Bill Quay Farm

Hi Everyone,

Bill Quay Farm is a lovely place to spend a few hours. They have lots of animals, including Alpacas which you can visit for free and there is a petting shed where you can have some lovely cuddles for a small fee.

For more info see our full review here:

https://notboredoutdoors.blogspot.com/2022/02/bill-quay-farm.html

Haven Point

Hi Everyone,

We picked a good day to go swimming yesterday, there was even an outside pool 🤣

We went to Haven Point mid afternoon as it's usually a bit quieter then. Along with the standard features of slides, splash pool, fountains and jacuzzi they also had the large inflatable obstacle course out for the kids to enjoy.

If you've not been before it's a nice clean modern pool, with plenty to keep the kids entertained for an hour. We would definitely recommend getting a get active card if you plan on going regularly as it gives quite a bit discount on the cost of the sessions. You can sign up at haven point.

There is a nice good priced cafe on site so it is perfect for filling up after your swim.

📷 From Google images (the current inflatable is different to this and in my daughter's opinion way better)

St Mary's Lighthouse

Hi Everyone,

Another lovely day exploring the rock pools of St Mary's Island. We love it here and never get tired of exploring. Best of all it's completely free to explore. 

There is a large car park and toilets with in easy reach of the lighthouse and plenty of benches to take in the views.

Our Favourite Parks

Hi Everyone,

The summer holidays are fast approaching so we want to help you all have an amazing time, as we're all definitely due a bit of fun. Since we love to be outdoors we thought we'd start with some of our favourite parks. Not only are parks brilliant for a wide range of age groups they have the added benefit of being free so win win. The parks listed below all have toilet facilities on site 😃

Our top pics are:

SALTWELL PARK

We love this park it had two fantastic play areas, a boating lake, train, lots of wildlife and a cafe.

https://notboredoutdoors.blogspot.com/2020/02/hi-everyone-saltwell-park-has-to-be-one.html?m=1

CARLISLE PARK

We love to visit here with its play areas that are spread out, beautiful river walks, boats, lots of places to grab a bite and ice cream.

https://notboredoutdoors.blogspot.com/2021/04/carlisle-park.html?m=1

BARNES PARK

This is a smaller park but we love the play areas and the lovely duck pond. Its a great place to ride a bike or scooter.

https://notboredoutdoors.blogspot.com/2020/10/barnes-park-sunderland.html?m=1

TYNE GREEN PARK

Again this is a beautiful park with lots of green space, lovely river walks and a very well equipped play area.

https://notboredoutdoors.blogspot.com/2020/07/tyne-green-park.html?m=1

RICHARDSON-DEES PARK

The play area here is fantastic, with lots of green space, woodland walks and trails. There is a skate park and cafe. This is a very good park for all the family.

https://notboredoutdoors.blogspot.com/2021/09/richardson-dees-park.html?m=1

DERWENT WATERSIDE PARK

We really enjoy coming here it always feels more like a day trip then just going to the park. The play area is superb and the views are breathtaking. It also has the benefit of stunning walks around the reservoir to. There is a cafe and gift shop.

https://notboredoutdoors.blogspot.com/2020/07/derwent-waterside-park.html?m=1

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Planet Circus OMG 2022

Hi Everyone,

We were very excited to see the return of Planet Circus OMG! Back in our region. We went along on Saturday and had a really good evening. There were balance acts, ariel acts, a tightrope walker, a clown and a brilliant motor bike act including stunts.

We found all the performers and staff very friendly and as it was our youngest birthday the ring master gave her a birthday shout out which was really special. 

The clown Andrea is very funny and we thought the audience participation part was really well done, so be prepared that you may get picked on.

There is the opportunity to get the kids face painted for £4, which was very well done and lots of food and drink options  plush flashy lights and wiggly worms.

Check the photos for locations, times and prices.

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Clip n Climb Metrocentre

Hi Everyone,

We visited Clip 'n Climb Metrocentre last week with a friend and took advantage of the £10 weekday climb offer online. This was our first visit to this branch and we found it to have more or less the same walls as other branches we have visited previously. 

The walls themselves vary in difficulty as our youngest loves a challenge she was very happy to give the harder climbs a few goes. She especially liked the bean stalk wall, which we were told was the hardest of all 

 We were lucky on our visit that it was very quiet so we were able to move around freely without having to wait. We also had a go on the vertical slide, this does cost an extra £3 but it's a good challenge. We will say it does require a lot of grip strength to hold on while moving up, so we wouldn't recommend it for little ones, as if they can't hold on it's not too much fun. Our daughter is very strong and made it to number 4 (she really wanted to get to ten lol) and her friend got to around 6, who is a strong gymnast.

Our only grumble with this branch is you don't get very long in the centre. Our start time was 11:15am and we were told to have our last climb just before 12pm, during this time we had the harness fitted and the safety briefing meaning our climb time was less than 40 minutes. In other branches we have had the whole hour and even been allowed to stay a bit longer when it's quiet.

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Junkyard Golf Newcastle - Bozo

Hi Everyone,

We visited Junk Yard Golf yesterday in Newcastle for the second time. This time we took on the Bozo course, which has a scary funfair theme. We have to say again the 9 holes are really quite cool and a lot of effort has clearly gone into creating a really fab atmosphere.

Both kids and adults enjoyed this course and as this was our second visit we only paid half half price, after filing out a short survey from our first visit. With the discount we paid £4.25 each which we thought was a more reasonable price for the amount of holes

Junk Yard Golf has such a lovely funky atmosphere and we definitely want to try the adults only times on an evening as well.

You can read about our first visit and find more info in the link below:

https://notboredoutdoors.blogspot.com/2022/05/junkyard-golf-newcastle-upon-tyne.html