Weardale Museum
Location
Weardale Museum, on the A689, Ireshopeburn DL13 1HD
Contact Information
Allow plenty of time for your visit, as this truly is a BIG little museum packing a huge punch with far more inside than you could ever imagine. It really is worth the visit.
The miners’ kitchen is a veritable treasure trove of objects to explore and handle and children can play Sherlock Holmes armed with a magnifier and dressed in deerstalker hats.
Upstairs are beautiful embroidered panels called “The Weardale Tapestry” – their history in stitches and the museum houses a fine collection of local minerals.
Next door is High House Chapel, the oldest Methodist Chapel with continuous weekly services since it was built in 1760 and learn about John Wesley’s visits.ย This is currently under restoration.
For those researching their Weardale ancestors a peep at the museum’s vast genealogy resource could save months of research elsewhere.
It has been deservedly awarded “Outstanding Achievement by a Volunteer Run Museum” by the Arts Council.
Small admission fee