Set sail to our ‘Mouth of the Tyne’ family fringe festival for a swashbuckling mix of great music, food, and piratical fun! Located in Clifford’s Fort, overlooking the mouth of the River Tyne, we have an exciting line-up of...
Set sail to our ‘Mouth of the Tyne’ family fringe festival for a swashbuckling mix of great music, food, and piratical fun! Located in Clifford’s Fort, overlooking the mouth of the River Tyne, we have an exciting line-up of...
A Gruesome feel comes over the Fish Quay … … Local historian, author and Newcastle Guide Anthea Lang brings some of the Fish Quay’s darker history to the Old Low Light in her talk ‘Death, Disease and Dastardly Deeds.’...
Meet the Rutter family of the Ridges Estate We are pleased to present a new interpretation of the Filleting Machine by Tom Hadaway performed by Blowin a Hooley Theatre Company. This dynamic production puts a fishing family at the...
Set sail on a salty adventure turning landlubbers into scurvy pirates! Join our Pirate School and discover how to survive if you get shipwrecked on a desert island. Learn how to read a map, make a shelter, a fire...
The life and times of the town of North Shields Author Danny Lawrence returns to his home town to talk about the history and development of North Shields from the thirteenth century to present day. Danny’s entertaining talk will...
North East’s favourite historian turns his attention to river and its fishing heritage. John Grundy, historian, author and TV presenter, will turn his attention to the history of the River Tyne and its communities in this talk as part...
Set sail on a salty adventure turning landlubbers into scurvy pirates! Join our Pirate School and discover how to survive if you get shipwrecked on a desert island. Learn how to read a map, make a shelter, a fire...
Join the British Redcoats of The 68th Durham Light Infantry at Clifford’s Fort on the 29th and 30th of July. Recently returned from a campaign in Spain (though not via Flanders), the Old 68th will be recreating the garrison...
Meet the Rutter family of the Ridges Estate We are pleased to present a new interpretation of the Filleting Machine by Tom Hadaway performed by Blowin a Hooley Theatre Company. This dynamic production puts a fishing family at the...