Welcome to South Tyneside’s state-of-the-art cultural venue, situated in the heart of South Shields, brimming with exciting new experiences, activities and facilities for people of all ages to enjoy.
| Monday – Thursday* | 9am – 7pm |
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| Friday | 9am – 5pm |
| Saturday - Sunday | 10am – 4pm |
*Shop @ The Word closes at 6pm, Monday - Thursday.
The Word
45 Market Place
South Shields
NE33 1JF
0191 427 1818
Free
Visit The Word this October half term for a jam-packed programme of family-fun events! From spooktacular Halloween stories in the immersive StoryWorld, a range of FabLab events for all ages, the return of The Canny Kitchen to cook up a fright to Halloween arts and craft sessions!
See all of our October half term events
Our monstrous family-friendly exhibition has been given a festive twist!
The hugely popular exhibition which closes on 6 January 2019 now features some of our favourite Christmas monsters. From Jack Skellington in the Nightmare Before Christmas to the most famous Christmas monster of all time – The Grinch.
Find out more about our Monsters! exhibition
We’re offering writers an exciting opportunity to enter a free competition with the chance to get their stories published in a new anthology as part of WRITE Festival 2019.
Writers can submit uplifting short stories (up to 3000 words in length – one entry per person) for free until 14 December 2018.
How to enter
Marking 100 years since the end of World War 1, this new exhibition, in the Caer Urfa pod, looks at how the war affected the lives of those who worked at South Shields Public Library at the time.
Learn more about South Tyneside Remembers WW1
FabLab @ The Word provides a state of the art creative space for budding designers and entrepreneurs to bring ideas to life and allows children, young people and adults the opportunity to digitally design an object and then create it using our high-tech equipment on offer such as 3D printers, vinyl and laser cutters. We offer courses for all levels of skill including beginner workshops to more advanced sessions.
Discover more about FabLab
