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
Do you love writing science-fiction or fantasy stories?
We’re offering writers an exciting opportunity to enter a free competition with the chance to get their stories published in a new anthology commissioned by The Word as part of WRITE Festival 2020.
The competition invites aspiring writers to submit short, science-fiction or fantasy stories up to 3,000 words in length.
Find out more about how to enter
July 2019 marks 50 years since man first set foot on the Moon and our new exhibition, Amazing Space, celebrates this!
This out-of-this-world exhibition will explore Space fact and fiction, taking visitors on a journey through Space like no other - from moons and planets to movies and music.
Discover more about our Amazing Space exhibition
A celebration of the thousands of North East dialect words donated during The Word’s original Lost Dialects exhibition, Word Bank of Lost Dialects is an exhibition by artists Jane Glennie and Robert Good which invites you to experience the donated words.
Learn more about Word Bank of Lost Dialects
Come along to The Word during October half term for lots of spookt-acular Halloween fun!
Find out more about October Half Term @ The Word
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
There's lots of great events taking place over the festive period for families to enjoy!
Learn more about Christmas @ The Word
