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Don't miss the
WOOLLY WEEKEND
Sat 11th & Sun 12th July
10.00 to 16.00 each day
The Heritage Centre and Tourist Information Office
The Heritage Centre was refurbished and extended during 2008. A new gallery houses the Stannersburn Smithy and an exhibition of farming tools, mementoes and pictures.
Also on display is 'The Gathering' - an exhibition of stunning black and white photographs featuring the Tarset hill-farming community by the artist Kate Bellis.
The Bellingham Tourist Information Centre now shares space with the Heritage Centre. Tel: (01434) 220 616
Welcome to the Bellingham Heritage Centre, Northumberland, England
The Heritage Centre, Bellingham, in beautiful Northumberland, preserves and displays the heritage of the North Tyne and Redewater area of Northumberland, England. Relics and photographs cover all aspects of local history and tradition in this part of the Northumberland National Park. The Centre also houses the Bellingham Tourist Information Centre. There is full access for wheelchair users, and free parking. The Centre is open every day in summer, with reduced opening times during the winter.
Attractions
- Permanent exhibitions on the Reivers, mining, farming, the Stannersburn smithy, the Border Counties Railway and the work of local photographer, W P Collier;
- A special visiting exhibition of black and white photographs of hill-farming in Tarset, near Bellingham, Northumberland;
- A database of local family names containing over 50,000 entries;
- A database of over 2600 photographs dating from the early 1900s;
- Oral recordings of memories - accounts by local people of life in older times;
- Check the Events section for the latest news.
Families with young children
Families with young children are especially welcome at the Heritage Centre, Bellingham. As well as viewing the displays (where some items can be handled), they can ride the toy tractor, check out the tunnel, dial up recordings by local people in the old red phone box, use the 'Chatterboxes' to hear memories or music, count the ladybirds, do the special quiz, play in the old school 'room' or try out a Reiver's helmet.
Guided Tours for Groups
We are always delighted to arrange guided tours for new groups. There is a 25% reduction in admission fees for groups of 10 or more. Contact Us (by email) or by telephone: (01434) 22 00 50.
School Groups
School parties are admitted free, by prior arrangement. Contact Us (by email) or by telephone: (01434) 22 00 50.
Opening Times
Summer Mon-Sat 09.30-13.00; 13.30-17.00;
Sun: 10.00-13.00; 13.30-16.30
October Mon-Sat 09.30-13.00; 13.30-16.30;
Sun: 10.00-13.00; 13.30-16.30
Nov. to Easter Mon, Wed, Fri: 10.00-15.00
Easter to Mid-May Mon-Sat 09.30-13.00; 13.30-17.00;
Sun: 10.00-13.00; 13.30-16.30
Entrance fees
Adults £3.00; Families £6; Children £1.50; Concessions £1.50.
Groups (by prior arrangement): 25% reduction for groups of 10 or more.
School parties (by prior arrangement) admitted free.
How to find us
Bellingham is on the edge of the Northumberland National Park, 18 miles north of Hexham, 8 miles from Kielder Water, 8 miles from Hadrian's Wall and 18 miles from the Scottish border. The Heritage Centre is in the Old Station Yard on the Woodburn Road, two hundred yards from the centre of the village. There is ample free parking. Postcode: NE48 2DF
THE HERITAGE CENTRE, BELLINGHAM
Station Yard, Woodburn Road, Bellingham, Northumberland, NE48 2DF
Tel: Heritage Centre, Bellingham 01434 220050 Email: Contact Us
Tel: Bellingham Tourist Information Centre 01434 220616
