Woodhorn, Ashington

Name: Woodhorn
Address: Queen Elizabeth II Country Park, Ashington, NE63 9YF, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1670 624455

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Woodhorn, part of Museums Northumberland and formerly known as Woodhorn Colliery Museum, is located in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The museum depicts the lives of coal mine workers and features original buildings and equipment from the former colliery, including the two headframes, a winding house, other engine houses, a steam winding engine, stables, a building with ventilation equipment, a blacksmith and joiners shop, and the office. Several buildings contain original equipment and mining exhibits, while others have been converted to museum exhibit areas or wedding, conference and event facilities. ()

Coordinates: 55°11'22"N, 1°32'54"W

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Queen Elizabeth II Country ParkAshington NE63 9YF United Kingdom

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+44 1670 624455

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Day trips

Woodhorn – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Carlisle Park, Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Bothal Castle, Morpeth Castle.

5.7 miW
Garden, Playground, Park
Carlisle Park, Morpeth
145 min walk • Carlisle Park is a park located on the southern bank of the River Wansbeck in Morpeth, Northumberland. The park has the William Turner Garden, an aviary, a paddling pool, an ancient woodland, tennis courts, several bowling greens and a skate park.
5.7 miW
Museum, Specialty museum, Art gallery
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum, Morpeth
145 min walk • The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks.
3.2 miW
Forts and castles
Bothal Castle
83 min walk • Bothal Castle is a castle and stately home in the village of the same name near the River Wansbeck, between Morpeth and Ashington in the English county of Northumberland. Botl is Old English for a dwelling. Bothal could refer to a particular dwelling or hall.
5.8 miW
Forts and castles
Morpeth Castle, Morpeth
147 min walk • Morpeth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building at Morpeth, Northumberland, in northeast England. It has been restored by the Landmark Trust and is now available as a holiday rental home.
1.1 miSW
City hall
Ashington Town Hall, Ashington
28 min walk • Ashington Town Hall is a municipal building in Station Road in Ashington, Northumberland, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Ashington Urban District Council until 1974, is now the base of Ashington Town Council.
1.8 miE
Church
St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-Sea
47 min walk • St Bartholomew's Church, Newbiggin-by-the-sea is a Church of England building in the Diocese of Newcastle.
6 miSW
Park
Plessey Woods Country Park, Bedlington
153 min walk • Plessey Woods is a country park situated on the north bank of the River Blyth, in Northumberland. The park is accessed from the A192 in the village of Hartford Bridge, north of Cramlington and south west of Bedlington.
5.7 miW
Tea room, Church
Chantry Tea Rooms, Morpeth
146 min walk • Morpeth Chantry also known as All Saints Chantry is a Grade I listed building situated adjacent to the site of the ancient bridge across the River Wansbeck at Morpeth, Northumberland.
5.8 miW
View point
Haw Hill, Morpeth
147 min walk • Haw Hill or Ha' Hill is a mound and scheduled monument in Carlisle Park, Morpeth which was the site of a motte-and-bailey castle, being Morpeth's first castle. The castle was built by the de Merlay family in 1095, originally constructed as a wooden structure, being replaced later by a stone castle in the same location.
5.2 miN
Monastery
Chibburn Preceptory
133 min walk • Chibburn Preceptory are the ruins of a Medieval/Post-Medieval Hospitaller preceptory near Widdrington in Northumberland, England.
5.6 miW
Forts and castles
Cocklepark Tower
143 min walk • Cockle Park Tower is a Grade 1 listed building in the hamlet of Cockle Park, Northumberland, England, some 4 miles to the north of Morpeth.