow Hall with a Toddler
• The Word, South Shields
• Visiting Whitehouse Farm on a Rainy Day
• Silverlink and Extreme Bounce at Royal Quays by bus
• Gigglewicks Cramlington 
• Dino Jaws at Life Science Centre, Newcastle
• Segedenum Roman Fort, Wallsend
• Baliffgate Museum, Alnwick
• Northumberland Cheese Family Dairy Tour 
• The Racing Rig at Lane 7
• A family trip to watch a Newcastle Eagles match
• A snake encounter at Woodhorn
• The Bowes Museum
• Barter Books
• Gibside (National Trust)
• Seven Stories