Easter Weekend will be the first weekend we haven’t had a stay home order in place in 2021. Many of us will be looking to spend those days out with family and friends having adventures. This post has over 80 places in Northumberland, County Durham, Sunderland, Newcastle and North Yorkshire that will be open.
As always, please follow all governement guidance when out and about in the region and please do not visit any of these places untill the lockdown restrictions are lifted on Mondat 29th March. For more details please read and understand the Roadmap from the UK Gov.
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Please note that none of the indoor attractions on this list are currently open. Merely the grounds or surrounding areas are in line with current restrictions. Check ahead with each place before visiting to be safe.
- Tunstall Hill
- Seven Sisters at Copt Hill
- Rainton Meadows
- Cleadon Hills
- Along the River
- Victorian Viaduct
- Souter Lighthouse and Leas
See also 40+ Places for Daily Walks in and around Sunderland
- Herrington Country Park
- Barnes Park
- Mowbray Park
- Backhouse Park
- Doxford Park
- Roker Park
- Hetton Lyons Country Park
- Silksworth Ski Slope
- Thompson Park
- Elba Park
See Also, The 6 Best Parks in the City of Sunderland
- Seaburn Beach
- Roker Beach
- Ryhope Beach
- Hendon Beach
- Seaham Beach
For any fellow mackems who are ready to get out of Sunderland, the rest of this post will be full of places outside of the city!
Newcastle and Tynemouth
- Jesmond
- Jesmond Dene
- Exhibition Park
- Quayside
- Tynemouth
- Whitley Bay
- North Shields
- South Shields
- Marsden Rock
- Seaham
- Raby Castle
- Hamsterley Forest
- Durham Heritage Coast
- High Force Waterfall
- Derwent Reservoir
- Finchale Abbey
- Great Aycliffe Way
- Durham Riverside Walk
- Hawthorne Dene
- Botanical Garden Durham
- Hardwick Country Park
- Bowes Museum
- Weardale
- Teesdale
- Castle Eden Dene
- Walltown Country Park and Hadrian’s Wall
- Northumberlandia
- Rothbury
- Hadrian’s Wall
- Dunstanburgh Castle and Crastor
- Sycamore Gap
- Warkworth Castle
- Walltown Country Park
- Bamburgh Castle
- Amble
- Morpeth
- Embleton Bay
- Seahouses
- Lindisfarne Island
- Hexham
- Cragside
- Gibside
- Go Ape at Maften Hall
- Druridge Bay
- Kielder Forest and Waterpark
- Plessey Woods
- Bolam Lake Country Park
- Corbridge
- Wansbeck Country Park
- Bedlington Country Park
See Also 50+ Places in Northumberland you need to visit in 2021
North Yorkshire
- Whitby
- North Yorkshire Moors
- Robin Hoods Bay
- Yorkshire Dales
- Roseberry Topping
- Saltburn-by-the-Sea
- Osmotherly and Codbeck Reservoir
- White Horse Walk
- Scarborough
- Farnedale
That’s all I could squeeze into this post. I really hope you have managed to find somewhere in here that can help you find somewhere perfect for our first weekend of freedom in 2021!
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Stay Safe, Happy Easter!
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