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The Biscuit Factory

The UK's largest independent contemporary art, craft and design gallery, over two floors of a restored Victorian warehouse. Free entry to browse and buy work from hundreds of artists, with a cafe and event spaces.

16 Stoddart Street, Ouseburn, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE2 1AN Visit website

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Blog posts and guides that feature The Biscuit Factory.

Things to Do in Ouseburn

A local guide to Newcastle's cultural quarter — the city farm, children's book museum, art galleries, a wartime tunnel, and the riverside pubs and music venues packed into the Ouseburn Valley.

A Day in the Ouseburn Valley: Farm, Seven Stories & a Walk

A family-friendly day out in Newcastle's Ouseburn Valley, taking in the free city farm, the national centre for children's books and a riverside walk down to the Quayside.

Arts & Culture in Ouseburn: Galleries, Theatre & Makers

A guide to the galleries, theatres, artist studios and maker spaces that make the Ouseburn and Heaton the creative heart of east Newcastle.

Family Activities & Days Out in Heaton & Ouseburn

A roundup of family-friendly things to do across Heaton and the Ouseburn, from free parks and a city farm to rainy-day museums, galleries and riding lessons.

Free Things to Do in Heaton & Ouseburn

A local guide to the best free days out in east Newcastle, from a city farm and independent galleries to woodland parks and free riverside gigs.

A Weekend in Heaton & Ouseburn: The Perfect 48 Hours

A two-day itinerary for east Newcastle, from riverside gigs and a wartime tunnel to a city farm, valley galleries and the best of Heaton's independent food scene.

15 Fascinating Facts About Heaton & the Ouseburn

Fifteen genuinely surprising stories from east Newcastle, from a medieval king's well and a shoe-covered tree to Britain's biggest pottery and a bust that sits on Karl Marx's grave.

More Community in Heaton

Seven Stories - The National Centre for Children's Books

The UK's national museum dedicated to children's books, in a converted Victorian warehouse in the Ouseburn Valley. Interactive family exhibitions, a bookshop, events and a nationally significant archive.

Ouseburn Farm

A free-entry community city farm and charity in the heart of the Ouseburn Valley, home to pigs, goats, sheep and poultry, with education, training and volunteering alongside family visits.

Stepney Bank Stables

An equestrian centre and registered charity in the Ouseburn Valley offering horse-riding lessons for children and adults, plus youth and community programmes - one of the few inner-city riding schools in the UK.

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