While the reason we were in Sunderland was to see the Da Vinci exhibit, we of course took the opportunity to check out the winter gardens – attached to the Museum and set in the lovely surroundings of the park.Although I am not sure if it’s just for the holidays, they have currently been transformed into ‘Jurassic Gardens’ and dinosaurs were hidden throughout. (One child was so startled he accidentally felled a brontosaurus!) Although it’s not a large space, it certainly seemed popular with families, so worth taking your dino-loving kids to!