England Guide
The Northeast
Centre for Life
Opening time: Mon– Sat 10am–6pm, Sun 11am–6pm, last admission 4pm
Price: £6.95
Address: Times Square
Website: www.lifesciencecentre.org.uk
You can't miss the Centre for Life, whose sleek buildings reach around the sweeping expanse of Times Square. This ambitious "science village" project combines bioscience and genetics research centres with a science visitor centre that aims to convey the secrets of life using the latest entertainment technology. Children find the whole thing enormously rewarding – expect to spend a good three hours here, if not more.