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North East Pantomimes

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If you are staying with us this winter you may like to enjoy a traditional Christmas pantomime.

There are eleven to choose from in our area!

Sunderland Empire Theatre What's On Winter 2017 - 2018 Cover

Peter Pan at Theatre Royal, 100 Grey Street, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 6BR from 28th November until 21st January.

Robinson Crusoe at Gala Theatre, 1 Millennium Place, Durham, DH1 1WA from 23rd November until 6th January.

Jack and the Beanstalk at Sunderland Empire Theatre, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX from 15th December until 7th January.

The Lambton Worm at The Customs House, Mill Dam, South Shields, NE33 1ES from 28th November until 6th January.

Alice in Wonderland at Northern Stage, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7RH from 25th November until 6th January.

Snow White and The Seven Dwarfs at Tyne Theatre & Opera House, 117 Westgate Road, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4AG from 8th December until 31st December.

Cinderella at Whitley Bay Playhouse, Marine Avenue, Whitley Bay Playhouse, NE26 1LZ from 2nd December until 7th January.

Jack and the Beanstalk at Times Square, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 4EP from 11th until 30th December.

Cinderella at Consett Empire, Front Street, Consett, DH8 5AB from 2nd until 31st December.

Wizard of Oz at Queen’s Hall Arts Centre, Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3LS from 14th until 30th December.

Cinderella at Forum Theatre Billingham, Queensway, Stockton-on-Tees, TS23 2LJ from 2nd December until 7th January.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation for your visit to North East England our bed and breakfast best price and room availability is here Book Online.

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

Published on 28th November 2017 18:41.

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Ice Skating at Beamish Museum

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If you are visiting Beamish Museum this winter then you may like to take a spin on their ice rink – open daily from today 18th November 2017 until 7th January 2018 – closed Christmas Day and Boxing Day.

Weekends only from 8th January 2018 until 9th February, daily from 10th February until 18th February (half term) and weekends only from 19th February until 25th February 2018.

Ice Skating At Beamish Museum County Durham DH9 0RG 2017

Beamish Museum’s real ice rink is twenty metres by ten metres and can accommodate up to seventy skaters and promises to be a festive experience for all the family, suitable for novice skaters up to expert.

Beamish Museum’s ice rink is part of their winter fun fair and is decorated in a traditional Edwardian style with festoon lighting.

Ice skating tickets are available to purchase at the winter fun fair.

Tickets include skate hire and cost £5 for adults and £4 for children up to 16 years old.

Under 7’s must be accompanied on the ice by an adult.

Children aged 8 to 12 must be supervised by an adult (from rink side).

Skate sessions last a minimum of twenty minutes.

There is also a special offer – for every full paying adult, one child skates free.

Skate session times are listed below and include initial skate collection/exchange, at least twenty minutes on the ice and skate return/exchange.

Skates are available in junior size 8 to adult size 15.

Session 1 – 10:15am
Session 2 – 10:45am
Session 3 – 11:15am
Session 4 – 11:45am
Session 5 – 12:15pm
Session 6 – 12:45pm
Session 7 – 1:15pm
Session 8 – 1:45pm
Session 9 – 2:15pm
Session 10 – 2:45pm
Session 11 – 3:15pm

Our bed and breakfast accommodation welcomes 100’s of guests each year who stay with us while visiting Beamish Museum, their 2017-2018 flyer can be seen below.

If you have never visited Beamish Museum before you can take a look around in this video before your visit…

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Published on 18th November 2017 09:50.

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Sunderland Empire Theatre Winter 2017

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The latest Sunderland Empire Theatre what’s on brochure is out.

Sunderland Empire Theatre What's On Winter 2017 Cover

Sunderland Empire Theatre can be found at 4-5 High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX.

You can see the latest 44 page Winter 2017 what’s on guide below…

Our bed and breakfast accommodation is located approximately 20 minutes drive from Sunderland Empire Theatre, High Street West, Sunderland, SR1 3EX.

We have welcomed 1,000’s of guests who have stayed with us while working or visiting Sunderland Empire Theatre to watch a performance.

If you are looking for hotel accommodation for your visit to Sunderland Empire Theatre, High Street West, 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 theatrical productions being performed in North East England visit Theatre.

Published on 16th November 2017 22:05.

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Sunderland Keel Square Ice Skating

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Ice Skating at Sunderland’s Keel Square takes place from Thursday 30th November 2017 until Sunday 7th January 2018.

Sunderland Keel Square Ice Skating

If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation this winter then you may like to enjoy ice skating at Sunderland’s Keel Square a few miles from us.

Ice Skating is available from Thursday 30th November 2017 until Sunday 7th January 2018.

The full timetable is included here to help you plan your visit to Sunderland.

Ice skating at Sunderland this Christmas kicks off with a gala event on Thursday 30th November 2017 from 6pm until 7pm.

The ice rink will be open to the public from 12 noon until 6pm then again from 7pm until 9pm.

Sunderland’s ice rink opening hours are as follows…

Thursday 30th November until Friday 22nd December 2017
12 noon until 9pm – public skating.

Saturday 23rd December 2017 until Sunday 7th January 2018
10am until 9pm – public skating.

Christmas Eve and New Year’s Eve
Closing time 6pm.

Christmas Day and New Year’s Day
Closed all day.

Please note that all skating sessions on Christmas Eve must be pre-booked.

Prices
Children age 12 and under – £6.50.
Adults and over 12’s – £7.50.
Family ticket (two adults and two children or one adult and three children) – £24.50.

Each ice skating session is one hour long with a guaranteed minimum of 45 minutes.

The full program of ice skating at Keel Square’s Christmas-themed Frost Village is below…

Thursday 30th November
Ice Gala Extravaganza
Watch professional skaters Gary Beacom and Lisa Brewin take to the ice.

Every Friday night
Skate through the Decades
Don your best retro attire and hit the ice for a flash dance back through the ages. Skating Session from 6pm until 9pm.

Saturday 2nd December
Super Heroes and Princess Skating
Spot prices for best costumed skating, along with face painting and appearances from maybe a character or two.

Saturday 9th December
Snowy Sleepover
Wrap up warm in your onesies for a snowy sleepover on the ice.

Saturday 16th December
Force is Frosty
Come as your favourite Star Wars character in celebration of The Last Jedi showing on cinema screens.

Saturday 23rd December
Christmas Countdown
Santa hats and Rudolph ears are more than welcome for this Christmas countdown on ice.

Christmas Eve
Open from 10am until 6pm (booking advised).

Saturday 30th December
Rockin’ Revel
Old school rock around the rink.

New Year’s Eve
Open from 10am until 6pm (booking advised).

If you are looking for hotel accommodation for your visit to Keel Square 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.

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Published on 15th November 2017 09:52.

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Durham Lumiere 2017

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Durham Lumiere is back for 2017.

Durham Lumiere 2017

The UK’s largest light festival is back in Durham for the fifth time between Thursday 16th and Sunday 19th November 2017.

The festival is open from 4:30pm until 11pm every evening.

A free ticketing system will be in operation during peak times between 4:30pm and 7:30pm for the city centre peninsula area.

More than 200,000 people visited Durham Lumiere in 2015 so expect Durham city centre to be very busy.

Durham Cathedral, Durham Castle and historic Redhills Durham Miners’ Hall are three venues that will host some of the twenty eight light installations over the four day festival.

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For more events in North East England visit Events.

Published on 10th November 2017 18:24.

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