Category: North East Days Out
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Hinnies Sunday Lunch in Whitley Bay
This is our second trip to Hinnies, after having a lovely Sunday brunch here last Summer. There seems to be a theme of going here to eat before an afternoon show. Last year it was Cirque du Hilarious and this time it was before the Smile for Life Comedy show at the Wallsend Exchange. Hinnies…
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Harry Potter: Wizards Unite UK Tips and Game App.
It’s starting to happen again, but this time Harry Potter Wizards Unite could be the adults choice. We’ve downloaded the latest Augmented Reality game on our phones. When I say we, that’s Cat and myself, the kids haven’t got excited about it. Based upon a similar style of game like Pokémon Go, the “get outdoors…
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Cracking Open the Latest Hatchimals Pixies
#AD – We were gifted the Hatchimals Pixies to unbox The Hatchimals series has been in front of our kids for most of their lives. From the big self-hatching Hatchimals down to the Hatchimals Colleggtables. Today we were diving into the latest discovery from Hatchtopia, the Hatchimals Pixies. Hatchimals Pixies Hatchimals Pixies are a new…
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Sunday Lunch at Barluga in Gosforth
The suburb of Gosforth isn’t really an obvious culinary destination for the region’s foodies. Unless you live in the surrounding area there is little to draw you out of the city centre with its wide range of cuisines & trendy pubs. However, as we discovered when we started pulling together our guide to Restaurants in…
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The Alchemist – Summer Menu Date Night
AD – We were invited to the Alchemist to sample their new Summer menu After a day of packing up for our camping trip & checking the Lake District weather forecast 50 times (yes it was going to be wet, wet with a bit more wet!). We managed to bag a babysitter & head out…
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Disney On Ice: 100 Years of Magic
AD – We have been gifted Press Tickets Disney On Ice is back again a the Newcastle Utilita Arena, with a celebration of 100 Years of Magic. This Disney On Ice production features over 50 of your favourite Disney Characters including many Disney Princesses, Pixar pals as well as the Disney Classics. You can’t help…
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Whitehouse Farm is more than just a farm
Ad-we were given complimentary tickets to Whitehouse farm, but paid for our own lunch. A lot of family attractions claim to have plenty to do ‘whatever the weather’ and this bank holiday weekend we put Whitehouse Farm to the test. It really was 4 seasons in one day, with coats on/off & brollies up/down all…
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Dippy the Dinosaur in Newcastle
On our last adventure to London Dippy, the Dinosaur had already left the Natural History Museum. It was almost as though he knew we were coming. I say “He”, but to be honest no one is really sure if Dippy the Dinosaur is male or female!Anyway, we were given the chance to meet Dippy as…
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The Late Shows 2019
AD-This is a collaborative post with Gateshead Alive The Late Shows is a regional Culture Crawl around some of Newcastle and Gateshead’s galleries, museums, libraries, and artists workshops. The event takes place annually on consecutive Friday and Saturday evenings in May from 7-11pm alongside the National Museums at Night event. This year the Late Shows…
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What’s at Coral Island Amusements, Blackpool?
#Ad- This is a collaborative post with Coral Island As much as we love a bit of culture there’s something special about spending time in the arcades. Whenever we got to Scarborough or even to my parents home in South Shields the first thing they ask is to go to the amusements. Location of Coral…