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Newcastle with kids: days out, clubs and events
Newcastle’s Discovery Museum and the Great North Museum: Hancock are free to get into, and the Quayside and Exhibition Park are good for a walk. Beamish and the coast at Tynemouth are popular for a bigger day out.
On the map within about 20 km:
📅 What’s on in Newcastle this weekend
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Free to get into
- Hatton Gallery Museum & attraction · Haymarket · Free
- Ouseburn Farm Farm & animals · Ouseburn · Free
- Shipley Art Gallery Museum & attraction · Bensham · Free
- Northumberland Wildlife Trust St Nicholas Park Nature Reserve Park & nature walk · Coxlodge · Free
- ampitheatre Park & nature walk · Wardley · Free
- Derwenthaugh Country Park Park & nature walk · Winlaton Mill · Free
For a rainy day
- Great North Museum: Hancock Museum & attraction · Haymarket
- Laing Art Gallery Museum & attraction · Newcastle upon Tyne
- Discovery Museum Museum & attraction · Newcastle upon Tyne
- Climb Newcastle @ The Pool Swimming & leisure · Byker
- Newcastle Climbing Centre Museum & attraction · Byker
- Jump Giants Newcastle Trampoline & inflatable park · Gateshead
Out in the fresh air
- Rising Sun Country Park Park & nature walk · Holystone · Free
- Derwent Walk Country Park Park & nature walk · Winlaton Mill · Free
- Weetslade Country Park Park & nature walk · Dudley · Free
- Burradon Country Park Park & nature walk · Camperdown · Free
- Shingle Beach Beach · Ryton · Free
Clubs that meet every week
- Newcastle Children's Choir Music & drama · Newcastle city centre · Tuesdays 5.30-7pm in term time
- Town Moor junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Newcastle Upon Tyne · Every Sunday at 9am
- Babies & Toddlers at St Luke's, Newcastle Baby & toddler groups · Newcastle city centre · Thursdays 9:30-11am
- Gateway Studio - Gateway Juniors Dance & gymnastics · Gateshead town centre · Tuesdays 4:30-5:30pm (Gateway Juniors, 7-11)
- Little Ones Play Cafe Baby & toddler groups · Gateshead · Wednesdays 10-11:30am, term time
- Saltwell junior parkrun Outdoor & forest school · Gateshead · Every Sunday at 9am
- 18th Gateshead Boys' Brigade Scouts, Guides & youth groups · Gateshead · Anchors (5–8) Fridays 6:15pm–7:15pm; Juniors (8–11) Fridays 6.45pm–8.15pm; Company (11–15) Fridays 7.30pm–9.00pm; Seniors (15–18) Fridays 7.45pm–9.15pm
- Holy Cross Toddler Group, Fenham Baby & toddler groups · Fenham, Newcastle · Tuesdays 9-11:15am, term time
Coming up in the next few weeks
- Tiny Sparks! STEM & Storytime Storytime & library events · City centre · 📅 Sun 15 Nov – Fri 27 Nov
- ELF The Musical Shows, theatre & panto · City centre · 📅 Wed 18 Nov – Sat 21 Nov
- Newcastle Christmas Market Santa & Christmas · Newcastle city centre · Free · 📅 Thu 19 Nov – Wed 23 Dec
- Northern Lights Newcastle Santa & Christmas · Leazes · 📅 Fri 20 Nov – Thu 31 Dec
- Santa Stories at the Christmas Village Storytime & library events · Newcastle city centre · 📅 Sat 21 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Santa's Grotto at Dobbies Birtley Santa & Christmas · Birtley · 📅 Sat 21 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Christmas at Beamish Santa & Christmas · Beamish · 📅 Sat 21 Nov – Thu 24 Dec
- Jack and the Beanstalk Shows, theatre & panto · Newcastle city centre · 📅 Tue 24 Nov – Sun 17 Jan