52 Days Out for Tweens & Teens (North East England)

Looking for a day out with tweens and teens in North East England? Here are 52 ideas to get you started. 

52 Days Out for Tweens & Teens (North East England) 

 A day out for every weekend of the year

1 - Activate Interactive Gaming at Metrocentre
2 - ML7 Unlimited Arcades for 1 hour for £10

3 - Ice Skating at Whitley Bay / Billingham
4 - Air Trail Tees Valley Climbing Challenge
5 - Hot Chocolate & Bookshop Visits (Berwick, Hexham, Whitley Bay and Durham are fab for this)
6 - Axe Throwing

7 - Ten Pin Bowling (The Pin is supposed to be brill and you can try the driving range too)
8 - Interactive Darts at WonderBar Newcastle or Gutterball
9 - Roller Rink at Gutterball
10 - Retro Gaming at Retro Bay Whitley Bay or Four Quarters

11 - Blackfriars Cookery or Fun Little Foodies Cookery School (both offer options for teens)
12 - Doughnuts from Deep North and a mooch around Ouseburn (check out Lime Street for indie boutiques)
13 - Junkyard Golf (or similar)

14 - Pizza Punks Pizza with Unlimited Toppings
15 - Climb Roseberry Topping
16 - Seal Spotting at St Mary’s Lighthouse / Seal Sands

17 - Sea Glass Hunting & Ice Cream at Seaham
18 - Visit STACK for Live Music & Food
19 - Boat Trip to the Farne Islands with Fish & Chips at Seahouses

20 - Escape Room
21 - Food Challenge - can you find the best burger / hot chocolate / ice cream / pizza in the North East? Make a list and visit one venue a month.
22 - Pool / Darts at Cue Lounge Cramlington

23 - Barter Books & Lunch at Dirty Bottles
24 - Point Blank Shooting
25 - Snow Tubing at Whickham Thorns

26 - Book a Workshop Together - EG Jewellery Making / Bathbomb Making at Lush / Doughnut Making at Deep North/ Chocolate Workshop with La Choclatrice
27 - Kynren
28 - Victoria Tunnel Tour

29 - Paddleboarding & Surfing
30 - St James’ Park (or other stadium) Tour & Lunch at Shearers

31 - Skiing at Silksworth
32 - Birds of Prey Experience with Falconry Days
33 - White Water Rafting in Teesside
34 - Climb Penshaw Monument followed by Pancakes at Love Lilys in Herrington Park or walk around Hamsterley Forest, play Disc Golf & stop for a lush homemade cake in their cafe

35 - Bats & Pizza Night with Wild Intrigue
36 - BattleKart Gateshead
37 - Air Box Bounce / Trampoline Park
38 - Teen Spa Day (The Garage Spa offer this for example)

39 - Stargazing Event (Grassholme, Kielder and Twice Brewed)
40 - Newcastle True Crime Tour / Ghost Walk
41 - Ghost Hunting at Chillingham Castle


42 - Newcastle Quayside, Jesmond or Tynemouth Market
43 - Wylam Brewery Food Battles

44 - Play Cards at your Local Pub
45 - Alpaca Walking (we recommend Teesdale Alpacas)
46 - Goat Experience with West Barn Pygmy Goats
47 - Afternoon Tea at 3Sixty Sky Bar
48 - Dog and Scone / Cat Cafe Visit

49 - Fishing Trip (Northumbrian Waterside Parks run beginner sessions)
50 - Teesside Princess River Cruise
51 - Mocktails at the Alchemist
52 - Archery / Zip Wire / King Swing / Clay Pigeon Shooting and more at Calvert Trust Kielder

*Some of these venues have age restrictions in the evenings / special events so do check.