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Halloween Sleepover

Great North Museum: Hancock, NewcastleFriday 30. October 2026 5pmFrom £91
Small display of ghosts and white pumpkins with orange lights
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A unique opportunity to spend a night in your favourite museum.The evening will be full of exciting activities including creepy crafts, a terrifying trail, spoo…

A unique opportunity to spend a night in your favourite museum.The evening will be full of exciting activities including creepy crafts, a terrifying trail, spooky story time, phantom forest school, dungeon disco and a delicious hot buffet beastly feast for teatime.Then it's time for stories and bedtime amongst the museum objects, dream of ancient worlds, deep sea adventures with a narwhal or swinging through the rainforest with a family of orangutangs.After a night of museum slumber wake up to a relaxing morning planetarium show and a tasty hot breakfast buffet, juice and lots of coffee for the adults!Depart from the museum by 10am.85 (+ booking fee) per person. Booking essential.Suitable for adults and children aged 6-12.For safeguarding every two children must be accompanied by at least one adult for the whole event. Everyone attending the event needs to book a separate ticket, all tickets are 85 (+ booking fee) per person.Groups will be allocated a sleeping space on arrival at the museum so if you are planning to visit as a group please book under one name for all people in your party.Full event information and what to bring can be found in our Sleepover Rules, available to download on ourwebsite: https://www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmuseum/whats-on/sleepover [https://www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmuseum/whats-on/sleepover]
What is included:Dinner and breakfast buffet
All activities
A sleeping zone allocated on arrivalWhat you will need to bring:Sleeping mat (not an airbed)
Sleeping bag
A pillow
A torch
Toiletries
Additional water.Teatime buffet menu:Margherita pizza
Vegan Margherita pizza
Gluten Free Margherita pizza
Pepperoni pizza
Potato wedges with ketchup/mayonnaise
Vegetable sticks
Orange Juice
Water.Breakfast buffet menu:Sausage Sandwiches (Gluten Free bread available on request)
Bacon sandwiches (Gluten Free bread available on request)
Fruit
Pastries
Tea
Coffee
Orange juice
Water.Running order:5pm: arrival at the museum, find sleeping spots and set up camp
5.30pm: activities start in designated activity spaces until 9pm
6pm - 7pm: tea served in Hall 2
10pm: Storytime
10.30pm - 11pm: getting ready for bed
11pm: Lights out
6.30pm: wake up and start packing up, Planetarium shows will run every half hour from 6.30am until 8.30am
7am: Breakfast buffet until 8am
9.30am: Packed up ready to leave
10am: Depart the museum.Evening activities - choose from this list of optional activities:Lush bath product making
Mosstroopers roving storytelling
Forest School
Planetarium Show
Halloween trail
Fancy dress disco
Games
Craft activity
Colouring zone.

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Great North Museum: Hancock

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