Newcastle Hotels recommends many activities for all the family when you book and stay at any of our Hotels in Newcastle.

Activities are wide and ranging and there is something suitable for all members of the family. There are numerous leisure centres where the family can partake in various sports like swimming and rock climbing. Why not try your hand at go-karting or bowling or for the more outdoor type you can visit the All Out Adventures centre where the whole family can partake in healthy outdoor activities.

If your golf is a bit rusty there are numerous driving ranges where you can hone your chipping, putting and Driving skills or if the children want to play football there are various outdoor facilities available where the young talented player can show off their skills.

Newcastle is surrounded by stunning countryside and a day out in the country perhaps walking amongst the many scenic delights is always an option for the adventurous family.

Some venues recommended by Newcastle Hotels are:

Climb Newcastle
Shipley Place, Byker, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE6 2DQ
Activity: Climbing
www.climbnewcastle.com
Tel: 0191 276 2174
Opening Times: Monday - Friday 12noon - 10pm, Saturday and Sunday 10am - 8pm

All Out Adventures
Slaley Hall, Slaley, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 0BX
www.alloutadventures.co.uk
Tel: 01434 676 980
Opening Times: Monday - Sunday 8.30am - 5pm

Newcastle Bowl
Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE4 8RN
Activity: Ten Pin Bowling
www.amfbowling.co.uk
Tel: 0191 273 0236
Opening Times: daily 10am - 12pm

Newcastle Driving Range
Parklands, High Gosforth Park, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE3 5HQ
Activity: Golf
www.uk-golfguide.com
Tel: 0191 236 4867

Karting North East
Warden Law Motorsports Centre, Sunderland, SR3 2PR
Activity: Karting, Off Road Driving, Quad Biking, Archery, Thunderkarts
www.kartingnortheast.com
Tel: 0191 521 4050
Opening Times: Monday Closed. Tuesday - Friday 12noon -8pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am - 6pm.

• Alderman Fenwick's House (C5)

  This house is one of the best examples of a 17th century merchant's town house in the North of England.

  98 Pilgrim Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Angel of the North

  Standing near the A1 in Gateshead, Antony Gormley's monumental steel sculpture. Standings 20 metres high it is the largest sculpture in Britain and one of the most visible symbols of life and work in the North East of England.

  A1/Durham Road, Low Eighton, Gateshead

• Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art (E5)

  This transformed 1950's grain silo is now home to an exhibition of international contemporary art, with studios and a changing exhibition programme by visiting leading international artists.

  www.Baltic Art Gallery

  South Shore Road, Gateshead Quays

• Bamburgh Castle

  A family day out, this magnificent red sandstone castle established in 84 AD and rebuilt from the 11th Century onwards is an imposing sight on the beautiful Northumberland coast. From it's battlements gun barrells still point out to sea along with the celebrated view of the Farne Islands.

  Bamburgh

• Bede's World

  Discover what daily life was like for Bede and his fellow monks and how much of his work is of continuing importance to us today.

  Church Bank, Jarrow, NE32 3DY

• Bessie Surtees House (C6)

  One of a group of 17th Century timber framed buildings. Named after a woman who, to avoid detection eloped with her lover from a first floor window of the house. Also serves as the regional office of English Heritage.

  41-44 Sandhill, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Blackfriars (A5)

  This former monastery dates from the 13th Century. The 'Black Friars' were Dominican preachers, originally from Spain who settled in Newcastle in 1239.

  Monk Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Black Gate Castle Arch (C5)

  The medieval gatehouse protects the city's Castle Keep which was the original starting point for Hadrian's Wall.

  St Nicholas Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Blue Reef Aquarium

  Nose to nose with the sharks and other exotic marine displays.

  Tynemouth Seafront

• Bowes Railway

  Designed by George Stephenson the Bowes Railway was originally a colliery railway built to carry coal from pits in north west Durham to the Tyne at Jarrow.

  Springwell Village, Gateshead

• Castle Keep (C5)

  Original starting point for Hadrian's Wall, this was also the site of the 11th century wooden fortress "New Castle" built by William the Conqueror's son and the source of the city's name.

  St Nicholas Street, Castle Garth, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Cathedral Church of St Mary (A5)

  This Grade I listed church was designed by Pugin the great champion of the 19th century Gothic style.

  Clayton Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne

• The Customs House

  On the south bank of the river Tyne in South Shields, the Customs House has a programme of contemporary and classical music, comedy and theatre with a changing exhibition programme.

  www.Customs House

  Clayton Street West, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Dance City (A5)

  Scheduled for opening in 2006 this will be England's largest dance agency with it's own state of the art dance theatre and studios.

  Peel Lane, Waterloo Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

  
  

• Discovery Museum (A5)

  Discover Newcastle life during earlier times - from Roman beginnings, the Medieval Age and the reign of the Georgian Kings to Newcastle in the twentieth century a multimedia telling of Newcastle's pioneers.

  Blandford Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Gibside

  These 18th Century Pleasure Grounds are landscaped National Trust property and former home of the Queen Mother's family, the Bowes-Lyons. Set in in acres of grounds,with walks including a Palladian chapel and a ruined 18th century house. Outdoor Summer concerts and events. Open daily except Mondays.

  Near Rowlands Gill, Gateshead

• Grainger Town (B5)

  Elegant Georgian Architecture dating from 1842. Today the 19th century classical architecture blends with the modern café culture in the restored heart of Newcastle upon Tyne's city centre.

• Grey's Monument

  Standing proudly at the heart of the city, built in 1838 the 135 ft high column commemorates the passing of the Reform Bill. Limited opening hours allow people to walk to the top and get some good views along Grey Street.

• Hadrian's Wall

  From Bowness on Solway in the North West, to Wallsend in the North East, Hadrian's Wall is the most important monument built by the Romans in Britain.

• International Centre for Life (A6)

  The extraordinary museum of Life looks at the origins of life, using interactive exhibits, 3D films and the longest white knuckle simulator ride - for all the family.

  Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne

• International Centre for the Children's book

  Scheduled for opening in 2005 this superb converted seven storey mill celebrates children's literature through performance and a changing exhibition programme.

  Lime Street, Byker

• Military Vehicle Museum, Newcastle (B2)

  An orgainsed display of over 50 historic military vehicles and memorabilia from World War II.

  Exhibition Park, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Millenium Bridge (E5)

  The world's first tilting bridge provides visitors with stunning views of the Tyne and Quaysides. The earlier Tyne bridges are the High Level Bridge(1849), the Swing Bridge(1876) and the most famous Tyne Bridge (1925-8) which was the world's largest single span bridge until Sydney Harbour bridge was built, by the same company four years later.

  South Shore Road, Gateshead Quayside to Newcastle Quayside

• Path Head Water Mill

  This working, restored 18th Century water mill is complete with water wheel and machinery. The grounds have a picnic area and local wooded walks are open every day except Monday.

  Summerhill, Blaydon, Gateshead

• St Mary's Church

  The Gateshead Visitor Centre is housed in Gateshead's historic 12th Century St Mary's Church which has a panoramic view over both quaysides.Set on a spread of green in the city centre a pleasant church and an oasis of calm

  St Mary's Church, Oakwellgate, Gateshead

• St Nicholas' Anglican Cathedral (C5)

  The Catheral Church of St Nicholas' is the Mother Church of the most northerly diocese in England. One of the samllest cathedral's in Britain, the cathedral's Lantern Tower is notable.

  St Nicholas Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Tanfield Railway

  Passenger-carrying Victorian carriages are steam-hauled along the line built in 1725.

  Old Marley Hill, Sunniside, Gateshead

• Theatre Royal (C4)

  The best entertainment - great drama, musicals, opera, comedy, dance and music.

  www.Newcastle Theatre Royal

  Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne

• The Sage

  Scheduled for opening in 2005, Gateshead's The Sage Music Centre, designed by Norman Foster, promises to be the top northern venue for the performing arts.

  South Shore Road, Gateshead

• Winlaton Cottage Forge

  The last remaining link with the Crowley family that once dominated the iron manufacturing trade in the North East.

  Church Street, Winlaton, Gateshead

• Playhouse Theatre and Gulbenkian Studio (B3)

  The home of the critically acclaimed "northern stage" the newly refurbished theatre re-opens in 2005 with a broad programme of events.

  Barras Bridge, King's Walk, Newcastle upon Tyne

• Warner Village Cinema (D4)

  State of the art city centre cinema viewing.