Family days out near Gateshead

199 things to do with kids within 20 miles of Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, 96 of them free. Nearest first, with prices, opening times, parking and the quietest days to go on each page. Distances are straight-line miles from the town centre.

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Closest to Gateshead

Shipley Art Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Clip 'n Climb Gateshead Leisure Centre under 1 mile · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Saltwell Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Bessie Surtees House 1 miles · Free entry
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art 1 miles · Free entry
Newcastle Castle 1 miles · Adult £13.65 · Child £8.95 · Family £38.45
Life Science Centre 1 miles · Adult £15 · Child £15 · Family £60
Newcastle Cathedral 1 miles · Free entry
Jump Giants Newcastle 1 miles · Adult £16.50 · Child £16.50 · Family £66
EXIT Newcastle 1 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Discovery Museum 1 miles · Free entry
The Escape Key, Newcastle 1 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72

Free things to do with kids near Gateshead (96)

Shipley Art Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Saltwell Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Bessie Surtees House 1 miles · Free entry
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art 1 miles · Free entry
Newcastle Cathedral 1 miles · Free entry
Discovery Museum 1 miles · Free entry
Laing Art Gallery 2 miles · Free entry
Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books 2 miles · Free entry
Ouseburn Farm 2 miles · Free entry
Great North Museum: Hancock 2 miles · Free entry
Hatton Gallery 2 miles · Free entry
Leazes Park 2 miles · Free entry
Watergate Forest Park 2 miles · Free entry
Exhibition Park, Newcastle 2 miles · Free entry
Bill Quay Community Farm 3 miles · Free entry

Garden, Park & Outdoor (65)

Saltwell Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Leazes Park 2 miles · Free entry
Watergate Forest Park 2 miles · Free entry
Exhibition Park, Newcastle 2 miles · Free entry
Jesmond Dene and Pets' Corner 3 miles · Free entry
Paddy Freeman's Park 3 miles · Free entry
Thornley Woodlands Centre 5 miles · Free entry
Derwent Walk Country Park 5 miles · Free entry
Causey Arch 5 miles · Free entry
Gibside 5 miles · Adult £19.80 · Child £9.90 · Family £49.50
Rising Sun Country Park 5 miles · Free entry
Killingworth Lake 6 miles · Free entry
Newburn Riverside Country Park 6 miles · Free entry
Weetslade Country Park 7 miles · Free entry
Penshaw Monument 7 miles · Free entry
Big Waters Country Park 7 miles · Free entry
Herrington Country Park 7 miles · Free entry
Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street 7 miles · Free entry
North Shields Fish Quay 8 miles · Free entry
Chopwell Wood 8 miles · Free entry
South Marine Park, South Shields 8 miles · Free entry
Northumberland Park, North Shields 8 miles · Free entry
Sandhaven Beach, South Shields 8 miles · Free entry
Holywell Dene 9 miles · Free entry
Tynemouth Longsands Beach 9 miles · Free entry
King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth 9 miles · Free entry
Barnes Park, Sunderland 9 miles · Free entry
Cullercoats Bay 9 miles · Free entry
Whitley Bay Beach 9 miles · Free entry
The Leas and Marsden Bay 9 miles · Free entry
Northumberlandia 9 miles · Free entry
Seaburn and Roker Beaches 9 miles · Free entry
Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve 9 miles · Free entry
Roker Park, Sunderland 9 miles · Free entry
Mowbray Park, Sunderland 10 miles · Free entry
Whitburn Coastal Park 10 miles · Free entry
Roker Pier and Lighthouse 10 miles · Free entry
Seaton Sluice Beach 10 miles · Free entry
Tyne Riverside Country Park, Prudhoe 10 miles · Free entry
Hetton Lyons Country Park 11 miles · Free entry
Blyth Beach 12 miles · Free entry
Elemore Country Park 12 miles · Free entry
Crook Hall Gardens 12 miles · Adult £11 · Child £5.50 · Family £27.50
Wharton Park, Durham 12 miles · Free entry
Bedlington Country Park 12 miles · Free entry
Ridley Park, Blyth 12 miles · Free entry
Plessey Woods Country Park 12 miles · Free entry
Durham riverbanks and Prebends Bridge 13 miles · Free entry
Seaham Beach 13 miles · Free entry
Durham University Botanic Garden 13 miles · Adult £5 · Child £0 · Family £10
East Grange Farm Sunflowers and Pumpkins 14 miles · Adult £5 · Child £5 · Family £20
Brocksbushes Farm 15 miles · Adult £2.20 · Child £2.20 · Family £8
Carlisle Park, Morpeth 15 miles · Free entry
Hirst Park, Ashington 16 miles · Free entry
Derwent Reservoir 16 miles · Free entry
Bolam Lake Country Park 16 miles · Free entry
Newbiggin Bay 16 miles · Free entry
Pow Hill Country Park 16 miles · Free entry
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park 17 miles · Free entry
Castle Eden Dene 18 miles · Free entry
Tunstall Reservoir 19 miles · Free entry
Blackhall Rocks and Crimdon Beach 19 miles · Free entry
Cresswell beach and pond 20 miles · Free entry
Kirkharle Courtyard and Lake 20 miles · Free entry
The Sele and Abbey Grounds, Hexham 20 miles · Free entry

Play & Activity Centre (59)

Clip 'n Climb Gateshead Leisure Centre under 1 mile · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Jump Giants Newcastle 1 miles · Adult £16.50 · Child £16.50 · Family £66
EXIT Newcastle 1 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
The Escape Key, Newcastle 1 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
The Valley Bouldering, Climb Newcastle 2 miles · Adult £12 · Child £9 · Family £42
Escape Newcastle 2 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Climb Newcastle, Byker 2 miles · Adult £20 · Child £8 · Family £56
Fun Shack Gateshead 2 miles · Adult £0 · Child £8 · Family £16
Namco Funscape Metrocentre 3 miles · Adult £0 · Child £7.95 · Family £15.90
Activate Metrocentre 3 miles · Adult £19.95–£26.25 · Child £19.95–£26.25 · Family £105
BattleKart Gateshead 3 miles · Adult £20 · Child £20 · Family £80
Clip 'n Climb Metrocentre 3 miles · Adult £14.95 · Child £14.95 · Family £59.80
Clip 'n Climb Newcastle 3 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £13.50 · Family £54
Fun Shack Newcastle 3 miles · Adult £0 · Child £8 · Family £16
Newcastle Trampoline and Play Park 3 miles · Adult £11.50 · Child £11.50 · Family £46
TeamSport Go Karting Newcastle 3 miles · Adult £30 · Child £27 · Family £110
Mister Twisters, Gateshead 4 miles · Adult £0 · Child £6.50 · Family £13
Hebburn Central Soft Play 4 miles · Adult £0 · Child £2.90 · Family £5.80
Canny Crafty Pottery Painting, Gosforth 4 miles · Adult £0 · Child £10–£35 · Family £28
Round the Twist, Benton 4 miles · Adult £0 · Child £6 · Family £12
The Fun Jungle, Washington 4 miles · Adult £0 · Child £7.50 · Family £15
Washington Leisure Centre Soft Play 5 miles · Adult £5 · Child £5 · Family £10
Hollywood Bowl Washington 5 miles · Adult £9.50 · Child £9.50 · Family £38
Riddle Room, Forest Hall 5 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Gutterball Alley, North Shields 6 miles · Adult £6 · Child £5 · Family £22
Super Tramp Sunderland 6 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Kiki's Kabin, North Shields 7 miles · Adult £0 · Child £4.75 · Family £9.50
The Strategy Escape Rooms, Sunderland 8 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Sunderland Wall 8 miles · Adult £10 · Child £8 · Family £36
Haven Point Leisure Pool 8 miles · Adult £7.05 · Child £5.05 · Family £24.35
Quasar Laserforce, South Shields 8 miles · Adult £6 · Child £6 · Family £24
The Dunes, South Shields 8 miles · Adult £0 · Child £6 · Family £12
Whitley Bay Ice Rink 8 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £13 · Family £48
Holmside Park 8 miles · Adult £8 · Child £15 · Family £46
Clip 'n Climb Ponteland 8 miles · Adult £12 · Child £12 · Family £48
Krazy Kingdom, Annfield Plain 9 miles · Adult £1 · Child £4.95 · Family £11.90
Tynemouth Park and Lost World Adventure Golf 9 miles · Adult £4.50 · Child £3 · Family £15
Delta Force Paintball Newcastle 9 miles · Adult £9.99 · Child £9.99 · Family £39.96
Sunderland Aquatic Centre 9 miles · Adult £7.35 · Child £7.35 · Family £29.40
Pirate Escape Rooms, Whitley Bay 9 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Whitley Bay Mini Golf and FootGolf 9 miles · Adult £6.70 · Child £5.70 · Family £20.50
Airbox Bounce, Cramlington 9 miles · Adult £10 · Child £10 · Family £40
Silksworth Ski Slope 9 miles · Adult £15 · Child £12 · Family £50
Waves Leisure Pool, Whitley Bay 9 miles · Adult £6.90 · Child £4.70 · Family £23.20
Concordia Leisure Centre Soft Play, Cramlington 9 miles · Adult £4 · Child £4 · Family £8
CJ's Funhouse, Cramlington 9 miles · Adult £0 · Child £5.95 · Family £11.90
Sunderland Bowl 9 miles · Adult £6.50 · Child £5 · Family £22
Laser Quest Sunderland 9 miles · Adult £8 · Child £8 · Family £32
Prudhoe Waterworld 10 miles · Adult £5.50 · Child £3.65 · Family £18.30
Karting North East (Warden Law) 10 miles · Adult £30 · Child £10 · Family £80
Jumbo Jungle, Consett 11 miles · Adult £0 · Child £5 · Family £10
Infinite Air, Durham 12 miles · Adult £13 · Child £13 · Family £52
Bounce Indoor Play, Blyth 13 miles · Adult £0 · Child £6 · Family £12
Fun Shack Seaham 13 miles · Adult £0 · Child £8 · Family £16
The Fun Zone, Langley Moor 14 miles · Adult £0 · Child £5 · Family £10
Durham Climbing Centre 14 miles · Adult £10 · Child £7.50 · Family £35
Treasure Island, Morpeth 15 miles · Adult £0 · Child £3 · Family £6
Northumberland Escape Rooms, Morpeth 15 miles · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Go Ape Matfen 15 miles · Adult £36.95 · Child £36.95 · Family £147.80

Castle & Historic Landmark (34)

Bessie Surtees House 1 miles · Free entry
Newcastle Castle 1 miles · Adult £13.65 · Child £8.95 · Family £38.45
Newcastle Cathedral 1 miles · Free entry
Victoria Tunnel 1 miles · Adult £13 · Child £6 · Family £38
Angel of the North 3 miles · Free entry
Segedunum Roman Fort 4 miles · Adult £7.75 · Child £0 · Family £15.50
Washington Old Hall 5 miles · Adult £7.70 · Child £3.90 · Family £19.30
Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels 5 miles · Free entry
St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow 6 miles · Free entry
Hylton Castle 7 miles · Free entry
Heddon-on-the-Wall 8 miles · Free entry
George Stephenson's Birthplace 8 miles · Free entry
Derwentcote Steel Furnace 8 miles · Free entry
Tynemouth Priory and Castle 9 miles · Adult £8 · Child £5 · Family £21
Spanish City, Whitley Bay 9 miles · Free entry
Souter Lighthouse 10 miles · Adult £7.70 · Child £3.90 · Family £19.30
Finchale Priory 10 miles · Free entry
Seaton Delaval Hall 10 miles · Adult £16.50 · Child £8.30 · Family £41.30
Prudhoe Castle 10 miles · Free entry
St Mary's Lighthouse 10 miles · Adult £7 · Child £3.50 · Family £17
Cherryburn 11 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4 · Family £20
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens 12 miles · Adult £12 · Child £7 · Family £38
Blyth Battery 12 miles · Free entry
Prince Bishop River Cruiser and Browns Rowing Boats 12 miles · Adult £9 · Child £5 · Family £28
Durham Castle 12 miles · Adult £7.50 · Child £0 · Family £15
Durham Cathedral 12 miles · Free entry
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 14 miles · Adult £14 · Child £8 · Family £36
Aydon Castle 16 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4.80 · Family £20.80
Corbridge Roman Town 17 miles · Adult £10 · Child £6 · Family £26
Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee 17 miles · Free entry
Binchester Roman Fort 19 miles · Adult £6 · Child £3 · Family £15
Wallington 20 miles · Adult £24.20 · Child £12.10 · Family £60.50
Hexham Old Gaol 20 miles · Adult £8 · Child £0 · Family £16
Hexham Abbey 20 miles · Free entry

National Museum & Exhibition (23)

Shipley Art Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art 1 miles · Free entry
Life Science Centre 1 miles · Adult £15 · Child £15 · Family £60
Discovery Museum 1 miles · Free entry
Laing Art Gallery 2 miles · Free entry
Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books 2 miles · Free entry
St James' Park Stadium Tour 2 miles · Adult £24 · Child £13 · Family £74
Great North Museum: Hancock 2 miles · Free entry
Hatton Gallery 2 miles · Free entry
Path Head Water Mill 5 miles · Free entry
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North 5 miles · Adult £35 · Child £20.50 · Family £85.50
Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm, Village and Bede Museum 5 miles · Adult £11.50 · Child £8.50 · Family £36
North East Land, Sea and Air Museums 6 miles · Adult £7.50 · Child £4 · Family £20
The Word, South Shields 7 miles · Free entry
South Shields Museum and Art Gallery 8 miles · Free entry
Wylam Railway Museum 9 miles · Free entry
Stadium of Light Tour 9 miles · Adult £20 · Child £10 · Family £60
Palace Green Library and Museum of Archaeology 12 miles · Free entry
Durham Museum and Heritage Centre 13 miles · Adult £4 · Child £2 · Family £10
Oriental Museum 13 miles · Free entry
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum 15 miles · Free entry
Newbiggin Maritime Centre 17 miles · Adult £2.50 · Child £1.50 · Family £8
Woodhorn Museum 17 miles · Adult £11 · Child £0 · Family £22

Zoo & Safari Park (8)

Ouseburn Farm 2 miles · Free entry
Bill Quay Community Farm 3 miles · Free entry
Washington Wetland Centre 6 miles · Adult £11.07 · Child £7.20 · Family £31.05
Northumberland College Zoo, Kirkley Hall 11 miles · Adult £7.50 · Child £6.25 · Family £27.50
Whitehouse Farm Centre 13 miles · Adult £14.25 · Child £14.25 · Family £56.95
Hall Hill Farm 14 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £12.50 · Family £48
Low Barns Nature Reserve 20 miles · Free entry
Tweddle Children's Animal Farm 20 miles · Adult £9 · Child £9 · Family £36

Heritage Railway & Transport (5)

Bowes Railway 3 miles · Adult £5 · Child £3 · Family £16
Tanfield Railway 6 miles · Adult £16.22 · Child £5.30 · Family £43.04
Stephenson Steam Railway 6 miles · Free entry
Shields Ferry 7 miles · Adult £2 · Child £0.60 · Family £5.20
Ryhope Engines Museum 11 miles · Free entry

Theme Park (4)

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park 8 miles · Free entry
Adventure Valley 10 miles · Adult £9.95–£14.95 · Child £9.95–£14.95 · Family £51.80
Diggerland Durham 11 miles · Adult £25.95–£39.50 · Child £25.95–£39.50 · Family £103.80
Kynren 20 miles · Adult £30 · Child £20 · Family £100

Aquarium & Marine Centre (1)

Tynemouth Aquarium 9 miles · Adult £18.90 · Child £14.40 · Family £63.60