This summer, Tyne and Wear Metro and the Shields Ferry are offering free travel for up to three children aged 11 and under all day, every day, provided they are accompanied by a fare-paying adult.

The offer was introduced in January 2020, since when over 200,000 children have enjoyed free Metro journeys.

Operator Nexus is highlighting family activities easy to reach by Metro, and teams have been at Monument and South Shields stations talking to families and giving out activity packs and information on great family days out at locations close to the Metro network.

To take advantage of the offer, the fare-paying adult must be aged 18 or over and in possession of a valid ticket or validated smartcard, whilst to make travel simple, as well as great value accompanying children, don’t need to have a ticket,

For more details on the Take the Kids for Free, and which adult tickets are valid, go to https://www.nexus.org.uk/news/item/take-kids-free-tyne-and-wear-metro-summer

For more details on free travel for kids on buses this summer see https://www.nexus.org.uk/bus/take-kids-free

For offers, activities and ideas for places to visit on Metro, see https://www.nexus.org.uk/metro/offers

Huw Lewis, Customer Services Director at Nexus, said: “Our free travel promise applies all day, every day, and as schools start their summer holidays, we’re reminding people of the opportunities Metro provides as a great value way of enjoying the attractions in our region.

“We’re delighted at the number of families who have already made the most of great value trips on the services we operate. We wanted to be a key part of helping families get out and about, in an extremely affordable way.

“Our free travel promise applies all day, every day, and as schools break up for summer, we’re reminding people of the opportunities Metro provides as a great value way of enjoying the attractions in our region.

“We hope our Take the Kids for Free promise will continue to attract new customers to Metro, helping more people enjoy the convenience, great value and sustainability of public transport, as well as great days out with their families.

“Metro was the first in the region to offer this promise and I’m delighted that our colleagues in the bus industry are extending it over the summer holidays.”

Keith Merrin, Director of Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums, said:

“We’re committed to ensuring that all families can enjoy our museums and galleries for fun and educational days out and that the cost of visiting shouldn’t be a barrier. Whilst our venues are mostly free to visit and they are all free for under 16s, there are often hidden costs to a day out including transport, so we’re delighted that Tyne and Wear Metro are offering a great value way to travel to our museums and galleries.

“Our Ways to Play programme provides events for families which are inspired by our museum collections; simple for children to follow; free or inexpensive and most importantly great fun.”