Woodhorn Museum 2025

Original pit buildings now house interpretive displays showing the development of coal mining and what life was like for the miners and their families. Narrow gauge railway and 'man riding' carriages. Also Northumberland Archives, covering over 800 years of the county's history and provide an amazing record of the past.

Contacts

Operator: Woodhorn Charitable Trust

Address: Queen Elizabeth II Country Park Ashington Northumberland NE63 9YF

Telephone: 01670 624 455
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Open Days & Times

Wed-Sun 1000-1600. Daily in school hols. Visit website or facebook for more details.

Travel

By Rail: Morpeth / 7 miles

Facilities

Parking
Refreshments
Souvenir Shop
Full disabled access

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Did you know that at its peak, over 2,000 people worked underground at the site? A whopping 600,000 tonnes of coal was mined from the pit each year.

Visit the North East’s last remaining coal mining built heritage and check out the winding houses – including the most powerful winding engine in the region and the ventilation fan which took a direct hit, but survived the German bombing of 1941.