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Home > Tyne & Wear > Sunderland > Seaburn
Planet Circus are back at Seaburn‘s Recreation Park from Tuesday 22nd until Monday 28th May 2018.
Performances last one hour forty five minutes and under twos go free sitting in their parents lap.
You can see what Planet Circus offer in this video…
Home > County Durham > Beamish Museum
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.
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 when 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…
If you are looking for bed and breakfast accommodation for your visit to Beamish Museum our bed and breakfast availability is here: online booking.
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More ideas of places to visit while staying with us can be found here: Places To Visit.
Home > Tyne & Wear > Newcastle upon Tyne > St James’ Park
The Magic Rugby Weekend is back for the fourth year running on Saturday 19th and Sunday 20th May 2018 at St James’ Park in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Magic Rugby Weekend was first held at St James’ Park in 2015 and returned for a second year in 2016, when more than 68,000 fans attended across the weekend – the highest recorded attendance for the two-day event.
This years event features three rugby league matches on Saturday 19th May and three on Sunday 20th May. The match schedule is as follows…
Saturday 19th May 2017
Widnes Vikings v St Helens (15:00)
Wigan Warriors v Warrington Wolves (17:15)
Castleford Tigers v Leeds Rhinos (19:30)
Sunday 20th May 2017
Salford Red Devils v Catalans Dragons (13:00)
Wakefield Trinity v Huddersfield Giants (15.:15)
Hull KR v Hull FC (17:30)
If you have yet to buy tickets for the weekend you can see the seating plan below…
You can see highlights of 2017’s weekend in the video below…
If you have tickets to the Magic Rugby Weekend at St James’ Park in Newcastle upon Tyne and are looking for accommodation we still have some availability. Our bed and breakfast accommodation room rates and availability can be found here: online booking. Room information including photographs can be found on our bedrooms page.
Home > Tyne & Wear > South Shields > Sea Road
If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation and are looking for a traditional carvery you may like to try The Rattler’s which is available on weekdays from 12 noon until 4pm.
Update – carvery hours have now been extended until 7pm.
The Rattler can be found a few minutes walk from our bed and breakfast accommodation on Sea Road. Turn right at our gate and right again at the bottom of our street.
You can see what is on offer in the videos below…
Home > Tyne & Wear > Tynemouth
If you are staying at our bed and breakfast accommodation this weekend then you may be interested in visiting Tynemouth Food Festival.
Tynemouth Food Festival takes place this Saturday 13th and Sunday 14th May 2017.
The food festival features over fifty food stalls and a bar. Adult tickets cost £3.50 per day. Entry for under 16’s is free with a paying adult.
Saturday’s food festival takes place from 9am until 6pm. Sunday’s food festival takes place from 10am until 6pm.
You can find out more about the festival in this video…
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