If you know of any other great things to do in Newcastle for kids which aren't listed on DAYoutWITHtheKIDS, please get in contact with us, so we can add them to the website and share the fun places to go with other children - thanks a lot
Family Days Out near to Newcastle
Great North Museum Hancock (< 1 mile)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Great North Museum Hancock A truly stunning day out awaits your children here with spectacular features from live exhibits to mummies, a life-size T-Rex dinosaur skeleton and the planetarium.
Laing Art Gallery (< 1 mile)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Laing Art Gallery The North East's Large Visitor Attraction of the Year has something for everyone to enjoy. A dynamic exhibition programme brings an exiting variety of art to your doorstep, while fun learning events encourage even the youngest children to get involved. Our impressive permanent collection includes work by John Martin and Henry Moore.
Newcastle United Stadium Tour (< 1 mile)
Newcastle
Newcastle United Stadium Tour The tour will take you on an historic journey around areas that you will never have seen before. All tours must be pre - booked
Castle Keep (< 1 mile)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Castle Keep One of the finest surviving examples of a Norman Keep in the country. One of many fun family places to visit if you're looking for things to do in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne with kids.
Seven Stories (< 1 mile)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Seven Stories The UK's first children's book museum. As well as oodles of books to examine, join in with dressing-up and dramatic fun, story times, creative writing and wordplay, illustration and craft activities.
Newcastle Treasure Trail (< 1 mile)
Newcastle
Newcastle Treasure Trail is a fun way to explore the city on foot. The route engages a group in seeking the answers to clues and eventually finding the answer to the mystery. Clue answers are found on statues, monuments and signs around Newcastle.
BBC Newcastle Tour (< 1 mile)
Newcastle
BBC Newcastle Tour Public tour of BBC Newcastle Television and Radio Studios. You can visit our busy newsroom see how studios are set up and what goes on behind the scenes. Have a go at presenting the news or weather in our interactive studio, or dress up and sit at Tracy Beakers desk.
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art (< 1 mile)
Gateshead
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art Children of any age can come along and get creative! There’s a huge area where you can draw, create and play. And if you like detective work, we have free explorer packs to take around the exhibitions. Plus special free events for families in the holidays.
Discovery Museum (< 1 mile)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Discovery Museum Discovery is the North East’s most popular free museum and the place to find out about life on Tyneside. From the area’s renowned maritime history to world-changing science and technology it has something for everyone. The museum is bursting with hands-on interactives, which makes it the perfect place to learn through play.
Centre for Life (< 1 mile)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Centre for Life Life is an award-winning Science Centre full of exciting exhibitions and activities. Life's science explainers are on hand around the Centre to help you get the most out of your visit. Life is home to the North East's only 4D Motion Ride, the biggest planetarium in the North, the Young Explorers' Zone for under 7s, a Science Theatre and various exciting permanent and temporary exhibitions.
1st Bowl Newcastle (1 miles)
Newcastle
1st Bowl Newcastle Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. Great family fun!
Newcastle Climbing Centre (1 miles)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Newcastle Climbing Centre A spectacular climbing environment with an internal height of 15 metres and over 1200 square metres of climbing walls for roped climbing and bouldering for over 5s.
Adventurelands (2 miles)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Adventurelands Massive indoor playcentre in Newcastle - Fairy castle themed play frame for older children, with brave knights, Rapunzel tower, rope bridges and cargo nets
Popolo Ceramico (2 miles)
Newcastle upon Tyne
Popolo Ceramico Children’s ceramic parties in the heart of Newcastle upon Tyne. All activities take place indoors in central Gosforth at the amazing Play Station soft play children's activity centre. Each party lasts around 2 hours and prices start at £10 a head. Food and drinks available all day.
F1 Karting North East (2 miles)
Gateshead
F1 Karting North East 8+ only. Karting race events, training and parties. Race up to 40mph in their 200cc biz karts. Their track is 450m long with 100m main straight.
Saltwell Park (3 miles)
Gateshead
Saltwell Park 55 acres of landscape â" with ornamental and woodland gardens, boating lake, sports facilities, bowling greens, play areas, animal house, maze, education centre and the beautiful Victorian Saltwell Towers.
Namco Funscape Gateshead (3 miles)
Gateshead
Namco Funscape Gateshead Will entertain young and old! Open 7 days a week from 10am to midnight, it features 18 ten-pin bowling lanes, the fastest dodgem track in Europe, a children's soft play area, arcade games and a fully licensed bar for the grown ups.
Crafty Little Devils (3 miles)
Wallsend
Crafty Little Devils A fabulous award winning paint your own pottery studio (Top of the Shops 2012 winner) where families can create their own individual works of art while doing something together. We stock a huge range of pottery to cater for all tastes from fairies and dragons to teapots and vases. Also available for parties.
The Giants Den (3 miles)
Gateshead
The Giants Den The Giants Den is a massive 15,000sq ft of non-stop fun for children up to 12 years of age. Maybe you'll see the giant himself!
Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum (3 miles)
Wallsend
Segedunum Roman Fort and Museum It is the most excavated Fort along the Wall and has a large interactive museum plus a 35 metre high viewing tower providing outstanding views across this World Heritage Site.
Parklands Mini Golf (4 miles)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Parklands Mini Golf Beautifully crafted, floodlit 18 hole course featuring a synthetic putting surface so it’s open all year round. There’s no need to book and open competitions are available.
Squiggles N Giggles (4 miles)
Killingworth
Squiggles N Giggles Is an Award Winning messy, creative and sensory group, the only one in the North East with both indoor and outdoor space. Sessions are suitable for babies aged from 5 or 6 months up to age 7. Children grow in confidence as they become part of a sociable group and develop their skills by participating.
Pirates Cove (4 miles)
Jarrow
Pirates Cove Pirate themed indoor playground, with dedicated toddler section and plenty of classic fun features like slides, climbs and ballpits to keep them entertained.
Bowes Railway (5 miles)
Gateshead
Bowes Railway Bowes Railway was originally a colliery railway built to carry coal mainly from pits in north west Durham to the Tyne at Jarrow. The earliest section was designed by George Stephenson and opened on 17 January 1826, making it one of the world's first modern railways.
Mister Twisters Wacky World of Fun (5 miles)
Gateshead
Mister Twisters Wacky World of Fun Perhaps the north's largest children's play venue with a massive 4-storey climbing frame, soft sports pitch, and separate toddler zone.
Namco Funscape XS Superbowl (5 miles)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Namco Funscape XS Superbowl A Family Entertainment Centre housing 34 professional bowling lanes with an automatic scoring system. A Wimpy diner. Q lounge bar with 7 stylish American pool tables. Arcades for all ages.
Stephenson Railway Museum (5 miles)
North Shields
Stephenson Railway Museum Re-live the glorious days of the steam railway at the Stephenson Railway Museum.
Newburn Activity Centre (5 miles)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Newburn Activity Centre Soft play and a great range for smalls including junior climbing courses, trampolining, dance stars, mini gymnastics and martial arts. One of many fun family places to visit if you're looking for things to do in Newcastle with kids.
Tanfield Railway (6 miles)
Gateshead
Tanfield Railway With an unparalleled history dating back to 1725, spectacular scenery and a truly unique atmosphere,
it is no wonder that the Tanfield Railway is the North East's biggest and most popular steam railway.
Wet 'n Wild (6 miles)
North Shields
Wet 'n Wild has safe water play areas for younger children, dare devil slides for older children and terrifying challenges for the really brave, some of them are 2 seaters so you can go along too! Indoor facility with outdoor lagoon.
Murton Equestrian Centre (6 miles)
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Murton Equestrian Centre is a friendly, family run riding school approved by The British Horse Society, Association of British Riding Schools and The Pony Club. Established in 1976 by the Sharp family and today managed by their daughter Leigh Belbin, the centre has a long-standing love of horses and teaching people to ride.
Wacky Warehouse - Story Book (6 miles)
Boldon
Wacky Warehouse - Story Book Wacky Warehouse - Story Book - following the familiar Wacky pattern of kids indoor play structure attached to a pub serving reasonably priced food and refreshment - so the kids run themselves ragged while you have a rest - simple but effective!
Starbowl North Shields (6 miles)
North Shields
Starbowl North Shields Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. Great family fun!
AMF Washington (6 miles)
Washington
AMF Washington Kids love bowling, and if they are under 6 they can use a ramp and gutter guards. This AMF has 26 lanes!
Gibside (6 miles)
Gateshead
Gibside Glorious National Trust site, a 'grand design' of spectacular vistas, winding paths and grassy open spaces. Ideal for hiking, picnics and natural study.
There are 3 adventure playgrounds outdoors, plus the Stables discovery room and indoor play area.
Pockerley Riding School (7 miles)
Stanley
Pockerley Riding School BHS approved facility offering lessons, off road hacking, woodland trails and Pony Club.
Pots and Pancakes (7 miles)
North Shields
Pots and Pancakes We are a paint your own pottery cafe located in North Shields.
Beamish Wild Adventure Park (7 miles)
Stanley
Beamish Wild Adventure Park Zoom on zip wires, build dens, scale the tree creeper and become a modern day Robin Hood archer. And if that wasn't enough, upgrade to the High Ropes Course for the ultimate adrenaline rush. Go,Go, Go for super-family day out adventure!
Beamish Wild High Ropes (7 miles)
Stanley
Beamish Wild High Ropes Experience the ultimate adrenaline rush! High in the treetops, tackle Burma Bridge, jump the leap of faith and whizz down zip wires. With over 25 daredevil elements, it’s a must for families, schools, groups, team building and any other thrill seekers.
Wacky Warehouse - Magic Lantern (7 miles)
North Shields
Wacky Warehouse - Magic Lantern Wacky Warehouse - Magic Lantern - indoor playcentre with playframe attached to pub selling reasonably priced food and drink. Great for the kids to run around and let off steam for a couple of hours.
Thanks for all the great things to do in Newcastle with kids you keep sending in.
Now we have the easter and summer holidays fast approaching, we're trying to find the best days out and as many fun things to do with kids as possible, especially cheap and free family friendly places to visit this year - theme parks, waterparks and swimming pools, museums, indoor playcentres and softplay for toddlers, petting farms, wildlife parks and zoos, aquariums, horse riding, castles, steam railways, pottery making and ceramic cafes, roller and ice skating rinks, karting tracks, snowdomes, dry and indoor ski slopes, climbing walls, activity centres, outdoor play at the best local parks, ten pin bowling alleys and all the other best family tourist attractions, that you can visit at the weekend.
Also teachers may find the site useful for ideas for the best places to take their classes on school journeys with many historical and educational atractions listed
So, if you've been for great days out with the kids, or a school trip, which isn't shown above, just send in an email and we'll add it on so people visiting on holidays and all the other children in Tyne and Wear can enjoy the great day out as well.
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