Weardale Museum

About

“Outstanding Volunteer Run Museum” – but don’t take our word for it, this is the verdict of Renaissance North East and the Arts Council for England who have also awarded the museum full accreditation.

This small folk museum is packed with fascinating stories from the past including a lead-miner’s kitchen and The Weardale Tapestry, a beautiful 16 foot free-style embroidery depicting Weardale’s history.

New for this year are the finds from the excavations at St Botolph's Chapel, Frosterley including fragments of a medieval stone cross and the 'Frosterley Madonna'

To commemorate those who served in World War 1 the Museum has assembled a special display to remember every soldier from Weardale who died with stories, images and artefacts illustrating the lives of many individuals.

The Museum has a large collection of resources on Weardale family history including a database of 70,000 individuals

High House Chapel is currently closed while it is converted into a new Heritage Centre