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Visiting the City: Museums: Local History & Culture



Arbeia Roman Fort and Museum
Roman Fort With Fully Reconstructed Gateway
Baring Street South Shields NE33 2BB
T: +44 191 456 1369 / F: +44 191 427 6862

Bamburgh Castle
Spectacular Clifftop Castle
6 miles east of the Belford by the B1342 from the A1 Bamburgh NE69 7DF
T: +44 1668 21 4515

Bede's World
Living History
Church Bank Jarrow NE32 3DY
T: +44 191 489 2106 / F: +44 191 428 2361

Bowes Museum (The)
Eclectic collection in chateau-style building
Newgate Barnard Castle DL12 8NP
T: +44 1833 69 0606 / F: +44 1833 63 7163

Bowes Railway
An Educational and Fun Day Out
Springwell Road Springwell NE9 JQJ
T: +44 191 416 1847

Cherryburn
Birthplace of Thomas Bewick
Station Bank Newcastle upon Tyne NE43 7DD
T: +44 1661 84 3276

Discovery Museum (The)
Fun Museum of History and Technology
Blandford Square Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 4JA
T: +44 191 232 6789 / F: +44 191 230 2614

Morpeth Bagpipe Museum
Intriguing Collection of instruments
Bridge Street Morpeth NE61 1PD
T: +44 16 7050 0717 / F: +44 16 7050 0710

Museum of Antiquities
The Region's Main Museum Of Archaeology
Newcastle University Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 7RU
T: +44 191 222 7849 / F: +44 191 222 8561

North of England Lead Mining Museum (The)
Go Underground
Off A689 between Stanhope and Alston Nenthead DL13 1AR
T: +44 13 8853 7505 / F: +44 13 8853 7617

Northumbria University
Newcastle's Diverse University
Ellison Place Newcastle upon Tyne
T: +44 (0)191 232 6002 / F: +44 (0)191 227 3903

Stephenson Railway Museum
Steam Trains To See And Ride On
Middle Engine Lane North Tyneside NE29 8DX
T: +44 191 200 7146 / F: +44 191 200 7144

Trinity Maritime Centre
The history of the River Tyne
29 Broad Chare Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 3DQ
T: +44 191 261 4691

Watch House Museum
Volunteer Life Brigade Museum at Tynemouth
Spanish Battery North Tyneside NE30 4DD
T: +44 191 257 2059

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