14 raring2go.co.uk 15 Raring2go! WHATS ON Raring2go! 1. Durham Cathedral 2. Picnic & pond dipping at Hardwick Park & Lake, Sedgefield 3. Summerhill Country Park, Hartlepool, cycle paths, BMX track, playgrounds & boulders to climb 4. Preston Park Museum (almost free !) & Preston Park near Stockton 5. Angel of the North 6. Climb Roseberry Topping near Guisborough & see the view 7. Walk along the pier at Saltburn, beach, cliff lifts & mini train to enjoy too 8. Explore some Newcastle Art Galleries – try The Laing Art Gallery, The Biscuit Factory or the Baltic Art Museum 9. Visit the Tees Barrage & watch the canoes 10. mima Middlesbrough & enjoy the fountains & giant screen in Centre Square 11. The Great North Museum, Newcastle 12. Climb Auckland Tower in Bishop Auckland and explore the deer park at Auckland Castle 13. Visit Palace Green Library, Durham and explore the Museum of Archaeology. 14. Trains, plane and boats - Take a metro journey round Newcastle - stop off at the Airport to see the planes, Central Station to see the big trains and take the ferry over the Tyne at South Shields (all for the price of a day ticket) 15. Walk along any of the beautiful rivers we have in this area (Durham & Richmond are favourites !) 16. Visit Bollyhope Common above Weardale (on a nice day !) 17. Penshaw Monument near Sunderland 18. Wynyard Woodland Park - adventure playground and walkway. Cycle or walk the Castle Eden Walkway from Thorpe Thewles. 19. Explore the North York Moors. Follow the Trails at Danby and Sutton Bank Visitor's Centres 20. Walk the Durham Coastal Path 21. RSPB Saltholme 22. Visit the Oriental Museum in Durham 23. Kirkleatham Museum & Grounds, Redcar 24. See the trains at Locomotion, Shildon 25. The Dorman Museum & Albert Park in Middlesbrough 26. The Capt Cook Birthplace Museum & meet the animals in the petting zoo at Stewart Park in Middlesbrough 27. South Park in Darlington 28. Visit Wharton Park in Durham City, enjoy the playground and gardens and watch the trains coming over the bridge into Durham Station 29. Walk the riverside & paths around Richmond & visit The Station for an ice cream 30. Riverside Park in Chester le Street. LOW COST CHILD FRIENDLY PLACES TO EXPLORE Preston Park Museum & Grounds Oriental Museum Please do email me your favourite days out ideas to Alison teesdurham@raring2go.co.uk so we can share them with other parents ! FREE (or almost free) in the North East Summer Staycation Inspiration Wordsearch: 1. ROALD DAHL - THE BFG 2. JULIA DONALDSON - THE GRUFFALO 3. JK ROWLING - HAPPY POTTER 4. JEFF KINNEY - WIMPY KID 5. FRANCESCA SIMON Types of Book: A=2 B=4 C=3 D=1 ROALD DAHL THE GRUFFALO JULIA DONALDSON WIMPY KID JK ROWLING HORRID HENRY JEFF KINNEY THE BFG FRANCESCA SIMON HARRY POTTER Can you draw a line between the Author and their character? Then find all of the words in the wordsearch above. • CHOOSE A RANDOM LETTER • START A 30 SECOND TIMER • FILL IN THE ANSWERS BELOW USING WORDS THAT BEGIN WITH YOUR CHOSEN LETTER SCATTEGORIES An author A fiction book A comic-book Character E.G. Roald Dahl E.G. Rainbow Magic E.G. Robin Robin C. AUTO BIOGRAPHY A. FICTION 4. A made up story B. NON-FICTION D. BIOGRAPHY 2. A true story or facts 1. Written about someone elses life 3. Written about someones own life Do you know what each of these kinds of books mean? Draw a line to the correct description and the book type
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