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The Discovery Museum, Newcastle upon Tyne
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Discovery Museum
Blandford Square
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Tyne & Wear
NE1 4JA
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One Saturday afternoon we decided to go to a local farm...on route we discovered our 2 yr old was missing footwear...change of plan so I suggested the Discovery Musuem. Heard lot's of good reviews so we thought it was worth an hour or so! Our children are 4 and 2, in my opinion too young for this museum. They loved the big boat as we went in and that was about it. It was 4pm so the toddler area was closed, the main hall had no displays and so we spent 30 mins here. It's free, although you have to pay for parking, so you can't really complain, and I think had the kids been older they would have liked it a little more. It is packed full of local history, 1 room though my daughter wouldn't go in as it was "too smelly", obviously to preserve the historical things!! Anyway, if under 6 don't bother unless you go before 4 to go in the toddler room. Whic through the glass looked like a table with water play, not too exciting!
My top tips: Look online before to check there is something in the main hall, and don't go on a weekend at 4pm if you have toddlers or there is nothing for them to do!
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Submitted by: amysammum on 07 July 2010
Took our young grandson to the Discovery Museum (he is two and a half) and he really loved “Play Tyne” which is a mini version of the River Tyne with bridges, toy ducks, boats etc and best of all lots of water. There are aprons available but I would advise taking some spare clothes and “wellies”. He particularly liked the flexible tubes blowing air which can be used to produce bubbles (and “spraying water”) – this part was also enjoyed by his grandad. The rest of the museum is really good with lots of interactive displays about the North East and its many inventions. Although he is too young for lots of the exhibits he enjoyed wandering around and pushing lots of buttons. We did not get to see it all so will go back for another look. One thing we did enjoy was the old film showing shipbuilding in Wallsend with great scenes of some of the really huge ships being built and launched. The museum is a great place to spend a couple of hours with children of all ages. Best of all it is free.
My top tips:  Take spare clothes if visiting Play Tyne
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Submitted by:   beejay on 09 December 2009
Last time I was in the Discovery museum I was a child. Long gone are the stuffy relics and here to stay are the colourful and interactive exibits. I was there with 4 children, all of which loved the water attraction on the second floor. Being able to play in the mock up of the River Tyne with all of its bridges with rubber ducks and plastic boats really helped break the visit up from looking at things to participating in it. Waterproof aprons are provided for free. The rest of the time was taken looking around the science and enginering rooms and playing with the various exibits. We were there for 2 hours and only saw a fraction of what was going on. Definately another visit planned. Best of all it is FREE!
My top tips:  For the water attraction: Dont be afraid to take wellies for the kids. Others do and they are better off for it! Break a day up. If you are going shopping with the kids, take a body swerve down for an hour. Its is a quieter part of town and the pace is a lot slower. Adults definately will enjoy this too!
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Submitted by:  septictoe on 27 November 2009
I took my 17 month old son to the Discovery Museum in Newcastle for a change of scene. It's a free museum with loads of exhibits for people of all ages. Although most of it was too old for my son, he seemed content to sit and look around from his pram. He had a ride on a rocking horse and played with the childrens water exhibit. He also liked the small childrens area with soft seats. I particularly enjoyed the exhibitions on the history of Newcastle and the Tyne, but most of all the Turbinia steam ship in the main hall. We spent a couple of hours in the museum but could have spent longer. There is a really nice cafe upstairs which is reasonably priced and selling homemade cakes and has has lots of seats. There are toilets on every floor. The museum has a shop with some nice gifts / trinkets. The museum is located about 7 minutes walk from Newcastle Central Station (which includes stopping to wait for traffic lights to change). It's housed in a grand old building but is reasonably modern inside. Given that it's free to get into, this makes it an ideal place to go when it's raining or you are stuck for new ideas. Great all types of family and of all ages.
My top tips: Combine it with a trip to the nearby Centre for Life for a full day out.
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Submitted by:   Tasmum on 15 January 2009
 
 
 
 
 
   
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 

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