• Home
  • Brilliant Places
  • What’s On
  • About Us
  • North East Family Arts Network

  • Contact Us

Family Explorers North EastFamily Explorers North East
  • North East Family Arts Network
  • Contact Us
  • Home
  • Brilliant Places
  • What’s On
  • About Us
  • North East Family Arts Network

  • Contact Us

Great North Museum: Hancock

Journey through 350 million years of evolution to discover the story of our planet and its people at the award-winning Great North Museum: Hancock. Highlights include a life-size T. rex dinosaur replica skeleton, a specially designed gallery for the under 5s, Romans, major displays showing the diversity of the animal kingdom, Ancient Greeks, Ancient Egyptian artefacts and a planetarium.

Price: Free entry. (Fee applies for the Planetarium)

What’s On: See latest events here

Visit the website

Other facilities

  • Lift available
  • Accessible and family toilets
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Gift shop
  • Café serving of hot drinks, cakes and light refreshments
  • Landscaped gardens
  • Under 5s gallery
  • During school holidays, we provide a dedicated packed lunch space.
  • Breastfeeding is welcomed throughout the Museum. You can also use a private breastfeeding area in the World Cultures gallery on the first floor, if you prefer
  • Designated buggy park

How to find us

Address: Great North Museum: Hancock, Barras Bridge, Newcastle NE2 4PT, 5 minutes from the Metro and bus station at Haymarket, Some parking on site for Blue Badge holders.

Nearest parking: Claremont Road Car Park

Access

More information here

Before you visit

At Family Explorers we do our best to keep this listing up to date but we recommend checking websites for any updates on facilities and opening times before you go.

Visited this Brilliant Place?

Please help other families by leaving a review on the Family Explorers Facebook group.  Leave a review >

Family Explorers Logo
  • Home
  • Brilliant Places
  • About us
  • Contact Us
  • Privacy Policy

Copyright ©familyexplorers

Visit the Family Arts Campaign website