Woodhorn Museum

Opening times

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday Closed
  • Wednesday 10am - 4pm
  • Thursday 10am - 4pm
  • Friday 10am - 4pm
  • Saturday 10am - 4pm
  • Sunday 10am - 4pm

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T: 01670 624455
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Berwick Museum and Art Gallery (closed for the winter)

Opening times

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday Closed
  • Wednesday Closed
  • Thursday Closed
  • Friday Closed
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

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T: 01670 620277
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Hexham Old Gaol (closed for the winter)

Opening times

  • Monday Closed
  • Tuesday Closed
  • Wednesday Closed
  • Thursday Closed
  • Friday Closed
  • Saturday Closed
  • Sunday Closed

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T: 01670 624523
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Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum

Opening times

  • Monday 9.30am - 5pm
  • Tuesday 9.30am - 5pm
  • Wednesday 9.30am - 5pm
  • Thursday 9.30am - 5pm
  • Friday 9.30am - 5pm
  • Saturday 9.30am - 5pm
  • Sunday Closed

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T: 01670 624490
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Free to use resources

Use the resources below to discover more about our region's heritage by viewing our Woodhorn Virtual Tour, our digital map of important people, places and objects related to our rich heritage linked to science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) and find out about some of the people who work in STEM today in our region with our STEM Person of the Week cards. Click the boxes to find out more.

front cover of a stem activity book with stars and plants on the front

Activities at home

Fun videos and downloadable activities, this page is packed with fun things to try at home or at school.
illustrated cover of ecologist lesson plan, squirrel and crow pictured on the front

Downloadable teaching packs

Complete lessons and handy teaching packs available as downloadable pdfs

A map of Newcastle, Northumberland and North Tyneside

Interactive STEM heritage map

Visit our map to find out more about the science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) heritage in the North of the Tyne area. Discover local people, places and objects that have shaped the world as it is today.

A picture of a female architect measuring a brick

STEM Person of the Week

This activity is great way of introducing a variety of STEM Careers to your students while also busting stereotypical ideas around them.

Union Chain Bridge Project (Berwick)

A selection of activities and things to do inspired by the restoration of the Union Chain Bridge, near Berwick-upon-Tweed.
a picture of Woodhorn Museum, looking down a path with a large pitwheel on the right and the heapstead in the distance

Woodhorn Virtual Tour

A virtual tour of Woodhorn Museum to help you find out more about the history of our colliery and how we look after our collections. This tour is also useful as preparation for a visit to our museum.

Things to do on site at Woodhorn

Coal Town
Exhibition

Coal Town

Daily Woodhorn Museum
The Ashington Group Gallery
Exhibition

The Ashington Group Gallery

Daily Woodhorn Museum
The Colliery Experience
Exhibition

The Colliery Experience

Daily Woodhorn Museum
Spotlight Tour: The Pitmen Painters
Tours and talks

Spotlight Tour: The Pitmen Painters

Daily 12noon, 3pm Woodhorn Museum
Dig Deeper
Tours and talks

Dig Deeper

Daily 2pm Woodhorn Museum