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Summer Trails For The Whole Family To Enjoy




We love a good trail and find ourselves doing them quite often. More trails have been announced for the Summer so I have put what I have found so far into this handy guide for anyone who also enjoys a trail with the kids. A great thing about trails is most are either free or very cheap and usually included in admission costs. Let me know If I have missed any and I will update this post.

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Trails


Thorp Perrow

🦋Summer Fairytale Trail

It is £2.50 per sheet and comes with a gift

Running until 3rd September








RSPB Saltholme

🦋Summer snacks trail - £1.50 per sheet

22nd July-3rd September

🦋Otter Spotter trail

Free to take part

22nd July - 3rd September






Raby Castle

🦋Pilot Penny's Flying visit to the Plotters Forest

Free trail sheet with every admission

Throughout Summer


🦋Mythical Adventures in the Deer park trail

Free with every admission

Throughout Summer





High Force Waterfall

🦋Butterflies & Bumble Bees Trail

Free trail sheet with every admission

Throughout Summer






Forestry England
Hamsterley Forest, Guisborough Forest, Dalby Forest, Kielder Forest

🦋Zog Trail

Free to download the app and follow on your phone, alternatively you can pay £3.50 for a small bag containing activities, stickers and more.

Throughout Summer





Durham Botanic Garden

🦋The Science Trail - Suitable for older children

Free to take part

Throughout Summer

🦋The Quiz Trail

Free to take part and you could win a prize

Throughout Summer

🦋The Nature Trail

Free to take part

Throughout Summer





Sunderland City Centre

🦋Jurassic Jungle AR Trail

Free to download

Throughout Summer








Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens

🦋Wild Wonders Trail

£1 Trail sheet and you get a sticker upon completing

22nd July-2nds September










Kirkharle Courtyard

🦋Nature Trail

Free to take part

Throughout Summer













On the Tyne

🦋Shaun the Sheep on the Tyne Trail

Free to download and take part

Throughout Summer








WWT Washington

🦋Quentin Blake Trail

Free with admission

Throughout Summer









Northumberland Wild Life Trust

🦋Weetslade Summer Trail

£3 per download

5th August - 3rd September

Northumberlandia

🦋Wild Wings Trail

£3 per child

Running until 25th August




Beamish Museum

🦋Explore Beamish Trail

Free with Admission

Throughout Summer








Flatts Lane Country Park

🦋10 things to do in the wood trail

Free to take part

25th July

🦋Nature trail

Free to take part

28th July







Kirkleatham Museum

🦋Seaside & Woodland trails

Free to take part

Throughout Summer






Teessaurus Park

🦋Dinosaur Trail

Free to take part

Permanent fixture







Sunderland Sculpture trail

🦋Free to take part - Start at the National Glass Centre

Permanent Fixture











Amble

🦋Art Trail

Free to take part

Throughout Summer









Plessy Woods

🦋Sculpture Trail

Free to take part

Permanent Fixture













Thornley Woods

🦋Sculpture Trail

Free to take park

Permanent fixture












Paxton House

🦋Fairies & Dragon Trail

£4 Charge

Running until 17th September







Berwick Upon Tweed

🦋The Lowry Trail

Free to take part

Permanent Fixture




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If you have a family friendly event that you would like us to include in our guides please click HERE

For more great ideas, check us out on Facebook, Instagram or twitter

You can also advertise your business every Friday for free in our very popular Facebook Group. HERE


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