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Seven Stories: The Centre for the Children's Book

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"Seven Stories exists to make literature more accessible and put stories at the heart of every childhood, through their museum and visitor centre in Newcastle, and through extensive events and programme for the public, schools and community outreach audiences.Seven Stories is a registered charity and an Arts Council accredited museum, and they have a growing Collection which includes work from some of the best-selling and most influential authors and illustrators of the last 100 years including Enid Blyton, Philip Pullman, Nick Sharratt and Judith Kerr. They provide the only exhibition space in the UK wholly dedicated to the work of children’s writers and illustrators. They bring books to life through a creative programme of innovative exh"
Address: 30 Lime Street , Newcastle NE1 2PQ, XTW, GB
Phone: 0845 271 0777
State: XTW
City: Newcastle
Zip Code: NE1 2PQ

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I adore this children's literature-themed place very much. The first floor is the bookshop and a big cafe. The second to fourth floors are galleries for presenting different authors’ artworks. It was very nice to see how many cute hand drawings and decor they demonstrated. I like how they designed some places for kids to hide and play. Also, they have giant toys displayed on two floors which are based on the characters from children’s books. It is such an amazing combo of a bookshop and galleries to go to, especially for kids with their families.
Took my two youngest here today be last time I take them. Thought it was alright but more could be done to the rooms to make them more fun. It needs a good clean, the floors were thick of dust looked they hadn’t been cleaned for a while. The shop is very over priced for the toys.
Amazing centre for children's literature, stories and informative exhibitions. Cafe, toilets, baby change and bookshop on site. Cafe and bookshop free admission. Very well presented and ideal due families and younger children. Full of attractive, well designed themed exhibitions on children's literature which regularly change. Would recommend, ideal for 2 - 11 year olds.
Came here on the shaun the sheep trail. I was embarrassed to say that I didn't know that this place existed. I'm really impressed by it. Definitely will be coming back
My family and I really loved our first visit to Seven Stories. I had initially read some of the more negative reviews before visiting which made me a little unsure of what to expect, but I needn't have worried. It was a fantastic space for our 3 year old and 16 month old to enjoy. There were some great interactive activities for them on one of the floors - such as dressing up boxes, a story cave and shadow puppets - and although the other floors may not have been quite as engaging, they loved the sheer space of the place to run around in as well as features like the bean bags. We didn't eat in the café but it looked like a really nice space to have lunch in and the bookshop had some lovely looking books. It felt like great value considering it was free and we're excited to go back time and time again to see what future exhibitions have to offer.
Very disappointing. I have a book mad 6 year old so we decided to visit whilst on holiday. Made a special effort to find it not well signposted. When we got there I wish I hadn't bothered. We stayed about 40 minutes and that was dragging it out. This place could be so much more, better exhibits and more books needed I'm thinking a Magic Faraway Tree perhaps or a Chocolate Factory to explore or maybe a great big saucepan full of Marvellous Medicine to stir? Etc etc instead there were a couple of floors with a few small activities and that was it! There are more books in the very small children's section at my local library! Thank goodness it was free entry else I would have been angry. Also charging £2 per child to listen to a storybeinh told, we didn't bother as we were feeling so disappointed. It is certainly not worthy of the word "National" - it needs a complete rethink else I fear it will not get enough visitors to keep open.
A lovely place for kids, the staff are friendly and theres a lot to see and do. They also have a cafe and book shop. We had fun making canopic jars as part of the putrid pasta workshop.
Lovely location, interesting galleries, reading room and lots of attractions for children.
We visited today from Lancashire with our 18m old and 5yr old. We had a great time! Parking on street nearby is 60p for an hour which we thought was a bargain compared to Manchester or Liverpool. 7stories has 7 floors, 2 are for corporate/parties etc so there's 5 floors to visit. Plenty to see and do. One floor was a play area for children that was 'A tiger comes to tea themed'. There was a horrible histories theme on one level and on another exhibition about different types of stories with shadow puppet play & dress up stations. We stopped in the cafe/shop before we left and had hot drinks. My 5yr old had the butterbeer milkshake which he loved. They had oat milk for dairy free drinks. The babychino was massive! The book shop and cafe are beautifully merchandised. We'd happily visit again, my son asked to come back and didn't want to leave.
Good museum, lots for kids to see. Cafe is poorly run, with little management of orders bar time of ordering and cutlery was brought to the table unclean.
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