Kids Fun Activities Durham

Durham Climbing Centre
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Durham Climbing Centre
Welcome to Durham Climbing Centre - the premier indoor bouldering venue in the North East! Durham Climbing Centre caters for every level of climber from beginner to very advanced. Whatever your age or ability, at Durham Climbing Centre there is a challenge for everyone! Admission: Lifetime Membership: Adult £6.50 Concession...
Prince Bishop River Cruiser - Durham
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Prince Bishop River Cruiser - Durham
The Prince Bishop operates one hour sightseeing cruises from Easter to October including Bank Holidays. The cruise takes in many of the Cities sights from the unique perspective of the River Wear. Taking approx one hour the boat casts off from our jetty beneath the Prince Bishops shopping centre and takes a course upstream. After taking in views...
Houghall Gardens World of Trees
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Houghall Gardens World of Trees
The World of Trees has one of the best collections of trees in the north of England. Apart from a few trees that were planted either side of the main drive, soon after the College was opened in 1938, Fagus sylvatica ‘Purpurea’ and one or two commemorative trees, such as the Coronation Oak, Quercus Robur, planted in 1953 by the...
Prince Bishop River Cruiser
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Prince Bishop River Cruiser
The Prince Bishop River Cruiser was built in 1989 in Hartlepool and shipped by road, then dropped over The New Elvet Bridge into the River Wear. Since then the Prince Bishop has hosted many events, both public and private and catered for hundreds of people over the years. If you have an event that requires a different venue from the norm,...
The Durham Treasure Trail
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The Durham Treasure Trail
Treasure Trails started in 2005 in Cornwall when a Treasure Trail was written around the founders home town for a charity event -  this proved such a success that he decided to write more Trails around Cornwall and sell them at craft shows for a bit of fun. Unbeknown to him, someone who had completed one of his Trails entered him into the...
Broom House Farm and Forest - Durham
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Broom House Farm and Forest - Durham
We will be open again in Spring 2016 - see you then!  Any enquiries please ring 01913718382!  Broom House offers Durham's most exciting action packed fun family day out. Follow the nature trails, attempt the woodland challenges...climb the towers, whizz down the slide, fly along the zip wire and dare to enter the tunnels. The...
Holmside Park
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Holmside Park
Holmside Park, a acre adventure park in Durham. Full of adventure, play and family fun for those 1 yrs+ Featuring indoor and outdoor play with an array of all-weather activities. We offer a multitude of indoor and outdoor activities including a giant inflatable obstacle course, roller skating, archery, pole jousting, soft play,...
Planet Leisure
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Planet Leisure
If you want to go to the next generation of Leisure Centre then look no further than Planet Leisure. Our aim is to give you and your party the perfect leisure experience whether you are looking for a kids party, an office event or to spend some time out with friends. Opened in July 2011, we currently provide 12 lanes of tenpin bowling and a 4000...
Oak Leaf Golf Club
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Oak Leaf Golf Club
Fun, friendly junior golf sessions Saturday mornings 10 - 12, Monday evenings 5.30 - 6.30 only £5 all equipment provided. Covered driving range. Membership of golf club is free for under 14's Membership for 14 - 18 year old's £75
Infinite Air
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Infinite Air
INFINITE AIR – The North East’s first and the UK’s largest indoor Trampoline and Freerun park opened in Durham 25th July 2015. With over 16,000 sq ft of Trampolines and 6,000 sq ft of Parkour**, our facility is one of a kind! Our roof system allows daylight through and at 14m high, gives an amazing feeling of being outdoors,...
KRAZY KINGDOM - Annfield Plain
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KRAZY KINGDOM - Annfield Plain
Family Entertainmet Centre for Children of ages 0-12 Indoor Soft Play, Giant Slides, Sports Arena, Traverse Climbing Wall, Full Size Ten Pin Bowling Lanes, Electric Go-Karts, Internet Cafe, Krazy Kafe' serving selection of home cooked food and drink.
BeamishWild High Ropes - Durham
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BeamishWild High Ropes - Durham
Welcome to the home of adventure in the North East! Set in the Treetops of our ancient woodland, our High Ropes Course is 2 hours of non-stop fun and challenges guaranteed to get your adrenaline pumping. We’ve packed your fun day out in the treetops with 4 zip-wires, rope bridges, swinging tires and you will be finishing off with the...
Park View Community Association - Durham
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Park View Community Association - Durham
Childrens activities including dance, drama, gymnastics, football, trampolining. Adult day and evening classes. Facilties for hire, Sports Hall, Astroturf, Bowls Green, Theatre Suite and rooms. Holiday activities More extensive usage also occurs during the school holiday periods when we have access to all the facilities during the daytime and...
Wynyard Woodland Park Planetarium
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Wynyard Woodland Park Planetarium
Creating a Borough that is more confident, more vibrant and more successful than ever before Admission: Planetarium and Observatory Adult from £5 Concession (child, student, retiree) from £3 Family (2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children) from £13    Opening Times: Park accessible 9am to...
Huntfun Darlington Treasure Hunt
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Huntfun Darlington Treasure Hunt
You can choose from nearly 200 treasure hunts based in towns and cities around the UK. Hunts require no prior knowledge as all clues are solved by observation.  Both young and old will be fascinated whilst getting out for a couple of hours seeing the sites and solving the clues. Children will enjoy beating adults to solve the clues!  We...
Adventure Point Ltd - Darlington
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Adventure Point Ltd - Darlington
Adventure Point is a fantastic fun-filled destination for all the family. We aim to entertain adults and kids of all ages, whatever the weather. We have over 13,000 sq ft of space indoors and a further 8,000 sq ft outside. We strive to offer a clean and safe environment with fantastic equipment and tasty, freshly made meals and snacks from our...
Tanfield Railway - Gateshead
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Tanfield Railway - Gateshead
Less than half an hour from Newcastle and within easy reach of Tyneside, Wearside and County Durham,steam trains run every Sunday and Bank Holiday on a picturesque six mile round trip from Sunniside in Gateshead to East Tanfield near Stanley.A great day out for families and history fans alike,Europe's oldest working engine shed and the world's...
Battlezone Laser Gateshead
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Battlezone Laser Gateshead
Get ready to enter a world of adrenaline-pumping, nerve-jangling, heart pounding action! A world where your courage will be pushed to the very limit, your daring put to the sternest of tests and your ability to stay cool-headed under pressure given its most demanding challenge ever. Get ready to enter Battlezone Laser, the ultimate laser tag...
AMF Bowling Washington
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AMF Bowling Washington
Bowling, delicious food and drink, amusements and more. Find out why were the best in all round family entertainment! Opening Times Monday 10am-11pm Tuesday 10am-11pm Wednesday 10am-11pm Thursday 10am-11pm Friday 10am-12am Saturday 10am-12am Sunday 10am-11pm Bowling games can be booked up to 30 mins before closing.
Bowes Railway - Gateshead
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Bowes Railway - Gateshead
We are the only operational preserved standard gauge rope-hauled railway in the world. Our Springwell site is open Monday to Saturday throughout the year. Trains operate on selected Sundays and special days as advertised.
AIM Dance Group - Gateshead
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AIM Dance Group - Gateshead
AIM Dance Group at Dunston Activity Centre Call: 07833257565 or email: x-galina-x@hotmail.co.uk Come along and join a variety of styles including ballet, street, cheer dance and broadway jazz. Friday classes are: STREET 5-5.45PM 6 years + Ever seen the hottest pop bands music video? Get the moves dancing to your favourite...
The Ceramic Experience - Blaydon
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The Ceramic Experience - Blaydon
Select your own piece of bisque (unpainted pottery), draw your design, and start painting. Let your imagination run wild! We supply everything from stamps and stencils, to aprons, brushes, tiles and paint, all of which are non-toxic and food safe. With hundreds of bisque shapesfor you to choose from, we really do have something for everyone....
Buttercups Ceramic Studio - Hurworth-on-Tees
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Buttercups Ceramic Studio - Hurworth-on-Tees
Come along and join us in our cosy studio where you can let your imagination run wild! Let your children make lasting memories that are functional too. From cups, bowls, plates and teapots to fairies, skulls and money boxes. Whats more fun than painting your own pottery or using a cup that your special little someone has painted just for you? No...
Karting North East
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Karting North East
With a highly experienced and dedicated team, we offer the UK's leading Karting experience and much more, with Paintball, Rage Rally, Archery + Tomahawks and Off Road 4x4 also available on site. Whether you're an adrenaline junkie, arranging a stag or hen weekend to remember or simply planning a fun-packed day out, we've got it covered.  ...
F1K Indoor Karting -Gateshead
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F1K Indoor Karting -Gateshead
Junior & Cadet Go Kart driving experiences and children’s parties are a great way of getting your budding F1 stars of the future to take to the track and experience this exhilarating motorsport. Our experienced trained track staff will be on hand at all times to ensure their safety and their full enjoyment of this very special...
1st Bowl Newcastle upon Tyne
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1st Bowl Newcastle upon Tyne
1st Bowl is Newcastle's best value and tenpin bowling and entertainment venue with 16 professional bowling lanes, fully licensed bar, pool tables, cutting edge arcade entertainment complex and a diner serving the best quality food around - all at the right price!.
Curious About Newcastle
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Curious About Newcastle
If you're curious about the town or city that you're visiting, you'll love our self-guided walks which take you to the most fascinating areas - download them, or we'll post them to you. You'll discover what's important, at your own speed, and level of interest. Admission: £4.99 for a download, or £5.50 plus P and P for a pre...
Newcastle Half-Day Tour
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Newcastle Half-Day Tour
Enjoy your time Tyneside and learn more about the history of the Toon What's included 3.5-hour tour in Newcastle with an English-speaking live guide Admission fees and guided tour of St. Nicholas Cathedral Church and the Castle Keep     Learn Newcastle's history on a guided walk of the city, from a Roman Fort to an...
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - Gateshead
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Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art - Gateshead
BALTIC is a place where visitors can experience innovative and provocative new art, relax, have fun, learn and discover fresh ideas.
Dynamix Skatepark
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Dynamix Skatepark
We are an Indoor Skatepark, Circus Skills training and Performing Arts Centre, and we run as a not for profit Community Interest Company. Please see our News page for details of our Christmas Holidays opening times, including a fun event on Monday 21st December for Under 18s to participate in. We run timetabled sessions, with supervised...
Seven Stories - Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Seven Stories - Newcastle Upon Tyne
We celebrate the art of children's books, their place in our childhood and in our culture. Seven Stories opened on the 19th August 2005, to showcase a national collection of manuscripts and illustrations of some of the UK's finest authors and illustrators for children. Seven Stories is The National Centre for Children's Books. We select...
Victoria Tunnel
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Victoria Tunnel
The Victoria Tunnel is a preserved 19th century waggonway under the city from the Town Moor to the Tyne, to transport coal from Spital Tongues (Leazes Main) Colliery to the river and operated between 1842 and the 1860s. The Tunnel was converted in 1939 into an air raid shelter to protect thousands of Newcastle citizens during World War 2. In...
Newcastle Climbing Centre
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Newcastle Climbing Centre
Newcastle Climbing Centre welcomes everyone whether you are a novice who wants to gain experience and develop skills or a dedicated rock athlete looking to push your limits. We provide an environment that caters for all abilities and offers the best indoor climbing experience. Admission: Starter sessions begin from £9 for...
Eldon Bowl
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Eldon Bowl
A smart little 8 lane ten pin bowling centre with a family feel offering classic bowling and birthday parties, this is tucked inside Eldon Leisure Centre and offers a fun afternoon's family tournament! There are other things inside this centre too which provide either excellent ways to extend your day or alternatives for picky kids if you've got...
Riverside Bowling
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Riverside Bowling
Riverside Bowl is a brand new bowling centre to the City of Sunderland. Riverside Bowl is just a new name for BKF Bowl so don't worry you'll find everything you loved in BKF Bowl just in a brand new venue! Interested to see inside our brand new venue and what's on offer? Simply click the link below to view pictures of our vast range of...
React Dance and events - Newcastle Upon Tyne
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React Dance and events - Newcastle Upon Tyne
Dance activities, parties, fitness and fun for all ages, React Dance - our aim is to bring the enjoyment of dance to people of all ages   Please look at our available dance classes and upcoming events - get in touch if you want any more information. Whether you want your tiny tot to embrace music, your children to develop some theatrical...
The Pottery Loft
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The Pottery Loft
To review The pottery loft all I can do is speak from my heart and say, on every occasion I have been and painted, stuffed animals, glued decoupage or had coffee & cake (which is also of a high standard and so morish!!!) every time has been a joy.. My children love going…. My nephews who live in Leeds ask to go when they come up and...
The Pottery Pen
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The Pottery Pen
Welcome to The Pottery Pen, a fun and vibrant pottery painting studio based in Stockton on Tees. Pop along and paint with us, there is no need to book apart from during holiday times or if you want to bring a large group. We have a huge range to choose from including castles, money boxes, rockets, princesses and racing cars. Our wonderful staff...
Rosebud Ceramics
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Rosebud Ceramics
Established since 2004, Rosebud Ceramics have brought an enjoyable, relaxing activity to Sunderland City Centre, covering the North East. Anyone of any age and ability can achieve something special. We are a family run business based in Sunderland City Centre, offering silver handprint, fingerprint and pet print jewellery, pottery painting,...
Laser Quest Sunderland
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Laser Quest Sunderland
Quasar Laser Quest Sunderland  is a real life, first person shooter experience! Using laser tag equipment in a safe environment arena, Laser Quest provides you with a unique and exhilarating experience. Cunning, stealth, precision shots or all out rapid fire, whatever your strategy our high tech laser targeting weapon system allows you to...
National Glass Centre
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National Glass Centre
Enjoy a wonderful mix of traditional, regional fayre accented with flair and a modern twist. Our amazing daily glass blowing, lathe and flame working demonstrations are free and run throughout the day. Echoing the philosophy of National Glass Centre, the menu showcases heritage and innovation, delivered with creativity and passion. Open...
Popolo Ceramico
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Popolo Ceramico
Popolo Ceramico is a ceramics business that specialise in personalised ceramics. The business was founded by Christina Taylor-Chisholm in 2010. Christina studied Art in Newcastle upon-Tyne and has always had a passion for ceramics. As a working mother, after a career in Project Management Christina decided to leave her job and set up her own...
Override Skate Park
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Override Skate Park
Override Indoor Skatepark is a space where riders of all ages can practice and improve their skills, rain or shine. We work with beginners in a safe environment to show them how to use the skate park responsibly and enjoyably. See our opening times page for information on our regular events and competitions as well as demos by sponsored...
Tumble Tots Newcastle Upon Tyne
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Tumble Tots Newcastle Upon Tyne
Designed to develop children's physical skills of agility, balance, co-ordination and climbing, through the use of brightly coloured Tumble Tots equipment. The programme is structured to develop children's positive personality traits including confidence and self-esteem. Each 45-minute weekly session combines fun, excitement and challenge in a...
Parklands Mini Golf
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Parklands Mini Golf
The Mini Golf provides synthetic putting greens, obstacles and water features and has been designed to suit all abilities from the novice to the experienced golfer, we also provide scorecards to enhance the fun and competitiveness. Admission: Adult £4 Child £2.75 Family £12 Children under 3 admitted free!   ...
HMS Trincomalee 1817
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HMS Trincomalee 1817
HMS Trincomalee, built in Bombay for the Admiralty in 1817, is the oldest ship afloat in the UK and the last of the commissioned frigates of the Nelson era. She saw service in the West Indies and throughout the vast Pacific in the nineteenth century before taking a role as a training vessel, largely in Portsmouth, that lasted until 1986, by which...
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience
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Hartlepool's Maritime Experience
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience, (formerly known as Hartlepool Historic Quay) is a superb re-creation of an 18th century seaport and a fantastic place to visit for families, groups and schools - in fact everybody. It brings to life the time of Nelson, Napoleon and the Battle of Trafalgar. Travel back in our mari-time machine to...
XS Superbowl - Newcastle Upon Tyne
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XS Superbowl - Newcastle Upon Tyne
For fun bowlers and the more serious players Namco offers the very latest in bowling facilities including automatic scoring, feature lighting and 'bumpers' to help our less experienced customers. Arcade: Shoot’em-ups, Racecar simulators, cuddly toy claw cranes – Namco Funscape venues are packed with the most advanced and cherished...
MFA Bowl Newcastle
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MFA Bowl Newcastle
For the best bowling has to offer, join the club! The Family Club scores you access to tons of great offers, coupons, discounted bowling and more. Exclusive offers delivered to your inbox and/or mobile device. News about Upcoming events and promotions Admission: Adult £4.95 £9.90 £10.90 Under 16s £3.95 £7.90...
Rock Antics
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Rock Antics
Middlesbrough Climbing Centre is Primarily a Bouldering Wall with an additional 13 top ropes. The main bouldering wall has over 150 problems which are updated weekly, so you'll never run out! Also featured is a smaller bouldering section for beginner climbers with plenty of easier problems to attempt. Our new venue has also allowed us to...
Stephenson Railway Museum - North Shields
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Stephenson Railway Museum - North Shields
Re-live the glorious days of the steam railway at the home of George Stephenson's 'Billy' and many other engines from the great age of steam.
Battlezone Newcastle Mini Paintball
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Battlezone Newcastle Mini Paintball
For those not old enough for the big guns, we offer 'Mini Paintball' for warriors 8-11years old at our Newcastle site. If your child is 12 years and older check out our regular newcastle paintball options. Our junior paintball option is perfect for children experiencing paintball for the first time. Treat them to an unforgettable...
Squiggles N Giggles
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Squiggles N Giggles
I would like to introduce myself to you all and tell you a little bit about myself and my background! My name is Louise Cervantes-Jordan and I am a local mum, resident to North Tyneside.  I have a wealth of skills and over 15 years experience in working with children and their parents in play, educational and support capacities. Being...
Battlezone Paintball Yarm
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Battlezone Paintball Yarm
Our flagship paintball, junior paintball and laser tag venue. A five star venue offering up non-stop action. Enter a world of adrenaline pumping and heart pounding action with our outdoor laser tag sessions ran at our Yarm site ideally located near Stockton and Middlesbrough. Perfect for those who aren't old enough to play paintball and for...
Battlezone Laser Tag - Yarm
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Battlezone Laser Tag - Yarm
Enter a world of adrenaline pumping and heart pounding action with our outdoor laser tag sessions ran at our Yarm site ideally located near Stockton and Middlesbrough. Perfect for those who aren't old enough to play paintball and for those who don't fancy the pain of paintball. Your children will be immersed into a unique urban environment...
Quasar South Shields
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Quasar South Shields
Looking for something different to do? Weather not great but don’t want to be stuck in the house? Why not come down to Quasar South Shields where you can have serious fun with a laser gun, whatever the weather. Situated within Ocean Beach Pleasure Park, Quasar is a non-contact activity which can be enjoyed by everyone – no matter...