List of museums in Northumberland

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

Name Image Town/City Type Summary
Alnwick CastleAlnwickMultipleTours 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 MuseumNorth CharltonHistorywebsite, 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 CastleAydonHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, 13th-century manor house castle
Bailiffgate MuseumAlnwickLocalLocal history, culture, fishing, agriculture, railways, mining, art exhibits
Bamburgh CastleBamburghHistoric houseInhabited castle dating back to the Normans, includes museum with engines, technology and history of industrialist William Armstrong, 1st Baron Armstrong
Bellingham Heritage CentreBellinghamLocalwebsite, local history, Border Counties Railway, the Border Reivers, mining, farming, recreated smithy, photographs of rural life
Belsay CastleBelsayHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, 14th century medieval castle
Belsay HallBelsayHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, 19th century unfurnished country mansion, gardens and park
Berwick Gymnasium GalleryBerwick-upon-TweedArtwebsite, contemporary art installations by Berwick Visual Arts, located in Berwick Barracks
Berwick Museum & Art GalleryBerwick-upon-TweedMultiplewebsite, fine art, Asian porcelain and historic glass, medieval Berwick and the castle, local and social history, trades, mining, fishing, located in Berwick Barracks
Blyth BatteryBlythMilitarywebsite, World War I and II coastal defence buildings, military and local history exhibits
CherryburnMickleyHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, birthplace of artist and ornithologist Thomas Bewick, exhibits on his life and engravings
Chillingham CastleChillinghamHistoric houseMedieval castle with state rooms
Chesters Roman FortWalwickArchaeologyOperated by English Heritage, preserved Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall and museum of artifacts
Corbridge Roman SiteCorbridgeArchaeologyOperated by English Heritage, preserved Roman fort south of Hadrian's Wall and museum of artifacts
CragsideRothburyHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 19th-century country home of Lord Armstrong, features many technological innovations
Fusiliers Museum of NorthumberlandAlnwickMilitaryLocated in Alnwick Castle
George Stephenson's BirthplaceWylamHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th century stone cottage home of rail pioneer George Stephenson, railway exhibits
Grace Darling MuseumBamburghBiographicalwebsite, 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 MillEtalMill19th century water-driven corn mill
Hexham Old GaolHexhamPrisonMedieval prison, crimes and punishment, Border Reivers
Housesteads Roman FortHousesteadsArchaeologyOperated by English Heritage, excavated Roman auxiliary fort on Hadrian's Wall and museum of artifacts
Kielder Castle Visitor CentreKielderMultipleManagement of Kielder Forest, its natural history and wildlife including red squirrels, history of Kielder castle, art gallery
Kielder Salmon CentreKielderNatural historywebsite, salmon fish hatchery and visitor centre
King’s Own Scottish Borderers Regimental MuseumBerwick-upon-TweedMilitaryRegimental history and memorabilia, located in Berwick Barracks
Lady Waterford HallFordArtwebsite, collection of 19th century watercolour murals depicting biblical scenes painted by Louisa Beresford, Marchioness of Waterford, exhibits about her life
Lindisfarne CastleHoly IslandHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 16th-century castle with early 20th-century interiors by Edwin Lutyens, walled garden planned by Gertrude Jekyll
Lindisfarne CentreHoly IslandLocalwebsite, island's history and culture, facsimile of the Lindisfarne Gospels, Viking contact
Lindisfarne PrioryHoly IslandReligiousOperated 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 LighthouseFarne IslandsMaritimeLighthouse museum, accessible by boat
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe MuseumMorpethMusicHistoric bagpipes
Preston TowerChathillMilitaryMedieval pele tower with period guard room and prison
Seaton Delaval HallSeaton SluiceHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, 18th-century great house with gardens
VindolandaHexhamArchaeologyRoman auxiliary fort south of Hadrian's Wall and museum of artifacts and the Roman army
Wallington HallCamboHistoric houseOperated by the National Trust, Palladian house with fine furnished interior, collection of dollhouses
Warkworth CastleWarkworthHistoric houseOperated by English Heritage, remains of a medieval castle with some preserved rooms, summer visitation to Warkworth Hermitage
Watch House MuseumSeaton SluiceLocalwebsite
Wylam Railway MuseumWylamRailwayinformation, history of are railway development and local railway pioneers George Stephenson, Timothy Hackworth and William Hedley
Woodhorn MuseumAshingtonMiningFormer 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
  • Category:Tourist attractions in Northumberland

References
  1. "Norham Station sale offers rail enthusiasts a piece of history". BBC News. 2 November 2013. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
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