List of museums in Northumberland

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This list of museums in Northumberland, England contains museums which are defined for this context as institutions (including nonprofit organizations, government entities, and private businesses) that collect and care for objects of cultural, artistic, scientific, or historical interest and make their collections or related exhibits available for public viewing. Also included are non-profit art galleries and university art galleries. Museums that exist only in cyberspace (i.e., virtual museums) are not included.

Museums

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Name Image Town/City Type Summary
Alnwick Castle Alnwick Multiple Tours of the castle with state rooms, military museum about the Napoleonic Wars, Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland, collection of British and Irish archaeology, collection of vehicles from the 19th century
Armstrong's Household and Farming Museum North Charlton History website, antique household and farming items in room displays, including a nursery with toys, World War II memorabilia, milking parlour, washing room, agriculture tools and display, local needlework
Aydon Castle Aydon Historic house Operated by English Heritage, 13th-century manor house castle
Bailiffgate Museum Alnwick Local Local history, culture, fishing, agriculture, railways, mining, art exhibits
Bamburgh Castle Bamburgh Historic house Inhabited castle dating back to the Normans, includes museum with engines, technology and history of industrialist William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
Bellingham Heritage Centre Bellingham Local website, local history, Border Counties Railway, the Border Reivers, mining, farming, recreated smithy, photographs of rural life
Belsay Castle Belsay Historic house Operated by English Heritage, 14th century medieval castle
Belsay Hall Belsay Historic house Operated by English Heritage, 19th century unfurnished country mansion, gardens and park
Berwick Gymnasium Gallery Berwick-upon-Tweed Art website, contemporary art installations by Berwick Visual Arts, located in Berwick Barracks
Berwick Museum & Art Gallery Berwick-upon-Tweed Multiple website, fine art, Asian porcelain and historic glass, medieval Berwick and the castle, local and social history, trades, mining, fishing, located in Berwick Barracks
Blyth Battery Blyth Military website, World War I and II coastal defence buildings, military and local history exhibits
Cherryburn Mickley Historic house Operated by the National Trust, birthplace of artist and ornithologist Thomas Bewick, exhibits on his life and engravings
Chillingham Castle Chillingham Historic house Medieval castle with state rooms
Chesters Roman Fort Walwick Archaeology Operated by English Heritage, preserved Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall and museum of artifacts
Corbridge Roman Site Corbridge Archaeology Operated by English Heritage, preserved Roman fort south of Hadrian's Wall and museum of artifacts
Cragside Rothbury Historic house Operated by the National Trust, 19th-century country home of Lord Armstrong, features many technological innovations
Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland Alnwick Military Located in Alnwick Castle
George Stephenson's Birthplace Wylam Historic house Operated by the National Trust, 18th century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson, railway exhibits
Grace Darling Museum Bamburgh Biographical website, operated by the RNLI, history and memorabilia of Grace Darling, a Victorian heroine who, along with her father, saved 13 people from the SS Forfarshire in 1838
Heatherslaw Mill Etal Mill 19th century water-driven corn mill
Hexham Old Gaol Hexham Prison Medieval prison, crimes and punishment, Border Reivers
Housesteads Roman Fort Housesteads Archaeology Operated by English Heritage, excavated Roman auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall and museum of artifacts
Kielder Castle Visitor Centre Kielder Multiple Management of Kielder Forest, its natural history and wildlife including red squirrels, history of Kielder castle, art gallery
Kielder Salmon Centre Kielder Natural history website, salmon fish hatchery and visitor centre
King’s Own Scottish Borderers Regimental Museum Berwick-upon-Tweed Military Regimental history and memorabilia, located in Berwick Barracks
Lady Waterford Hall Ford Art website, collection of 19th century watercolour murals depicting biblical scenes painted by Louisa Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford, exhibits about her life
Lindisfarne Castle Holy Island Historic house Operated by the National Trust, 16th-century castle with early 20th-century interiors by Edwin Lutyens, walled garden planned by Gertrude Jekyll
Lindisfarne Centre Holy Island Local website, island's history and culture, facsimile of the Lindisfarne Gospels, Viking contact
Lindisfarne Priory Holy Island Religious Operated by English Heritage, ruins of the 7th century monastery and museum about its history as a center of early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England
Longstone Lighthouse Farne Islands Maritime Lighthouse museum, accessible by boat
Museum of Classic Sci-Fi Allendale Media Collection includes artefacts from Doctor Who, Blake's 7, Star Trek, Flash Gordon, Thunderbirds and the Marvel universe.[1][2]
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum Morpeth Music Historic bagpipes
Preston Tower Chathill Military Medieval pele tower with period guard room and prison
Seaton Delaval Hall Seaton Sluice Historic house Operated by the National Trust, 18th-century great house with gardens
Vindolanda Hexham Archaeology Roman auxiliary fort south of Hadrian's Wall and museum of artifacts and the Roman army
Wallington Hall Cambo Historic house Operated by the National Trust, Palladian house with fine furnished interior, collection of dollhouses
Warkworth Castle Warkworth Historic house Operated by English Heritage, remains of a medieval castle with some preserved rooms, summer visitation to Warkworth Hermitage
Watch House Museum Seaton Sluice Local website
Wylam Railway Museum Wylam Railway information, history of are railway development and local railway pioneers George Stephenson, Timothy Hackworth and William Hedley
Woodhorn Museum Ashington Mining Former colliery with original equipment, buildings, exhibits about the mine and the life of a miner, collection of art created by miners, changing exhibits of art, science and history, 2 ft narrow gauge railway

Defunct museums

See also

References

  1. ^ Brown, Mark (6 January 2022). "The Doctor Who treasure trove in a Northumberland village cellar". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  2. ^ Grant, Katie (24 January 2019). "Family-run sci-fi museum faces closure over shed housing Dalek display". inews.co.uk. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ^ "Norham Station sale offers rail enthusiasts a piece of history". BBC News. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2020.