North East

Bring the whole family for a memorable day out this Christmas and enjoy festive decorations, twinkling lights, frosty walks and magical moments with Father Christmas.

Visiting Father Christmas is magical for little ones. Even more so when his grotto is somewhere a little different. He's a busy man at this time of year but you can meet the jolly fellow at special places across the North East this December.

Our rangers work outside all day and often know the landscape like the back of their hand – so there’s no-one better to ask if you’re looking for a good walking route. We’ve pulled together some of their winter favourites, from the rugged Northumberland coastline to an easy country stroll at Gibside.

Atlantic grey seals, cheeky red squirrels or shy deer, there's plenty of wildlife to be found right here in the North East, even in the chilly winter months. Here are our top spots for nature-lovers.

A hidden garden, a nuttery busy with wildlife, or the colours and scents of an amazing rose display - find a garden to explore in the North East.

Windswept coastal castles, a Victorian home packed with modern inventions or the humble birthplaces of some of the North East's most celebrated figures.

Looking for somewhere a bit different to explore? If you're searching for that perfect spot to sit back and take in a view, or just fancy downing your picnic blanket in a relaxed setting, we've got lots of hidden gems to discover.

Seaton Delaval Hall, the former flamboyant ‘party’ house of the theatrical Delaval family has a new resident colony – the UK’s largest winter roost of common pipistrelle bats.

Every five years, the Farne Island rangers search for puffin footprints in order to count the island's puffin population.

Marking 100 years since women were first granted the right to vote in 1918, Women & Power is a nationwide exploration of the impact these social changes had on women of the time, and the legacy that was born from it.