Time Travel Club: Steam Ships

Free, advance booking strongly advised, limited walk-in spaces.  

Sessions at 

• 10am-10.45am
• 10.50am- 11.35am
• 11.40am-12.25pm
• 1pm-1.45pm
• 1.50pm-2.35pm

This free family workshop is suitable for families with children aged 7-12 years.

This half term meet Gillian from The National Archives to find out all about the Mauretania, the most famous ship ever built on Tyneside (you can see the magnificent ship model in the Tyneside Challenge gallery).

Get hands-on with historical documents to discover what made the Mauretania so special, and then have a go at making your own pin-wheel turbine to take home. 

Part of The National Archives Time Travel Club event series.

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Ways to Play 

This event is part of our Ways to Play programme of free and low-cost family-friendly activities.

Make your ‘Ways to Play’ adventure a great value day out by travelling to our venues by the Metro and / or Ferry.  

Up to three children aged 11 and under can travel for free on the Metro and the Shields Ferry with a fare-paying adult. Metro is the convenient, fast and frequent way to get to your favourite attractions and now it’s even more affordable. 

Find out more.

Ways to Play is sponsored by Tyne and Wear Metro.