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Cinema, Events, Family-Friendly

Bents Park Drive-in Cinema

Home > Tyne & Wear > South Shields > Bents Park

The drive-in cinema is back at Bents Park, South Shields from Wednesday 13th February until Sunday 24th February 2019.

Bents Park South Shields Drive In Cinema Spring 2019

If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation in South Shields between Wednesday 13th February until Sunday 24th February then you may be interested in the drive-in cinema at the bottom of our street in Bents Park.

Gates open at 4:45pm.

Films start at 6:45pm.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation near Bents Park in South Shields our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

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For more events in North East England visit Events.

Published on 7th January 2019 16:12.

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Events, Family-Friendly, Places to Visit

Sunderland Illuminations 2018

Home > Tyne & Wear > Sunderland > Roker > Roker Park

If you are visiting our bed and breakfast accommodation with children between Thursday 18th October and Sunday 18th November 2018 then you may like to visit Sunderland Illuminations aka Roker Park Lights a few miles south of us in Roker, Sunderland.

Sunderland Illuminations 2018

Sunderland Illuminations 2018 will feature lights from St Peter’s Church along Roker seafront.

An illuminated observation wheel will be present on Cliffe Park along with fairground rides and catering concessions.

Roker Park will be transformed into a Festival of Light.

Roker Park will be open Thursday to Sunday each week, plus every night during October half term.

Sunderland Illuminations 2018 Flyer

Tickets to the Festival of Light cost £2 per person (children aged two and under go free but still require a ticket) and can be booked online.

For groups there is a £1 discount if you buy five or more tickets.

E-tickets or printed tickets will be accepted to gain entry to Roker Park Festival of Light.

There will be no ticket sales on the entrance gates of Roker Park.

You can buy tickets online here Roker Park Festival of Light (opens in a new window).

You can see what Roker has to offer in this map…

If you are looking for hotel accommodationfor your visit to Roker in Sunderland our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

Room information including photographs can be found on the Accommodation page of our website.

For more ideas of family-friendly things to do visit Family-Friendly.

Published on 15th October 2018 11:13.

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Events, Family-Friendly

Great North Feast at Bents Park

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If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation over the August bank holiday weekend then you may be interested in the Great North Feast that is taking place at Bents Park, South Shields just down the street from us.

Great North Feast 2018 Bents Park South Shields NE33 2LD

The festival features street food, bands, food challenges, beer, kids area, producer market, chilli cook off and a VIP area.

60 of the region’s finest artisan food producers selling the best locally made food the country has to offer.

A huge array of hot food producers selling the best food from around the world to eat in their huge outdoor picnic area.

A licensed bar selling real ales and ciders from Wylam Brewery and others.

Plus a wine and cocktail bar.

Live entertainment and lots more.

The Great North Feast takes place from 10am until 6pm each day and entry is free.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation near Bents Park in South Shields our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

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For more events in North East England visit Events.

Published on 23rd August 2018 16:01.

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Events, Family-Friendly, Museums & Art Galleries, Places to Visit

Arbeia Festival 2018

Home > Tyne & Wear > South Shields > Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum

Arbeia Festival takes place this weekend – Saturday 11th and Sunday 12th August 2018, entry is free.

Arbeia Festival 2018

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum is located ten minutes walk from our bed and breakfast accommodation on Baring Street in South Shields, NE33 2BB.

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum was built in around AD160 and once guarded the entrance to the River Tyne and played an essential role in the mighty Roman frontier system.

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum is located four miles east of the end of Hadrian’s Wall at Lawe Top in South Shields and is a World Heritage Site.

World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.

World Heritage Sites are judged to contain “cultural and natural heritage around the world considered to be of outstanding value to humanity”.

Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum was originally built to house a garrison and soon became the military supply base for the seventeen forts along Hadrian’s Wall.

Visitors to Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum this weekend can experience Mercatus Roman market, Centurian school, birds of prey, fantastic food & drink; storytelling & live music; demonstrations & activities – all for free.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation close to Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum on Baring Street in South Shields our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

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For more events in North East England visit Events.

Published on 10th August 2018 15:20.

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Screen on the Green

Home > Tyne & Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne > Old Eldon Square

Screen On The Green is back from tomorrow.

84 films are available to watch free of charge at Old Eldon Square in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Screen On The Green Old Eldon Square NE1

The full schedule of films can be found below…

Monday 23rd July
12pm Beauty and the Beast (Sing along)
6pm Jumanji – Welcome to the Jungle (12A)

Tuesday 24th July
12pm The Boss Baby
6pm Bo66y

Wednesday 25th July
12pm Ferdinand
6pm Suffragette (12A)

Thursday 26th July
12pm Chicken Run
6pm The Parent Trap

Friday 27th July
12pm Captain Underpants
6pm War for the Planet of the Apes (12A)

Saturday 28th July
12pm Paddington
3pm Rogue One: a Star Wars Story (12A)

Sunday 29th July
12pm Paddington 2
3pm Star Wars: The Last Jedi (12A)

Monday 30th July
12pm The Jungle Book (2016)
6pm Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2

Tuesday 31st July
12pm Lego Ninjago Movie
6pm Cirque du Soleil – Worlds Away

Wed 1st August
12pm The School of Rock
6pm Dunkirk (12A)

Thursday 2nd August
12pm Herbie: Love Bug
6pm Back to the Future

Friday 3rd August
12pm Cars
6pm Fast & Furious 8 (12A)

Saturday 4th August
12pm Cars 2
3pm Transformers: Age of Extinction (12A)

Sunday 5th August
12pm Cars 3
3pm Transformers: Last Knight (12A)

Monday 6th August
12pm Ratatouille
6pm The Theory of Everything (12A)

Tuesday 7th August
12pm Garfield
6pm Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (12A)

Wednesday 8th August
12pm The Curse of the Were-Rabbit
6pm Hairspray

Thursday 9th August
12pm Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
6pm Breakfast at Tiffany’s

Friday 10th August
12pm The Princess and the Frog
6pm Wonderstruck

Saturday 11th August
12pm Avengers Assemble (12A)
3pm Avengers: Age of Ultron (12A)

Sunday 12th August
12pm Pacific Rim (12A)
3pm Darkest Hour

Monday 13th August
12pm Peppa Pig: My First Cinema Experience
6pm To Kill a Mockingbird

Tuesday 14th August
12pm Big Hero 6
6pm Gifted (12A)

Wednesday 15th August
12pm Early Man
6pm Inconvenient Sequel

Thursday 16th August
12pm Mulan
6pm The Goonies (12A)

Friday 17th August
12pm Power Rangers
6pm Grease

Saturday 18th August
12pm Despicable Me 2
3pm Despicable Me 3

Sunday 19th August
12pm Spiderman: Homecoming (12A)
3pm Thor: Ragnarok (12A)

Monday 20th August
12pm Frozen
6pm The Sound of Music

Tuesday 21st August
12pm The Adventures of Tintin
6pm Roman J. Israel, Esq. (12A)

Wednesday 22nd August
12pm Inside Out
6pm Victoria & Abdul

Thursday 23rd August
12pm Singin in the Rain
6pm Free Willy

Friday 24th August
12pm Moana
6pm Pitch Perfect 3 (12A)

Saturday 25th August
12pm The Greatest Showman
3pm Wonder

Sunday 26th August
12pm Coco
3pm Devdas

Monday 27th August
12pm The Incredibles
6pm De Dana Dan

Tuesday 28th August
12pm Dr Dolittle
6pm Love, Simon (12A)

Wednesday 29th August
12pm A Wrinkle in Time
6pm Ready Player One (12A)

Thursday 30th August
12pm Mary Poppins
6pm The Mask

Friday 31st August
12pm Sherlock Gnomes
6pm The Post (12A)

Saturday 1st September
12pm Goodbye Christopher Robin
3pm Murder on the Orient Express (12A)

Sunday 2nd September
12pm Peter Rabbit
3pm Black Panther (12A)

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Published on 22nd July 2018 17:39.

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