Woodhorn

Group Visits and Tours

Woodhorn is a great place to bring a group.

Free admission and open all year.
Free coach parking and a cuppa for the driver.
Group discounts on pay-for exhibitions.

If you can, please let us know you are planning to visit. It helps us to be prepared for your arrival and have the kettle on ready, call 01670 528080.

Why not make the most of your visit and take one of our special guided tours:

The Pitmen Painters Tour

Discover the story behind these remarkable artists and see paintings not accessible to the general public including Oliver Kilbourn's stunning My Life as a Pitman collection and other works in the Northumberland archives. Contact us for information on costs and duration.

The Great Woodhorn Tour

Learn more about the stories and history behind the exhibitions and displays in the Cutter building with your guide. Go behind the scenes in the archives too and into one of the huge storage pods to see how we store some of the artefacts not currently on display.
Duration: approx 1 hour. Fully accessible.
Cost: £2.95pp (9 minimum group size)

The Dark Side Tour

Find out about the dark side of Woodhorn and the human cost of coal. Enter some of the colliery buildings usually off limits to the public and see the amazing machines and equipment needed to keep the colliery running and safe.
Duration: approx 1 hour 15 minutes. No wheelchair access.
Cost: £3.95pp (7 minimum group size)

The Archive Tour

Take an in-depth look behind the scenes of the archives. Find out what happens to new objects and how we look after the millions of documents in store.
Duration: approx 1 hour. Fully accessible.
Cost: £3.95pp

Family History Sessions

Spend an evening with our archivists as they explain the process of researching family history. An opportunity to ask those burning questions too.
Duration: approx 2 hours.  Monday - Saturday evenings only. Fully accessible.
Cost: £100 ( 25 max group size)

To find out more or make a booking email education&groupbookings@woodhorn.org.uk or telephone 01670 528080.