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We always suggest you ring beforehand if visiting with disabled children as all attractions within the place you are visiting may not be accessible, depending on disablement, and whether or not if you have a helper.
Our guide is popular with families and as a school resource for educational trips.
For opening times click through to website or telephone attraction. Some attractions close during the winter.

Place

Doing What

Wheelchair friendly

Diggerland, Langley Park, Co. Durham,

DH7 9TT 
Tel 08700 344437
www.diggerland.com
 

Drive and ride on Dump Trucks, Mini Diggers and Giant Diggers in safety and strict supervision. Also Static displays, Play areas and Competitions for young children. Cafe, shop.

Yes

Buttercups Ceramic Studio at Tees Pottery, Hurworth Grange Community Centre, 91, Hurworth/Croft Road, Hurworth-on-Tees, Darlington, DL2 2BN, Tel 01325 722459
www.teespottery.co.uk
Children will love painting pottery for their own fun or more functional pottery in a relaxing, memory-making session. Fantastic fun for all ages and abilities! Birthday Parties.  School groups. Yes
The Ceramic Experience, 210 Northgate, Darlington, Co. Durham, DL1 1RB, 
Tel 01325 354878
www.paintandplay.co.uk
Fun & friendly ceramic painting studio and cafe  with a wide selection of pots. Walking distance of town centre. Parties. School groups. Children's soft play area & ball pool. Cafe. Yes  - telephone to check
Weardale Outdoor, Coves House Estate, Wolsingham, Co. Durham, DL13 3BG
Tel 01388 529439  

www.weardaleoutdoor.co.uk 
Outdoor entertainment of a different kind! With 400 acres to play on, we can cater for parties of any size on a variety of events. Lasertag, offroad driving, etc. Birthday parties. Min age 12 years. No
Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon, Shildon, DL4 1PQ
Tel 01388 777999

www.locomotion.uk.com 
Locomotion, The National Railway Museum at Shildon, celebrates Shildon’s history as one of the world’s oldest railway towns. Interactive displays and over 60 vehicles to see, bringing to life over 200 years of railway history. Yes

Consett - Sunderland Railway Path,
Consett, Durham, DH8 9EH 
Tel 0117 9290888
www.c2c-guide.co.uk

A path using former railway line. It is a 20 mile traffic-free path for cyclists, pedestrians. 

Partial access

Mister Twisters, Unit 40, Number One Industrial Estate, Medomsley, Consett, Durham, DH8 6TW 
Tel 01207 500007

Children's Indoor activity centre with Aztec tower. Party bookings.

Yes

Kascada Leisure Complex, Walkergate
Durham DH1 1SQ 
Tel 0191 3830300

Kascada has 20 lanes, and can cater for parties of up to 200 ten pin bowlers, special combination deals available.

Yes

Otter Trust’s North Pennines Reserve, Vale House Farm, Bowes, Barnard Castle
Co. Durham DL12 9RH
Tel 01833 628339

www.ottertrust.org.uk/pennine.htm

Important Reserve for birds, Waders and Curlew, Oystercatchers, Redshank, Lapwing, Snipe, and many more. Otters are regularly seen along the river Greta. With breeding enclosures for British Otters.

Yes

Top Gear indoor Karting, 13 Benny’s Lane, Gilesgate Moor, Durham, DH1 2RS
Tel 0191 3860999
 

Karting around a 200 meter track, with music, ultra violet tubes, strobes, spotlights & smoke machines. Safety and enjoyment the main objective.

Viewing only

 

 

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