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From romantic rainy day dates at the cinema, cultural days out, summery date nights at the coast and everything in between… ⁠
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North East family fun made accessible – kids 11 and under travel free all day, every day.

As well as the hottest new food and drinks spots, we’ve discovered an intimate wellbeing studio, a relocated bookshop (complete with library ladders), and a revolutionary new way to shop for specs…

North Shields Fish Quay is the place to go for bars, cafés, pubs and restaurants – and they’re all only a stone’s throw from the Metro.

From den building to pond dipping and animal tracking, here’s what’s on at Washington Wetland Centre over the summer holidays.