What's On for Kids & Teens in North East England | Easter & April 2025

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(ad) April Deals & Offers (always check t&cs) 

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• Save up to 40% on Northumberland College Zoo Entry here: https://tidd.ly/4ijiHuk
  
  
• Half Price Newcastle Eagles Tickets here: https://tidd.ly/3XFdlS4
  
  
• 19 April - NERDFest at Gateshead Stadium with Sooty, Zippy, Jet from Gladiators, Transformers, Famous Sets & Cars, CosPlay, Dr Who Stars and more. Get (almost) half price tickets here: https://tidd.ly/4jev3El
  
  
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(ad) Top Picks for April 2025

Brocksbushes Fun Zone 

Hopetown Darlington 

Hansel & Gretel at Gala Durham 

Brainstorm by Mortal Fools 

National Trust North East 

National Trust North Yorkshire 

Great North Museum 

Discovery Museum 

Beamish 

Whitehouse Farm 

Centre for Life. 

Easter Holidays Kids Eat Free / for £1 

Every Saturday  - FREE Saturday Family Art Trolley and £1 Kids Picnic at MIMA

Kids Eat Free at Ninja Warrior 

5 & 6 April (North of Tyne)

• 5 April - FREE Hedgehog Walk at Northumberlandia 
• 5 April - FREE Bat Walk at Weetslade Country Park 
  
  
• 5 & 6 April - (ad) Last Chance to see Helios at Seaton Delaval Hall 
• 5 & 6 April - (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington re-opens this weekend 
• 5 & 6 April - Make a Milk Jug Elmer at Seven Stories 
• 5 & 6 April - Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• 5 & 6 April - Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• 5 & 6 April - (ad) FREE In Glorious Black & White Mini Exhibition at Discovery Museum (ends 10 April)
• 5 & 6 April - Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• 5 & 6 April - FREE Metro Collage Making at Farrel Centre
  
  
• 5 & 6 April - FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• 6 April - (ad) Drop In Sunshine Printing Sessions with Northern Print at Seaton Delaval Hall
• 6 April - (ad) Family Beaver Day at Wallington 
  

5 & 6 April (South of Tyne)

• 5 April - Eid Celebrations at Oriental Museum Durham 
• 5 April - Science Buddies Club (Space Week) at Hopetown Darlington 
• 5 April - £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• 5 April - FREE Saturday Family Art Trolley and £1 Kids Picnic at MIMA
  
  
• 5 & 6 April - (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
  
  
• 5 & 6 April - (ad) Meccano Weekend at Beamish 
• 5 & 6 April - (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• 5 & 6 April - Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• 5 & 6 April - Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• 5 & 6 April - Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
  
  
• 6 April - (ad) Guided Bike Ride from Customs House to Souter Lighthouse (over 10s welcome with an adult)

12 & 13 April (North of Tyne) 

• 12 April - Not Now, Bernard - Interactive Story Performance at Seven Stories 
• 12 April - FREE Weetslade Art Trail 
• 12 April - FREE Minecraft Workshop at Farrel Centre (Easter Special)
  
  
• 12 & 13 April - (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• 12 & 13 April - (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
  
  
• 12 & 13 April - FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• 12 & 13 April - (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• 12 & 13 April - Elephant Craft Workshop at Seven Stories 
• 12 & 13 April - Jazzy Jungle Craft Workshop at Seven Stories
• 12 & 13 April - Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• 12 & 13 April - The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• 12 & 13 April - Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• 12 & 13 April - Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• 12 & 13 April - Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• 12 & 13 April - FREE Giant Ball Pit Eggstavaganza at Manor Walks Cramlington 
• 12 & 13 April - FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  
• 13 April - (ad) Brainstorm by Mortal Fools at Gosforth Civic Theatre (ages 11+)
  
  

12 & 13 April (South of Tyne) 

• 12 April - £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• 12 April - Easter Bath Bomb Making Workshop at Shipley Art Gallery 
• 12 April - An Inspector Calls at Sunderland Empire 
• 12 April - FREE Saturday Family Art Trolley and £1 Kids Picnic at MIMA
• 12 April - Make a Spring Garland at Bowes Museum 
  
  
  
• 12 & 13 April - (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• 12 & 13 April - (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
  
  
• 12 & 13 April - (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
  
  
• 12 & 13 April - (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• 12 & 13 April - Bishop Auckland Food Festival 
• 12 & 13 April - £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• 12 & 13 April - £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• 12 & 13 April - Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• 12 & 13 April - Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• 12 & 13 April - Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• 12 & 13 April - FREE Easter Hunt at LEGO Store Metrocentre 
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• 13 April - FREE Drop In Egg-themed Crafts, Puzzles & Poems at The Story Durham 
• 13 April - (ad) Sunderland & Disrict Classic Vehicle Show at Beamish Museum 
• 13 April - £1.50 Celebration of Peter Rabbit at Stack Middlesbrough
• 13 April - Harlem Globetrotters at Utilita Arena 
  
  

14 April (North of Tyne)

• (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
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• Not Now, Bernard - Interactive Story Performance at Seven Stories 
• Elephant Craft Workshop at Seven Stories 
• Jazzy Jungle Craft Workshop at Seven Stories
• Matilda the Musical Workshop at Alnwick Playhouse
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• 13 April -(ad) Brainstorm by Mortal Fools at Gosforth Civic Theatre (ages 11+)
  
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• FREE Roman Herb Planting at Segedunum 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• FREE Giant Ball Pit Eggstavaganza at Manor Walks Cramlington 
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  

14 April (South of Tyne)

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• FREE RSPB Bird Activity Day at Hopetown Darlington 
  
  
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
•  £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens 
• Daring to Dinosaur Museum Adventure at Sunderland Museum 
• FREE Drop In Dino Easter Card Making at Sunderland Museum
• FREE Easter Crafts at Grace House 
• FREE Easter Hunt at LEGO Store Metrocentre 
• Hairspray at Sunderland Empire 
• £1.50 Pirate Adventure at Stack Middlesbrough
  
  
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• Five Little Bunnies Story Explorers at Wharton Park 
• Seed Bombs at Bowes Museum 
• Bug Club at Bowes Museum 

15 April (North of Tyne) 

• (ad) FREE Time Odyssey Family Adventure, Relaxed Early Opening and Mouse Tales at Great North Museum 
• (ad) Code a Robot to find Easter Eggs around Discovery Museum 
  
  
• (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
• Easter Crafts & Nature Stories at Northumberlandia 
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• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
  
  
• Elephant Craft Workshop at Seven Stories 
  
• Jazzy Jungle Craft Workshop at Seven Stories 
• Not Now, Bernard - Interactive Story Performance at Seven Stories 
  
  
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Anglo-Saxon Legends at Ad Gefrin 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• FREE Giant Ball Pit Eggstavaganza at Manor Walks Cramlington 
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  

15 April (South of Tyne) 

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• Clay Minibeasts Workshop at Hopetown Darlington 
  
  
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Meet the Animals at The Story Durham (under 5s and SEND sessions available)
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
• FREE Easter Hunt at LEGO Store Metrocentre 
• FREE Vegetable Print Making at South Shields Museum 
• Easter Crafts at Shipley Art Gallery 
• Hairspray at Sunderland Empire 
• £1.50 A Celebration of Barbie at STACK Seaburn 
• £1.50 Magic Show at Stack Middlesbrough
• FREE Design a Band Logo or Album Cover Workshop at The Word (16+)
• Peter Rabbit Picnic at The Customs House 
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• Nature Spotters at Bowes Museum 

16 April (North of Tyne) 

• (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• (ad) FREE Drop In Sculpture Session at Great North Museum 
• (ad) FREE Meet an Electric Car Expert at Discovery Museum 
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• Wildlife Origami at Hauxley Wildlife Centre 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
• £1.50 Kids Fan Festival of Fun at St James' Stack 
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
• Not Now, Bernard - Interactive Story Performance at Seven Stories 
• Three Little Vikings at Queens Hall Hexham 
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• FREE Giant Ball Pit Eggstavaganza at Manor Walks Cramlington 
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  

16 April (South of Tyne) 

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Meet the Animals at The Story Durham (under 5s and SEND sessions available)
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• FREE Bloom and Bop Silent Disco and Crafts at Mowbray Park Community Garden 
• FREE Puppet Making at Space4
• FREE Easter Hunt at LEGO Store Metrocentre 
• FREE Make a Roman Belt Buckle Plate at Arbeia Roman Fort 
• LEGO Coding Workshop at Shipley Art Gallery 
• Hairspray at Sunderland Empire 
• Natural History Museum presents Dinosaurs Live at Stockton Globe
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• Spring Seed Planting at Hopetown Darlington 
• Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• FREE LEGO Time at The Word
  
  
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• Build a Bunny at Wharton Park 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  

17 April (North of Tyne) 

• (ad) Newcastle Eagles vs Manchester. Get Half Price Tickets here: https://tidd.ly/3XFdlS4
  
  
• (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
• FREE Giant Ball Pit Eggstavaganza at Manor Walks Cramlington 
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
  
  
• (ad) FREE Make an Easter Bunny Puppet at Great North Museum 
• (ad) FREE Marble Mazes at Discovery Museum - can you run 'egg' marbles through a LEGO maze to reach the basket at the bottom? 
• FREE Silent Disco, Egg Hunt, Brutalist Bonnet Making and Cardboard Monster Making at the Farrel Centre 
  
  
• (ad) FREE Open Day at Newcastle Theatre Royal with Egg Hunt, Theatre Tours, Craft Workshops, Acting Workshops, Stage Demos, Live Music, History Talks and more 
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
• Brilliant Birds Family Activity at Hauxley Wildlife Centre 
  
  

17 April (South of Tyne) 

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• FREE Easter Hunt at LEGO Store Metrocentre 
• Angela's Ark at South Shields Museum 
  
• Easter Crafts at Shipley Art Gallery 
• Hairspray at Sunderland Empire 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• Spring Flower Crafts at Hopetown Darlington 
  
  
• £1.50 Celebration of Frozen Event at STACK Seaburn 
• Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• FREE Garden Crafts at The Word 
  
  
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• The Great Easter Excape Family Challenge at Hardwick Park 

18 April (North of Tyne)

Please double check with venues re: Easter opening hours before heading out as these may have changed after this post was published. 

• (ad) Meet Elsa, Anna and Olaf at Whitehouse Farm today plus Easter Egg Hunt, Meet the Easter Bunny, Magic Shows, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Goat Grooming, Birds of Prey and more. 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
• NEW Miniature Railway Grand Opening at Stephenson Railway 
• FREE Giant Ball Pit Eggstavaganza at Manor Walks Cramlington 
• FREE Doggy Easter Meet Up at Weetslade Country Park 
  
  
• Easter Egg Trail (with small treat) at Northumberlandia 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Trail at Cragside with 10 activities & chocolate egg
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Spanish City Easter Funfair 
• Easter Bunny at Woodhorn Museum 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• Nature Spotters at Bowes Museum 

18 April (South of Tyne)

Please double check with venues re: Easter opening hours before heading out as these may have changed after this post was published.

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Souter Lighthouse (with bunny ears, trail sheet & dairy, vegan or free from chocolate egg)
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Crook Hall Gardens with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg). 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• FREE Easter Hunt at LEGO Store Metrocentre 
• FREE Gladiator Weekend at Arbeia Roman Fort
• Hairspray at Sunderland Empire 
  
  
• £1.50 A Celebration of Peter Rabbit at STACK Seaburn 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• FREE Meet Peter Rabbit & The Easter Bunny at Hopetown Darlington 
  
  
• Easter Egg Hunt at RSPB Saltholme
• Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
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19 April (North of Tyne) 

• (ad) Meet Bluey and Bingo at Whitehouse Farm today plus Easter Egg Hunt, Meet the Easter Bunny, Magic Shows, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Goat Grooming, Birds of Prey and more. 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Trail at Cragside with 10 activities & chocolate egg
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  
• Easter Weekend with Steam Train Rides, Bunny Hunt and more at Aln Valley Railway 
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• Easter Egg Trail (with small treat) at Northumberlandia 
  
• FREE Entry Easter Family Fun Day at Ridley Park Blyth (treasure hunting, egg collectiong, face painting, Easter crafts, Easter bonnet & egg decorating competitions, workshops and more)
  
  
• The Wizard of Oz Easter Panto at Tyne Theatre
  
  
• Family Disco at Alphabetti Theatre 
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• Viking Encampment & Egg Launching at Bamburgh Castle
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Alnwick Garden Duck Race 
• Spanish City Easter Funfair 
• Easter Bunny at Woodhorn Museum 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda

19 April (South of Tyne) 

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• FREE Saturday Family Art Trolley and £1 Kids Picnic at MIMA
  
  
• (ad) NERDFest at Gateshead Stadium with Sooty, Zippy, Jet from Gladiators, Transformers, Famous Sets & Cars, CosPlay, Dr Who Stars and more. Get (almost) half price tickets here: https://tidd.ly/4jev3El
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Souter Lighthouse (with bunny ears, trail sheet & dairy, vegan or free from chocolate egg)
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Crook Hall Gardens with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg). 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• FREE Gladiator Weekend at Arbeia Roman Fort
• Hairspray at Sunderland Empire 
• Easter Bunny at STACK Seaburn 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• FREE RSPB Bird Activity Day at Hopetown Darlington 
• FREE Meet Peter Rabbit & The Easter Bunny at Hopetown Darlington 
• FREE Egg Rolling Tournament (bring your own hard boiled egg) at Hopetown Darlington
  
  
• Easter Egg Hunt at RSPB Saltholme
  
• Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• Beauty & the Beast Easter Panto at Customs House 
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
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20 April (North of Tyne) 

Please double check with venues re: Easter opening hours before heading out as these may have changed after this post was published. 

• (ad) Meet Buzz. Woody and Jessie at Whitehouse Farm today plus Easter Egg Hunt, Meet the Easter Bunny, Magic Shows, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Goat Grooming, Birds of Prey and more. 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
• The Wizard of Oz Easter Panto at Tyne Theatre
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• Easter Egg Trail (with small treat) at Northumberlandia 
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
• (ad) Easter Trail at Cragside with 10 activities & chocolate egg
• Easter Weekend with Steam Train Rides, Bunny Hunt and more at Aln Valley Railway 
  
  
• Breakfast with the Easter Bunny, Meet the Seals & Easter Crafts at Tynemouth Aquarium
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• Viking Encampment & Egg Launching at Bamburgh Castle
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Spanish City Easter Funfair 
• Easter Bunny at Woodhorn Museum 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Easter Bunny Heritage Train Ride & Easter Trail at Stephenson Railway 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
  
  

20 April (South of Tyne)

 Please double check with venues re: Easter opening hours before heading out as these may have changed after this post was published. 

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Crook Hall Gardens with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg). 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Souter Lighthouse (with bunny ears, trail sheet & dairy, vegan or free from chocolate egg)
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• Easter Chick Hunt around Durham Botanic Garden 
• FREE Gladiator Weekend at Arbeia Roman Fort
• Easter Bunny at Stack Middlesbrough
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• FREE Meet Peter Rabbit & The Easter Bunny at Hopetown Darlington 
  
• FREE Live Music, Easter Bonnet Making & Parade & Outdoor Games at Hopetown Darlington 
  
  
• Easter Egg Hunt at RSPB Saltholme
• Ministry of Science Live at Middlesbrough Town Hall 
• Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• Beauty & the Beast Easter Panto at Customs House 
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington

21 April (North of Tyne)

Please double check with venues re: Easter opening hours before heading out as these may have changed after this post was published. 

• (ad) Meet Spider-Man and Spider-Gwen at Whitehouse Farm today plus Easter Egg Hunt, Meet the Easter Bunny, Magic Shows, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Goat Grooming, Birds of Prey and more. 
  
  
• (ad) Newcastle Eagles vs Bristol Flyers. Get Half Price Tickets here: https://tidd.ly/3XFdlS4
  
  
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
• FREE Bird Box Making at Hauxley Wildlife Discovery Centre 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• The Amazing Bubble Man at Whitley Bay Playhouse 
• (ad) Easter Trail at Cragside with 10 activities & chocolate egg
  
  
• (ad FREE Toon Underground Parade Exhibition at Great North Museum 
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• The Big Brick Build at Belsay Hall
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Spanish City Easter Funfair 
• Easter Bunny at Woodhorn Museum 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• FREE Make a Flower Garland at Segedunum 
• Easter Bunny Heritage Train Ride & Easter Trail at Stephenson Railway 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• Easter Weekend with Steam Train Rides, Bunny Hunt and more at Aln Valley Railway 
• Easter Egg Trail (with small treat) at Northumberlandia 
• 
  
  

21 April (South of Tyne)

Please double check with venues re: Easter opening hours before heading out as these may have changed after this post was published. 

• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Souter Lighthouse (with bunny ears, trail sheet & dairy, vegan or free from chocolate egg)
• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Crook Hall Gardens with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg). 
• Seed Bombs at Bowes Museum 
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• Easter Chick Hunt around Durham Botanic Garden 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• FREE Gladiator Weekend at Arbeia Roman Fort
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• FREE Meet Peter Rabbit & The Easter Bunny at Hopetown Darlington 
• Beauty & the Beast Easter Panto at Customs House 
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
• 
  
  

22 April (North of Tyne) 

• (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
  
  
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
• Den Building at Northumberlandia
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Wallington with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg & nature themed activities 
• (ad FREE Toon Underground Parade Exhibition at Great North Museum 
• Ghost Stories at Newcastle Theatre Royal (15+)
• The Farmer and the Clown at Queen's Hall Hexham 
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
•  Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Spanish City Easter Funfair 
• The Gruffalo at Northern Stage 
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  
• (ad) Earth Day Robot Challenge at Discovery Museum - can you code your robot to collect rubbish from the park and place it in the correct bin? 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• Pinocchio Easter Panto at Playhouse Whitley Bay 
• Nature Spotters at Bowes Museum 
• 
  

22 April (South of Tyne)

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Gibside with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including hobby horse racing
• (ad) Meet the Beekeepers at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• FREE Drop In Easter Bonnet Crafts at The Story Durham 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• (ad) Guided Nature Walk at Crook Hall Gardens 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• FREE World Day Crafts at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens 
• FREE Ship Shape Crafts at South Shields Museum
• Easter Crafts at Shipley Art Gallery 
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Sunderland Empire 
• £1.50 Celebration of Bluey and Bingo at STACK Seaburn 
• £1.50 Pirate Adventure at Stack Middlesbrough
• FREE Make Wildflower Seed Bombs at The Word 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
  
  
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• Early Bird Spring Walk at Hardwick Park 
  
  

23 April (North of Tyne)

• (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad FREE Toon Underground Parade Exhibition at Great North Museum 
• Ghost Stories at Newcastle Theatre Royal (15+)
• The Amazing Bubble Man at Queen's Hall Hexham 
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Spanish City Easter Funfair 
• £1.50 Kids Fan Festival of Fun at St James' Stack 
  
  
• (ad) FREE Meet an Electric Car Expert at Discovery Museum 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• Pinocchio Easter Panto at Playhouse Whitley Bay 
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  

23 April (South of Tyne)

• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• (ad) Meet the Beekeepers at Gibside 
  
  
• FREE Drop In Easter Bonnet Crafts at The Story Durham 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
  
  
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• FREE Farmyard Frolics at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens 
• FREE Time Quest Mini Dig at Arbeia Roman Fort 
• LEGO Coding Workshop at Shipley Art Gallery 
• Bugs n Stuff at Land of Oak and Iron 
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Sunderland Empire 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• Spring Seed Planting at Hopetown Darlington 
  
  
• £1.50 Pirate Show at STACK Seaburn 
• Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• Easter Funlab at The Word 
• The Farmer and the Clown at The Word 
• Beauty & the Beast Easter Panto at Customs House 
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• 
  

24 April (North of Tyne) 

• (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
• (ad FREE Toon Underground Parade Exhibition at Great North Museum 
• Ghost Stories at Newcastle Theatre Royal (15+)
• The Farmer and the Clown at Alnwick Playhouse 
• CSI Workshop at Queen's Hall Hexham 
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• Warrior School at Bamburgh Castle 
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Spanish City Easter Funfair 
• FREE Make your own Easter Crown at Stephenson Railway
• The Gruffalo at Northern Stage 
• FREE Puppet Olympics at Northern Stage (14+)
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
• FREE Tracks & Signs Activity at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  
• (ad) FREE K-Nex Beach Clean Challenge at Discovery Museum 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• Playstation : The Concert at Utilita Arena 
• FREE Silent Disco, Egg Hunt, Brutalist Bonnet Making and Cardboard Monster Making at the Farrel Centre 

24 April (South of Tyne)

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside
• (ad) Meet the Beekeepers at Gibside 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• Crazy Creatures at Durham Botanic Garden 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• Angela's Ark at South Shields Museum 
• Easter Crafts at Shipley Art Gallery 
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Sunderland Empire 
• £1.50 Paw Party with Rubble and Skye at Stack Seaburn 
  
  
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• FREE RSPB Bird Activity Day at Hopetown Darlington 
  
  
• Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• FREE Garden Crafts at The Word 
• Beauty & the Beast Easter Panto at Customs House 
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• Bug Club at Bowes Museum 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington

25 April (North of Tyne) 

• (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
  
  
• (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
  
  
• (ad) Newcastle Eagles vs Leicester. Get Half Price Tickets here: https://tidd.ly/3XFdlS4
  
  
• The Dandy Lion author event (storytelling and crafts) at Seven Stories 
• (ad FREE Toon Underground Parade Exhibition at Great North Museum 
• (ad) FREE Fox Hand Puppet Making Workshop at Great North Museum 
• Ghost Stories at Newcastle Theatre Royal (15+)
• Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• Three Little Vikings at Gosforth Civic Theatre 
• Spanish City Easter Funfair 
• The Gruffalo at Northern Stage 
• (ad) Discover a Story (storytime at crafts for 3-5 year olds) at Discovery Museum 
• Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• Flotsam & Jetsam at Northern Stage (4+)
• Panta Rhei II at Northern Stage (teens and adults)
• Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
• FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
  
  
• FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 

25 April (South of Tyne)

• (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• FREE Wild Weather Wonders Crafts at Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens 
• Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Sunderland Empire 
• (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
  
  
• Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
• Beauty & the Beast Easter Panto at Customs House 
• £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park 
• £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• Nature Spotters at Bowes Museum 
• 
  

26 & 27 April (North of Tyne) 

• 26 April - Elmer Afternoon Tea at Seven Stories
• 26 April - FREE Mole in a Hole Pop Up Puppet Making Workshop 
• 26 April - Ghost Stories at Newcastle Theatre Royal (15+)
• 26 April - The Elves and the Shoemaker at Northern Stage (3-7)
• 26 April - Cantos Animata at Northern Stage (14+)
• 26 April - Freddie Hayes: Magic Lady at Northern Stage (14+)
  
  
• 26 & 27 Aptil - (ad) Discovery Brick Show LEGO Weekend at Discovery Museum 
  
  
• 26 & 27 April - (ad) Magic Shows, Goat Grooming, Bottle Feeding Lambs, Easter Games, Birds of Prey, Small Animal Handling, Tractor Rides & more at Whitehouse Farm 
  
  
• 26 & 27 April - (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Seaton Delaval Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears, dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg, coconut shy and sunflower planting (to take home)
• 26 & 27 April - (ad) Cycle Hire at Wallington 
  
  
• 26 & 27 April - FREE Easter Trails (with small treat) at Plessey Woods, Druridge Bay and Tyne Riverside (Low Prudhoe) Country Parks
• 26 & 27 April  - FREE Hauxley Nature Trail (with treat) at Hauxley Nature Reserve 
  
  
• 26 & 27 April - (ad FREE Toon Underground Parade Exhibition at Great North Museum 
• 26 & 27 April - Easter Adventure Quests at Belsay Hall, Chesters Roman Fort & Warkworth Castle
• 26 & 27 April - Teddy Bear Hunt at Bamburgh Castle 
• 26 & 27 April - Bouncing Bunnies Craft, Hexham Hare Trail & Brass Rubbings at Hexham Old Gaol 
• 26 & 27 April - Archaeology Detectives at Roman Vindolanda
  
  
• 27 April - (ad) FREE Badger Puppet Making Workshop at Great North Museum 
• 27 April - Wonderplay at Northern Stage (4+)
• 27 April - The Carriage of Wonders at Northern Stage (older children + adults)
• 27 April - A Million Tiny Ants at Northern Stage (12+)
  
  

26 & 27 April (South of Tyne) 

• 26 April - (ad) Bentley Car Rally at Beamish
• 26 April - £1 Dino Egg Hunt at Sunderland Winter Gardens 
• 26 April - Spring Cookie Decorating for Teens and Adults at Shipley Art Gallery 
• 26 April - Sleeping Beauty at Middlesbrough Town Hall 
• 26 April - FREE Saturday Family Art Trolley and £1 Kids Picnic at MIMA
• 26 April - Interactive Storytelling with Kylie Dixon at The Word 
• 26 April - Beauty & the Beast Easter Panto at Customs House 
  
  
  
• 26 & 27 April - Stick Man & Wallace & Gromit Trails at Hamsterley Forest 
• 26 & 27 April - (ad) Blossom & Blooms Walk at Gibside 
• 26 & 27 April - (ad) Easter Egg Hunt at Ormesby Hall with trail sheet, bunny ears and dairy/vegan/free from chocolate egg plus 10 activities including welly wanging & wheelbarrow racing 
• 26 & 27 April - (ad) FREE Railway Pioneers Exhibition with Original Locomotion No.1 at Hopetown Darlington + FREE Playtown on the Platform (under 7s), Experiment Time Travel Ride (additional charge) and Wagon Woods Play Area (additional charge)
• 26 & 27 April - Aardman presents Lloyd of the Flies Wetland Bug Hunt at WWT Washington
  
  
• 26 & 27 April - Spring & Easter Trails at Raby Castle Deer Park, Plotters' Forest & High Force 
• 26 & 27 April - Chitty Chitty Bang Bang at Sunderland Empire 
• 26 & 27 April - Easter Trail around Auckland Palace & Gardens 
• 26 & 27 April - £1 Cheeky Chicks Trail at Hardwick Park & £1 Burrowing Bunnies Trail at Wharton Park
• 
  
• 27 April - Seashore Safari at Souter Lighthouse 
• 27 April - FREE Guided Walk - A Tale of Three Windmills (10+)
• 27 April - £1.50 Celebration of Bluey at Stack Middlesbrough
  
  

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