This post is based on a visit in August 2021. Always check information with venue direct when making plans as details can change over time.
This post was published in October 2021. Please check with BALTIC direct for the most up to date information when making plans to visit.
Image Credits: Albert Potrony: equal play installation view, BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead. Photo: Rob Harris © 2021 BALTIC
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Thanks to our team member Bethanie for sharing some personal recommendations for child friendly cafes across North East England to try in this post. This post was published in October 2021, photos are a mix of Bethanies and my own. Please always check details (especially opening hours) with venues direct when making plans as information can change. Over to Bethanie......
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Blogging and the way I run my business evolves over time and after years of sharing ideas for the weekend ahead on my Facebook page, I switched it to a blog post recently and it has worked really well. This month, I am changing things up again and I am going to share a guide to events across the whole month ahead in a blog post.
This is an advertisement for October 2021 and based on a visit in September 2021. Any edits / reshares beyond this point have not been asked or paid for. Please always check information direct with venues when making plans as details can change over time.
Guest post by one of our new writers, Jennifer, who visited Mog on the Tyne (a cat cafe in Newcastle) with their 5 year old daughter in September 2021. Please always check with venue direct for the most up-to-date information and use this post as a guide only. Over to Jennifer........
This post is based on a visit in September 2021. Always check details with venues direct when making plans as information may change over time.
We have three family birthdays in September and it is a bit of a tradition that we go out for an Indian meal to celebrate. This year, we booked Asmara in Blyth for their Thursday night banquet deal.
We have a busy October Half Term planned this year and I wanted to share our plans. I know as we share our days out I will be asked for the details so I am hoping that having it here all in one place will be easy for me to direct people to when they want to find out more. I won't be online much during the week itself.
This post is by Bethanie from Northumberland Family Diaries and based on a visit in Summer 2021. As always, please check with venue direct for the most up-to-date info especially regarding booking, opening hours and prices. Over to Bethanie.......
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This post is based on a visit in July 2021. Please always check information with venue direct when making plans as information (especially opening hours and admission) may have changed.
Kirkleatham Owl Centre is in Redcar and part of a wider estate - you can choose to visit all or some of the attractions on offer which are all close together.
25 September
Hello and welcome to another edition of weekend reading. My regular chatty post about this and that.
This week we celebrated Harry's 15th birthday. It is crazy to me that I was around this age when I first met Steve! We enjoyed a few family meals to celebrate including a wonderful Indian banquet at Asmara.
This post is based on our visit in August 2021. Please always double check information with attractions direct when booking as information/details can change over time.
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Hello! I usually share a few ideas for things to do over the weekend across North East England on Facebook and Instagram Stories every Friday morning. I am going to trial sharing this info as a blog post too as hopefully I can provide more info. Let's see how this goes!
This post will always use this link so bookmark it and check back every Friday morning. I will of course re-share across Social Media each week too.
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Teesside Park in Stockton-on-Tees recently invited us to #SeizeTheDay and enjoy some much needed family time together and have a spontaneous day of fun at their centre whilst enjoying some of the activities we had missed over the last year or so.
We honestly had the best time and after a busy few weeks, it was so nice to re-group and spend a full day doing things we enjoy.
This was my first visit to Teesside Park and I was super impressed with both the range and quality of facilities on offer. I really hope this post inspires more of you to visit and it is somewhere I would 100% recommend to families as a destination for their next day out.
Let's take a peek at why we think you should #SeizeTheDay and visit Teesside Park.......
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I am often asked for ideas for days out for wheelchair users or where there is access to a changing places toilet so have spent some time researching this post which I hope some of you will find useful. Please note, I am not a wheelchair user myself and do not have first hand experience.
I would love to hear from those who do so if you are a wheelchair user (or carer) and have anything to add to this post, please email sam@northeastfamilyfun.co.uk Thank you.
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Orchard Hideaways is a small glamping site in the North Lakes area of the Lake District. There are just 17 glamping pods on site and the accommodation and facilities are immaculate. No additional camping/tourers are allowed and you do feel as if you are part of a lovely little community of glampers when you stay here.
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Preston Park in Stockton-on-Tees is somewhere we have visited many times over the years and a place I have recommended time and time again. It is low-cost, there is lots to do with indoor and outdoor options and easy to get to by car or public transport.
This post is an advertisement for August 2021. Any shares / amendments beyond this date have not been asked or paid for. The photos from this post have been taken at various points from 2018-present day. Please always check with Raby Castle for up-to-date information when making plans as this information may have changed.
This post will share some information on what you can expect from a visit to Raby Castle. A lovely day out in North East England which is so much more than just a Castle.
It is somewhere I recommend to families with children of all ages - from babies right up to teens and families with grown up / no children too. It is one of those places which is interesting for all generations to visit and somewhere where there is something for everyone to enjoy.
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The Big Northumberland Gear Change is a campaign hoping to inspire more walking and cycling across my home county of beautiful Northumberland and I am delighted to be involved.
Over the past year or so, our car usage has been at an all time low (for obvious reasons) and the money we have saved along with the environmental and health benefits is something I am keen to continue and we hope to leave the car at home and use public transport, walk and cycle more often than we previously would have.
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Go Smarter, Go Active is a brand new campaign which aims to encourage more people to explore the whole of North East England via active travel (walking, cycling, scooting etc.....). You may remember I have previously shared some of their free summer roadshows and I can personally vouch for how brilliant they were at encouraging Jack to get on his bike with their FREE kids cycling classes.
A lovely reader (Laura Jordison) has been in touch to share some information about Bill Quay Farm (and thanks to Laura for these photos too).
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This post is based on our visit in July 2021. We stayed in Rumbling Bridge which is very small village near Kinross in the Central Lowlands. We certainly didn't see all that is on offer in the area as it is so vast but I hope this post will give you an idea of what you can expect. Rumbling Bridge is around a 3 hour drive from Newcastle. We had the best time and found there was a real mix of things to do as well as opportunities to relax.
We absolutely love taking holidays in Scotland. It is easy to get to from the North East and offers stunning scenery, lots of ways to relax and there is so much in terms of things to do too.
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This post is based on a visit to Broom House Farm in June 2021. Please check details with venue direct before setting off and things may have changed since this post was published. A version of his post also appears on Dog Friendly North East.
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Steve's parents have been holiday home owners at Cresswell Towers Holiday Park on the Northumberland Coast for almost 10 years now. We are super lucky that we have been able to share owner benefits (with none of the associated hassle and cost) and as the kids have grown up we have enjoyed many lovely holidays at Cresswell and have created lots of memories. I would estimate the kids have visited and stayed there over 30 times.
I cannot believe that despite us visiting so often, I have never written a review of Cresswell Towers. I think this is because I kind of see visiting Cresswell as a true holiday for us which is reflected in the quality of the photos in this post - you can see I am definitely not in work mode!
Obviously, not all facilities may be available on the day of your visit depending on restrictions etc.... so please use this post as a guide and then check with Parkdean direct when booking / making plans to see what will be open / expected activities available on the date of your trip.
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This post is based on a visit to the Great North Museum, Newcastle in June 2021. Information may have changed since this post was published. Please always check for the most up-to-date information direct with the museum before making plans.
This post is based on a visit in June 2021. Please check the Dilston Physic Garden website and social media for up-to-date information when making plans as things may have changed since this post was published.
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There are a few ways you can visit High Force, this post focuses on the most convenient/easiest way (for us anyway) to visit via the access path from High Force Hotel which is managed by Raby Estates.
