Family Days Out

Prepare for adventure at Newcastle University's city centre campus. Explore family-friendly venues and a variety of exciting events at your own pace. 

Make memories with hands-on activities and interactive experiences for all ages. Our venues have plenty to entertain everyone - from little ones through to teens.  

Best of all, many venues and events are free to visit, so you can make a day of it with the whole family. Just a short walk from one another, it's easy to hop from one fun experience to the next. 

Start exploring with these family activities and events. Plus, you’ll find plenty more programmed throughout the year to discover.  

Download our map to explore family days out (PDF:883kb)

Discovery Quest: Find, Uncover, Discover

As you go round the venues, try and find the following. 

Can you answer the questions about them?  

1. Outside Students' Union: What is the Clasp sculpture by Antony Gormley made from? 
2. Northern Stage: What word is in lights in the Northern Stage Café Bar?
3. Farrell Centre: How many hanging Fireplaces are there inside the Farrell Centre?
4. Philip Robinson Library: What item belonging to Sid Chaplin is displayed on Level 2? 
5. Outside Philip Robinson Library: What is written on the Pentad sculpture by Prof Bill Herbert and Colin Hagan?
6. Great North Museum: Hancock: What is the name of the Dinosaur on display?
7. Hatton Gallery: Where was the Merz Barn moved from? 
8. King's Walk: How many sculpted heads make up Generation by Joseph Hillier?
9. Outside Herschel Building: What is ‘Spiral Nebula’,as shown in the sculpture by Geoffrey Clarke?