Matfen Hall
Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland
Matfen has clearly thought about children rather than tolerating them: bunk-bed suites with games consoles, a proper kids' menu with wood-fired pizza, children's afternoon tea and golf made fun in the Golf Lab. It's also a smart base for Hadrian's Wall and Kielder, with Newcastle half an hour away.
For the children
- Kids' activities
- Pool
- Outdoor play
- Games room
- Tennis
- Golf
- Horse riding
- Family dining
- Children's menu
- Family rooms
- Interconnecting rooms
- Cots
- Dog friendly
- Spa
- Best for
- Families wanting a full-service country estate
- Ages
- All ages
- Pool
- Pool with children's swim sessions morning and early evening
- Family rooms
- Bunk-bed family suites or interconnecting balcony rooms
- Outdoors
- Garden games, golf lessons, tennis, horse riding, falconry, estate walks
We only list facilities we could confirm on their website — something not listed may still be there.
Days out nearby
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North ↗
~21 miles · ~30 mins
Castle / historic · ideal day trip
An open-air museum where trams and buses carry families between a 1900s town, a pit village, a farm and 1950s streets. Children can visit an old schoolroom, buy sweets the old way and see steam engines working.
~36 miles · ~45 mins
Castle / historic · ideal day trip
A lived-in castle children may recognise from the films, where they can take broomstick training on the lawn, dress up and try medieval crafts in Knights' Quest. Pairs perfectly with the gardens next door.
Kielder Castle & Kielder Forest ↗
~37 miles · ~45 mins
Nature / outdoors · ideal day trip
England's biggest forest and lake, with adventure play, family bike trails, red squirrels and some of the darkest skies in the country. Kielder Castle is a handy base with a café and visitor centre.
~37 miles · ~45 mins
Nature / outdoors · ideal day trip
A spectacular cascading water garden children can splash beside, a deliciously creepy Poison Garden tour for older kids and one of the world's largest treehouses for lunch among the branches.
~49 miles · ~1 hr
Castle / historic · ideal day trip
A dramatic clifftop castle above one of England's finest beaches, with grand state rooms, an archaeology display and a Viking-themed play area. Combine with a sandcastle afternoon on the beach below.
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Family facilities
- Kids' menu
- ParkingFree parking
A guide, not a guarantee. Shown only where the venue or a trusted source has told us. Not listed doesn't mean not available — check with the venue if it matters for your visit.
Researched by Tumble in October 2026 from each place's own website. Tumble doesn't take these bookings — prices, availability and children's club details change, so check with them before you book. Distances and travel times are approximate.