Great North Museum: Hancock
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Overview
Newcastle's premier natural history museum unravels the natural world, through sensational galleries and changing temporary exhibitions. For more than 100 years the Great North Museum: Hancock has provided visitors with a glimpse of the animal kingdom and the powerful and often destructive forces of nature. From the dinosaurs to the living planet, the Hancock is home to creatures past and present and the odd Egyptian mummy or two. The museum also has a planetarium.
Features
- Opening Times
- Open all year
- Opening Times: Open all year, Mon-Fri 10-5, Sat 10-4, Sun 11-4. Closed 24-26 Dec & 1 Jan
- Facilities
- Parking nearby
- Cafe
About the area
The metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear encompasses Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gateshead, South Shields and Sunderland, as well as part of Hadrian’s Wall. The county is cut through by the two rivers after which it is named.
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