There is lots to do at Wynyard Woodland Park that will keep the family occupied for a day. Locally referred to as Castle Eden Walkway, as the park is based around the Castle Eden railway line, it’s also home to a railway carriage that now doubles up as a classroom facility. There are ...
There is a new children’s trail around the Oriental Museum in Durham. The museum has possibly the largest and finest collections of Chinese and Egyptian art in Britain after the British Museum. So take the kids to go ‘Globetrotting with Callum’ where they will learn a little about the ...
Darlington is where British Rail first started, where the very first steam train chugged out in 1823 and at the Head of Steam Railway Museum you can find out all about railway history. The newly refurbished museum tells the story of Darlngton and its connection to railway history with...
Barnard Castle near Durham is now a romantic ruin, rising dramatically from its high bastion above the River Tees. It has had a long and interesting history in this war torn border region stretching back to Norman times. Today it makes a very pleasant picnic spot with plent...
The Broom House Farm Adventure Trail starts at the farm in Witton Gilbert and consists of a series of paths with challenges and obstacles along the way. There are towers to climb, tree top walkways to sway on, dark tunnels to traverse and puzzles to solve. Along the shaded woodland trail t...
HMS Trincomalee is Hartlepool’s Maritime Experience’s piece de la resistance: a genuine, fully restored Naval frigate from the Napoleonic era. These vessels were once the ears and eyes of the fleet, being fast, light and well armed. You can now explore every nook and cranny of it from...
Enjoy a day in the countryside at Beamish's open-air museum with living, working examples of life in the North in the early 1800s and 1900s. Ride on restored trams, horse-drawn buses and charabancs. Check the website for their exciting special eve...
The National Railway Museum Shildon is an award-winning museum located in one of the world's oldest railway towns. Visitors will enjoy learning about our vast railway heritage, as well as exploring locomotives such as the magnificent LNER class A4 locomotive 4468 Mallard. The main attract...
