Attractions in Newcastle and the North East

Jesmond Community Festival returns bigger and better

JESMOND Community Festival was launched yesterday with music, burlesque dancers, a stilt walker and even a red carpet.

Walk: Middlesmoor and Scar House

THE RUGGED beauty of Upper Nidderdale is to be seen on all sides along the route that links the village of Middlesmoor with Scar House Reservoir

Walk: Ugglebarnaby and Falling Foss

DELIGHTFUL woodland walks and field paths open up a range of all round views between Sleights and Littlebeck on the south side of Eskdale.

Family fun in store for all

ROLL up, roll up, a week-long series of events will mark the opening of the new section of Eldon Square. Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR has the details.

Walk: Guisborough Forest

THE spreading areas of woodland on the south side of Guisborough offer a home for a range of wildlife and a setting for a range of leisure activities.

Review: Jesmond Dene House Hotel and Restaurant, Newcastle

Adam Jupp enjoys a weekend break without having to travel too far away

Go Ape at Matfen

Ever fancied swinging from tree to tree like a real life Tarzan? Well now you can. AMY HUNT finds a thrilling way to spend a day

The World Famous Pyrotechnics Company, Trinity Gardens, Stockton

IT may have been the most unlikely setting for fireworks, but The Church of the Holy Trinity was lit up on Sunday night with both power and glory

Walking With Dinosaurs, Metro Radio Arena

TIME flies past when you’re having fun - and last night we travelled 200 million years in little over an hour an a half

Walking With Dinosaurs

Entertainment Editor GORDON BARR previews Walking With Dinosaurs: The Arena Spectacular

Post Natal

Professor Bubbles

The Bird Show

Birds Demonstration

Birds Demonstration to see up close some of the Birds of Prey at the centre.

Derwent Valley Light Railway