The Heatherslaw Light Railway Company Limited was founded in 1988. The track was laid using local labour over the winter of 1988-89 and our steam locomotive, the Lady Augusta, pulled her first passengers on 1 July that year. Since then we have carried...

This leaflet and the places you can visit will give an insight into the background of Robert Stephenson's upbringing, education, early career and creation of impressive engineering structures which remain in daily use as part of life in the North...

A tour of St James' Park will take you on an amazing journey through the history of Newcastle United. Your knowledgeable tour guide will show you many areas you will never have seen before, as well as some very famous ones. Tours are available every...

14th April to 6th January

This summer’s show in the Fashion & Textile Gallery at The Bowes Museum features a gown designed by top couturier Lucile, which spotlights both the glamorous and dangerous worlds of 1912 while revealing the fascinating story behind this...

12th May to 24th June

The Bowes Museum is the only UK venue to be included in

the European tour of this photographic exhibition featuring

prominent 20th Century Mexican artists Frida Kahlo and

her husband Diego Rivera.

The Heritage Centre, Bellingham, is a small local museum founded by volunteers in 1994. Exhibitions include a fantastic display of old and new photographs, artefacts and memorabilia of the Border Counties Railway (1855-1958), which ran from Hexham on...