Family days out near Newcastle upon Tyne

195 things to do with kids within 20 miles of Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, 95 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 Newcastle upon Tyne

Hatton Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Leazes Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Great North Museum: Hancock under 1 mile · Free entry
St James' Park Stadium Tour under 1 mile · Adult £24 · Child £13 · Family £74
Escape Newcastle under 1 mile · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Laing Art Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
The Escape Key, Newcastle under 1 mile · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Exhibition Park, Newcastle under 1 mile · Free entry
EXIT Newcastle under 1 mile · Adult £18 · Child £18 · Family £72
Newcastle Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
Discovery Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
Newcastle Castle under 1 mile · Adult £13.65 · Child £8.95 · Family £38.45

Free things to do with kids near Newcastle upon Tyne (95)

Hatton Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Leazes Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Great North Museum: Hancock under 1 mile · Free entry
Laing Art Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Exhibition Park, Newcastle under 1 mile · Free entry
Newcastle Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
Discovery Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
Bessie Surtees House under 1 mile · Free entry
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art 1 miles · Free entry
Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books 1 miles · Free entry
Ouseburn Farm 1 miles · Free entry
Jesmond Dene and Pets' Corner 1 miles · Free entry
Paddy Freeman's Park 2 miles · Free entry
Shipley Art Gallery 2 miles · Free entry
Saltwell Park 2 miles · Free entry

Garden, Park & Outdoor (65)

Leazes Park under 1 mile · Free entry
Exhibition Park, Newcastle under 1 mile · Free entry
Jesmond Dene and Pets' Corner 1 miles · Free entry
Paddy Freeman's Park 2 miles · Free entry
Saltwell Park 2 miles · Free entry
Watergate Forest Park 3 miles · Free entry
Killingworth Lake 4 miles · Free entry
Rising Sun Country Park 4 miles · Free entry
Weetslade Country Park 5 miles · Free entry
Derwent Walk Country Park 5 miles · Free entry
Thornley Woodlands Centre 5 miles · Free entry
Big Waters Country Park 5 miles · Free entry
Newburn Riverside Country Park 5 miles · Free entry
Gibside 6 miles · Adult £19.80 · Child £9.90 · Family £49.50
Causey Arch 6 miles · Free entry
North Shields Fish Quay 7 miles · Free entry
Holywell Dene 7 miles · Free entry
Northumberlandia 7 miles · Free entry
Northumberland Park, North Shields 8 miles · Free entry
South Marine Park, South Shields 8 miles · Free entry
Chopwell Wood 8 miles · Free entry
Sandhaven Beach, South Shields 8 miles · Free entry
Tynemouth Longsands Beach 8 miles · Free entry
Cullercoats Bay 8 miles · Free entry
King Edward's Bay, Tynemouth 8 miles · Free entry
Whitley Bay Beach 8 miles · Free entry
Penshaw Monument 9 miles · Free entry
Herrington Country Park 9 miles · Free entry
Riverside Park, Chester-le-Street 9 miles · Free entry
Seaton Sluice Beach 9 miles · Free entry
The Leas and Marsden Bay 10 miles · Free entry
Tyne Riverside Country Park, Prudhoe 10 miles · Free entry
Barnes Park, Sunderland 10 miles · Free entry
Blyth Beach 10 miles · Free entry
Bedlington Country Park 10 miles · Free entry
Seaburn and Roker Beaches 10 miles · Free entry
Whitburn Coastal Park 10 miles · Free entry
Plessey Woods Country Park 10 miles · Free entry
Roker Park, Sunderland 11 miles · Free entry
Ridley Park, Blyth 11 miles · Free entry
Mowbray Park, Sunderland 11 miles · Free entry
Roker Pier and Lighthouse 11 miles · Free entry
Rainton Meadows Nature Reserve 11 miles · Free entry
Hetton Lyons Country Park 13 miles · Free entry
Carlisle Park, Morpeth 13 miles · Free entry
Elemore Country Park 14 miles · Free entry
Crook Hall Gardens 14 miles · Adult £11 · Child £5.50 · Family £27.50
Wharton Park, Durham 14 miles · Free entry
Brocksbushes Farm 14 miles · Adult £2.20 · Child £2.20 · Family £8
Hirst Park, Ashington 14 miles · Free entry
Seaham Beach 14 miles · Free entry
Durham riverbanks and Prebends Bridge 14 miles · Free entry
Bolam Lake Country Park 14 miles · Free entry
Newbiggin Bay 15 miles · Free entry
Durham University Botanic Garden 15 miles · Adult £5 · Child £0 · Family £10
Queen Elizabeth II Country Park 15 miles · Free entry
East Grange Farm Sunflowers and Pumpkins 16 miles · Adult £5 · Child £5 · Family £20
Derwent Reservoir 16 miles · Free entry
Pow Hill Country Park 17 miles · Free entry
Cresswell beach and pond 18 miles · Free entry
Kirkharle Courtyard and Lake 18 miles · Free entry
The Sele and Abbey Grounds, Hexham 19 miles · Free entry
Tyne Green Country Park, Hexham 19 miles · Free entry
Castle Eden Dene 19 miles · Free entry
Tunstall Reservoir 20 miles · Free entry

Play & Activity Centre (59)

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

Castle & Historic Landmark (33)

Newcastle Cathedral under 1 mile · Free entry
Newcastle Castle under 1 mile · Adult £13.65 · Child £8.95 · Family £38.45
Bessie Surtees House under 1 mile · Free entry
Victoria Tunnel 1 miles · Adult £13 · Child £6 · Family £38
Segedunum Roman Fort 3 miles · Adult £7.75 · Child £0 · Family £15.50
Angel of the North 5 miles · Free entry
Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels 5 miles · Free entry
St Paul's Monastery, Jarrow 6 miles · Free entry
Washington Old Hall 7 miles · Adult £7.70 · Child £3.90 · Family £19.30
Heddon-on-the-Wall 7 miles · Free entry
George Stephenson's Birthplace 7 miles · Free entry
Hylton Castle 8 miles · Free entry
Spanish City, Whitley Bay 8 miles · Free entry
Tynemouth Priory and Castle 8 miles · Adult £8 · Child £5 · Family £21
Seaton Delaval Hall 9 miles · Adult £16.50 · Child £8.30 · Family £41.30
Derwentcote Steel Furnace 9 miles · Free entry
St Mary's Lighthouse 9 miles · Adult £7 · Child £3.50 · Family £17
Prudhoe Castle 10 miles · Free entry
Souter Lighthouse 10 miles · Adult £7.70 · Child £3.90 · Family £19.30
Cherryburn 11 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4 · Family £20
Blyth Battery 11 miles · Free entry
Finchale Priory 11 miles · Free entry
Belsay Hall, Castle and Gardens 13 miles · Adult £14 · Child £8 · Family £36
Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens 13 miles · Adult £12 · Child £7 · Family £38
Prince Bishop River Cruiser and Browns Rowing Boats 14 miles · Adult £9 · Child £5 · Family £28
Durham Castle 14 miles · Adult £7.50 · Child £0 · Family £15
Durham Cathedral 14 miles · Free entry
Aydon Castle 15 miles · Adult £8 · Child £4.80 · Family £20.80
Corbridge Roman Town 16 miles · Adult £10 · Child £6 · Family £26
Wallington 18 miles · Adult £24.20 · Child £12.10 · Family £60.50
Hexham Old Gaol 19 miles · Adult £8 · Child £0 · Family £16
Apollo Pavilion, Peterlee 19 miles · Free entry
Hexham Abbey 19 miles · Free entry

National Museum & Exhibition (23)

Hatton Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Great North Museum: Hancock under 1 mile · Free entry
St James' Park Stadium Tour under 1 mile · Adult £24 · Child £13 · Family £74
Laing Art Gallery under 1 mile · Free entry
Discovery Museum under 1 mile · Free entry
Life Science Centre under 1 mile · Adult £15 · Child £15 · Family £60
BALTIC Centre for Contemporary Art 1 miles · Free entry
Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children's Books 1 miles · Free entry
Shipley Art Gallery 2 miles · Free entry
Path Head Water Mill 5 miles · Free entry
Jarrow Hall Anglo-Saxon Farm, Village and Bede Museum 6 miles · Adult £11.50 · Child £8.50 · Family £36
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North 7 miles · Adult £35 · Child £20.50 · Family £85.50
North East Land, Sea and Air Museums 7 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 8 miles · Free entry
Stadium of Light Tour 10 miles · Adult £20 · Child £10 · Family £60
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum 13 miles · Free entry
Palace Green Library and Museum of Archaeology 14 miles · Free entry
Durham Museum and Heritage Centre 14 miles · Adult £4 · Child £2 · Family £10
Oriental Museum 15 miles · Free entry
Newbiggin Maritime Centre 15 miles · Adult £2.50 · Child £1.50 · Family £8
Woodhorn Museum 15 miles · Adult £11 · Child £0 · Family £22

Zoo & Safari Park (6)

Ouseburn Farm 1 miles · Free entry
Bill Quay Community Farm 3 miles · Free entry
Washington Wetland Centre 8 miles · Adult £11.07 · Child £7.20 · Family £31.05
Northumberland College Zoo, Kirkley Hall 10 miles · Adult £7.50 · Child £6.25 · Family £27.50
Whitehouse Farm Centre 11 miles · Adult £14.25 · Child £14.25 · Family £56.95
Hall Hill Farm 15 miles · Adult £13.50 · Child £12.50 · Family £48

Heritage Railway & Transport (5)

Bowes Railway 5 miles · Adult £5 · Child £3 · Family £16
Stephenson Steam Railway 5 miles · Free entry
Tanfield Railway 7 miles · Adult £16.22 · Child £5.30 · Family £43.04
Shields Ferry 7 miles · Adult £2 · Child £0.60 · Family £5.20
Ryhope Engines Museum 12 miles · Free entry

Theme Park (3)

Ocean Beach Pleasure Park 8 miles · Free entry
Adventure Valley 12 miles · Adult £9.95–£14.95 · Child £9.95–£14.95 · Family £51.80
Diggerland Durham 12 miles · Adult £25.95–£39.50 · Child £25.95–£39.50 · Family £103.80

Aquarium & Marine Centre (1)

Tynemouth Aquarium 8 miles · Adult £18.90 · Child £14.40 · Family £63.60