LBG Friendly groups with kids (North East)

[Lovingeachday]

Since moving six months ago for work I’ve been to a few parent groups with my children and found them a little bit cliquey not sure if I am being paranoid like I am the odd one out with my southern accent and not having a husband or boyfriend. Does anyone know of any or been to any LBG groups like soft plays?

I think adventure valley in Durham is better than Hall hill farm, a lot bigger although maybe not as many animals but has lots and lots of playgrounds!

I don't have any LBG specific recommendations but here's a list of places you could take your DC, I have 1 the same age (some are a bit further out of Durham and more Northumberland way):

• Beamish Museum
• Washington Wetlands Centre
• Hamsterley Forest (also have some form of trail based on a Julia Donaldson book, think it's the highway rat trail currently and has lots of playgrounds)
• Durham Botanical Gardens
• Down at the Farm (houghton)
• Northumberland Country Zoo
• Kirkley Hall Zoological Gardens
• Adventure Valley
• Seven Stories (Newcastle)
• Broom House Forest Adventure
• Whitehouse Farm (our favourite farm by far, travel from Durham just to go to it as it's so good)
• Wet N Wild (through North Shields but they do specific toddler sessions term time Fridays 1pm-3pm which are good fun!)

Great list, thank you.
They would love the Forrest so that’s a definite.
I would love Beamish so will be going there too just looks pricey.

With Beamish you pay once and you can go as often as you like for a year. Totally worth it and one of my favourite places. Fab at Christmas :-)

Ahh this thread is so helpful. I've recently moved to the Middlesbrough area and I'm struggling to find places to take DD. I don't know the area at all.

I've just booked her in for a session at Mess Around Teesside. I haven't been so I don't know if it's cliquey but I know they do a session in Darlington too.

I’ve not done Mess around up here but have in the past when I was in Nottingham.

Found a few good groups but mostly weekdays when I am at work - not much at the weekend.

Any other Bi or lesbian parents on here? Looking to expand my social circle.

I am more Middlesbrough way but here are some places to visit...
Preston park and museum
Stewarts park
Jump 360 portrack-they do toddler sessions
Animal adventures- portrack
Guisborough woods
Newham grange leisure Farm
Adventure valley (brilliant)
Wynyard Park
Hardwick Park
Wynyard Hall gardens and woodland walk
Saltholme
Saltburn
Redcar
Raby castle

Bit further afield but brilliant-
Stockeld Park
Fountains abbey
Newby Hall (go on a hot day)
Thorpe perrow

I hope they are useful.

Sayanythingelse- have you looked at Barley Fields childrens centre in Ingelby Barwick, they have a lot on and a good FB page.

Oh and funky feet in the Stockton/Middlesbrough area is very good.