Museums & Historic Sites
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Museums & Major Historic Sites A-B C-D E-H I-L M-P Q-T U-Z
Tees Valley Museums Online Resource
Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums
Museums, Libraries & Archives (North-East)
Structural Images of the North-East
Museums & Major Historic Sites
Alnwick Castle & Alnwick Garden
Ankers House Museum, Chester-le-Street
Arbeia Roman Fort & Museum, South Shields
Armstrong's Household & Farming Museum, North Charlton
Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery, Alnwick
Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art, Gateshead
Beamish Regional Resource Centre
Bede's World Museum & St.Paul's Church, Jarrow & here
Berwick Town Hall & Cell Block Museum
Bessie Surtees House, Newcastle
Billingham Museum Resource Centre
Biscuit Factory Art Gallery, Newcastle
Bishop Auckland Discovery Centre
Blyth All Weather Lifeboat / Blyth Maritime & Mining Museum Visitor Centre
Border History Museum / The Old Gaol, Hexham
Bowes Railway Museum, Gateshead
Brigantium, Rochester - link dead. Does this place still exist??
Camerons Brewery Visitor Centre
Captain Cook & Staithes Heritage Centre
Captain Cook Birthplace Museum, Middlesbrough
Chesters Roman Fort & Museum & Bridge Abutment
Chipchase Castle & Gardens, nr Wark (limited access)
Cleveland Ironstone Mining Museum, Skinningrove
Crook Hall & Gardens, Durham City
Durham Heritage Centre & Museum
Durham Light Infantry Museum & Art Gallery
Ford Castle (not open to public)
Ford & Etal Estate: Ford Castle Nursery
Ford & Etal Estate: Etal Castle & here
Ford & Etal Estate: Heatherslaw Cornmill
Ford & Etal Estate: Heatherslaw Light Railway
Ford & Etal Estate: Lady Waterford Hall
Ford & Etal Estate: Visitor Centre
Fusiliers Museum of Northumberland, Alnwick
Gateshead Heritage @ St.Mary's (Visitor Centre) & here & here
George Stephenson's Birthplace Museum, Wylam
Grace Darling Museum, Bamburgh
Great North Museum: Hancock, Newcastle
Hardwick Hall & Country Park (Hall is now a hotel)
Hartlepool's Maritime Experience
Head of Steam - Darlington Railway Centre & Museum
King's Own Scottish Borderers Museum, Berwick
Links Art Gallery, Whitley Bay
Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon
Maelmin Heritage Trail, Milfield
Military Vehicle Museum, Newcastle (currently closed)
Middlesbrough Institute of Modern Art (MIMA)
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
Museum of Antiquities, Newcastle - now part of Great North Museum: Hancock
National Glass Centre, Sunderland
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea Heritage & Maritime Centre (planned) and here (existing)
Northern Gallery for Contemporary Art, Sunderland
North-East Aircraft Museum, Sunderland
North-East Bus Museum, Leam Lane, Gateshead
Old Fulling Mill Museum of Archaeology
Oriental Museum, Durham University
PSS Wingfield Castle, Hartlepool
Saltburn Smugglers Heritage Centre
Segedunum Roman Fort, Baths & Museum
Seven Stories - Centre for Children's Books, Newcastle
Shefton Museum, Newcastle - now part of the Great North Museum: Hancock
Shipley Art Gallery, Gateshead
South Shields Museum & Art Gallery
Stephenson Railway Museum, North Shields
Sunderland Museum & Winter Gardens
Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade
Tees Cottage Pumping Station, Darlington
Timothy Hackworth Victorian & Railway Museum (now incorporated into Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon )
Tynemouth Volunteer Life Brigade Watch House (Museum), Spanish Battery, Tynemouth, NE30 4DD (tel: 0191 257 2059)
University Gallery & Baring Wing, Northumbria University
Vindolanda & Roman Army Museum
Watch House Museum, Seaton Sluice
Weardale Museum & High House Chapel
Winkies Castle Folk Museum, Marske-by-the-Sea
Woodhorn Northumberland Museum, Archives and Park, Ashington
Zetland Lifeboat Museum, Redcar
Adderstone Hall (private)
Bantling Castle / East Castle Lime Kilns, nr Annfield Plain
Battle of Flodden Field site & here
Battle of Heavenfield site & here
Battle of Humbleton (Homildon) Hill site & here
Battle of Neville's Cross site & here
Benwell Roman Temple & Vallum Crossing
Black Carts Turret, nr Chollerford
Black Middens Bastle House, nr Bellingham
Bondgate Tower / Hotspur Gate, Alnwick
Brancepeth Castle & here (private)
Bremenium Roman Fort, Rochester
Carrawburgh Roman Fort & Temple of Mithras, nr Chollerford
Cawfields Roman Wall, nr Haltwhistle
Chesters Walled Garden, nr Chollerford
(Low) Chibburn Preceptory, Nr Widdrington
Darlington Locomotive Works / A1Steam Locomotive Trust
Durham University Botanic Garden
Eggleston Hall & Eggleston Hall Gardens
Elsdon Tower / Vicar's Pele & here (private)
Gainford Hall (no public access)
Haughton Castle, nr Humshaugh (no public access)
Holy Jesus Hospital, Newcastle & here
Lambton Castle (closed)
Langley & Blaghill Lead Smeltmills (flue & chimney), nr Haydon Bridge
Langley Castle (no public access - hotel)
Legs Cross, nr Bolam, Co.Durham
Lordenshaws Hill Fort and Cup & Ring Marking, nr Rothbury & here
Lumley Castle (no public access - hotel)
Old Bewick Hillfort & environs, nr Eglingham
Otterburn Tower (not open to public - hotel)
Planetrees Roman Wall, nr Chollerford
Saltwell Park & Saltwell Towers Visitor Centre, Gateshead
Seaham Hall (no public access - hotel)
Seven Sisters Round Barrow, Copt Hill, nr Houghton-le-Spring
Sewingshields Wall, nr Housesteads
Shildon Engine House, nr Blanchland
Slaley Hall (no public access - hotel)
Thirlwall Castle, nr Greenhead & here
Tocketts Water Mill, Guisborough
Transporter Bridge Visitor Centre