06/04/2026
52 days out for every weekend this year
Some of these are seasonal so do check venue opening hours direct when making plans
1 - Beamish Museum
2 - Holy Island
3 - Raby Castle, Deer Park, Gardens & Plotters' Forest
4 - Hopetown & South Park Darlington
5 - Bamburgh, Seahouses & Beadnell
6 - Alnwick Gardens & Barter Books
7 - Whitehouse Farm
8 - Science at Life & Discovery Museum Newcastle
9 - Seven Stories, Ouseburn Farm & Victoria Tunnel
10 - Great North Museum, Farrell Centre, Laing Art Gallery & Exhibition Park
11 - The Story, Oriental Museum, Wharton Park & Durham Cathedral
12 - Preston Park Museum & Gardens and Butterfly World
13 - Hamsterley Forest
14 - Cragside
15 - South Shields Museum, The Word, Arbeia Fort, Beach, Parks & Fairground
16 - Wallington
17 - The Sill & Hadrian's Wall
18 - Saltburn by the Sea
19 - Gibside
20 - Kirkleatham Museum, Gardens & Birds of Prey Centre
21 - Kielder
22 - Woodhorn Museum, Newbiggin Maritime Museum & Newbiggin by the Sea Beach Walk with Playgrounds
23 - Northumberlandia, the Giant Spoon & Darts at Cue Lounge Cramlington
24 - Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens, Mowbray Park & The Glass Centre
25 - Newcastle Castle, Newcastle Cathedral & Quayside Walk
26 - Diggerland Durham
27 - Northumberland Coast Bus Trip
28 - High Force & Low Force Waterfall Walks
29 - Bowes Museum & Barnard Castle
30 - Dorman Museum, Albert Park & MIMA
31 - Adventure Valley
32 - Seaburn Playground, STACK & Roker Park
33 - Morpeth Playground, Stepping Stones, Escape Room, Market & Bagpipe Museum
34 - Air Trail Tees Barrage & Teesaurus Park
35 - Hexham Gaol, Tyne Green Park, Sele Park & Sunday Car Boot
36 - Derwent Waterside Park Walk, Playground and Sunday Roast & Stroll at the Lord Crewe, Blanchland
37 - Northumberland Zoo & Afternoon Tea at The Running Fox
38 - Seaton Delaval Hall, St Mary's Lighthouse & Fish & Chips at Whitley Bay
39 - Limitless Play ar Level X Middlesbrough
40 - Explore Hadrian's Wall by Metro (Arbeia/Segedunum/Great North Museum)
41 - Hop on Hop Off Newcastle Open Top Bus Tour (warmer months)
42 - Shields Ferry Trip with visits to South Shields Museum & North Shields Fish Quay
43 - Hartlepool Museum, Maritime Museum & Seaton Carew Playgrounds / Fish & Chips
44 - Boat trip to the Farne Islands & Crazy Golf at Seahouses
45 - Bolam Lake, Kirkharle & Belsay Hall
46 - Amble Market, Sculpture Trail, Ice Cream Parlour & Warkworth Castle
47 - Seaham Coastal Walk & Sea Glass Hunting
48 - Ridley Park Blyth + Cinema at Market Pavilion
49 - Redcar Beach, Amusements & Locke Park
50 - Tynemouth Park Inflatables, Dino Golf, Playground & Aquarium
51 - Dilston Physic Garden, Corbridge Roman Town & Grants Bakery / The Pele Tower / Shopping in Corbridge
52 - Ford & Etal Heritage Railway, Heavy Horse Farm, Castle, Playground, Flour Mill & more
53 - (bonus) Auckland Palace, The Storied Lands & Kynren
Always check opening hours direct before heading out. Follow North East Family Fun for more days out ides
