Find your fun

WITH February half term approaching, it’s time to plan your family adventures.

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A family day out at Nostell

(National Trust Images Trevor Ray Hart)

By enjoying a day out with the National Trust, you're also helping Europe's largest conservation charity to look after the nature, beauty and history of each place for everyone, for ever. Read on for top places to visit across Yorkshire and the North East...

Wallington, Cambo

Wrap up warm and explore the Wallington estate. Bring your bike and head out across the countryside on the family-friendly Dragon cycle trail. Or pull on your wellies and try the River Walk, a circular route which takes just over an hour to complete. Look out for wildlife as well as the drifts of 1 million snowdrops flowering across the property.

Seaton Delaval Hall, Seaton Sluice

Discover surprising features in the garden at Seaton Delaval Hall like the Mirror Cube and Dark Matter Cube. Put your boots on and head into the woods to the Delaval Playdium play area. Indoors, venture into the fire-scarred Entrance Hall, atmospheric Basement and West Wing, where creative installations bring the Delaval family home to life.

Gibside, Rowlands Gill

ESCAPE into nature on the edge of Newcastle at Gibside. With woodland and gardens to explore, it’s a great place for discovery, family walking, and wildlife spotting. Race to the Red Kite play area to fly across the zipline, pump the Archimedes’ screw, and build sandcastles.

Souter Lighthouse & The Leas, Whitburn