This quaint small stone cottage was built circa 1760 to accommodate mining families. The furnishings reflect the year the great rail pioneer, George Stephenson was born here (1781), when his whole family lived in the one room.

The museum is located in one room of the former village primary school and contains a variety of railway memorabilia. Two working scale models of George Stephenson's locomotives 'Wylam Dilly' and 'Puffing Billy' are expected to be on permanent display from Summer...

Built in the 1720s, Derwentcote is the earliest and most complete steel-making furnace in Britain. It produced high-grade steel for springs and cutting tools.

The Railway's original purpose was the movement of coal from nearby colleries to ships o n the River Tyne. The oldest part, c1647, was the Lobley Hill section, it had over 300 years of coal traffic when closed in 1964. The surviving 1725 Sunniside to Causey section...

The Great North Museum incorporates collections from the Hancock Museum and Newcastle University’s Museum of Antiquities, the Shefton Museum and the Hatton Gallery.

Continuously occupied for over nine centuries it was originally the home of the Umfravilles but was eventually taken over by the famous Percy family who restored it. Surviving two sieges during the 1170s , Prudhoe was the only Northumberland castle to resist the...

The Square Yard Gallery is a new arts venue developed by Newcastle College. The gallery aims to contribute to the vibrant art scene of North East England by introducing emerging artists and allowing professional artists to forum new projects in a supportive...

Discover all about life in Newcastle and Tyneside, from the area's renowned maritime history and world-changing science and technology right through to fashion through the eras and military history. The museum is bursting with interactive displays, which makes it the...

The Light Dragoons are a Formation Reconnaissance Regiment with a history in the reconnaissance role which dates back to the early 18th Century.

The Northumberland Hussars Museum is shared with The Light Dragoons and 15th/19th The King's Royal Hussars and is based in 'A Soldier's Life' gallery of the Discovery Museum. The items on display include uniforms and personal equipment used in the past together with...