Cancelled Halloween Sleepover - Great North Museum: Hancock

Unfortunately, this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any disappointment caused. If you have booked tickets, we will contact you shortly to arrange your refund.

A unique opportunity to spend a night in your favourite museum.

The evening will be full of exciting activities including creepy crafts, a terrifying trail, spooky story time, phantom forest school, dungeon disco and a delicious hot buffet beastly feast for teatime.

Then it's time for stories and bedtime amongst the museum objects, dream of ancient worlds, deep sea adventures with a narwhal or swinging through the rainforest with a family of orangutangs.

After a night of museum slumber wake up to a relaxing morning planetarium show and a tasty hot breakfast buffet, juice and lots of coffee for the adults!

Depart from the museum by 10am.

85 (+ booking fee) per person. Booking essential.

Suitable for adults and children aged 6-12.

For safeguarding every two children must be accompanied by at least one adult for the whole event. Everyone attending the event needs to book a separate ticket, all tickets are 85 (+ booking fee) per person.

Groups will be allocated a sleeping space on arrival at the museum so if you are planning to visit as a group please book under one name for all people in your party.

Full event information and what to bring can be found in our Sleepover Rules, available to download on our website: https://www.northeastmuseums.org.uk/greatnorthmuseum/whats-on/sleepover What is included:

Dinner and breakfast buffet, with drinks
All activities
A sleeping zone allocated on arrival

What you will need to bring:

Sleeping mat (not an airbed)
Sleeping bag
A pillow
A torch
Toiletries
Extra water, if you think you'll need more than what's provided

Teatime buffet menu:

Margherita pizza
Vegan Margherita pizza
Gluten Free Margherita pizza
Pepperoni pizza
Potato wedges with ketchup/mayonnaise
Vegetable sticks
Orange Juice
Water

Breakfast buffet menu:

Sausage sandwiches (gluten free bread available on request)
Bacon sandwiches (gluten free bread available on request)
Fruit
Pastries
Tea
Coffee
Orange juice
Water

Running order:

5pm: arrival at the museum, find sleeping spots and set up camp
5.30pm: activities start in designated activity spaces until 9pm
6pm - 7pm: tea served in Hall 2
10pm: Storytime
10.30pm - 11pm: getting ready for bed
11pm: Lights out
6.30am: wake up and start packing up, Planetarium shows will run every half hour from 6.30am until 8.30am
7am: Breakfast buffet until 8am
9.30am: Packed up ready to leave
10am: Depart the museum

Evening activities - choose from this list of optional activities:

Lush bath product making
Mosstroopers roving storytelling
Forest School
Planetarium show
Halloween trail
Fancy dress disco
Games
Craft activity
Colouring zone