Alnwick Castle
Especially good for all the Harry Potter fans.
Alnwick Gardens
They will love the maze, fountains and mini tractors
Cragside
Great playpark, labyrinth, walks and picnic area.
Seahouses
Crazy golf, the Ocean Club swimming pool, The Bunker soft play and fish & chips!
Barter Books
Has a great children’s section, a model train running around the tops of the shelves and a good café.
Willowburn Leisure Centre
Children's pool as well as a regular 25m pool and a climbing/bouldering wall (there are no ropes only low level climbing).
Pick your own fruit
Raspberries and Strawberries available for picking from mid June to late July, 15 minutes away just off the A1 near Felton.
Morwick Ice Cream Parlour
A good spot for after a trip to the beach. On a dairy farm just south of Warkworth- signposted from there.
Spurrelli – Amble
Ice-cream parlour and great for grown-ups too, offering good coffee.
Castle Mania
Soft play at the southern end of Amble. Great for all the rainy days…
http://www.castlemania-uk.com/
Alnmouth Play Park
Follow the main street in Alnwick until you get to the end and continue around to the right. The play park is when you cannot go further. Has the bonus of a permanent barbeque and you can hop over the wall to the boats and beach.
Ford-Etal Steam Train
This mini steam train has a 25 minute each way trip from Ford to Etal, a picturesque village where refreshments can be found at the pub or tea room.
http://heatherslawlightrailway.co.uk/
Whitehouse Farm
More mini tractors, trampolines, play area as well as lots of animals. Pricey but you could spend a whole day there. Near Morpeth.
http://www.whitehousefarmcentre.co.uk/
Warkworth Castle
Ask for the bag of stuff and there is a great children’s guide which comes with a little bag to open in each room of the main castle.