Allendale Quaker Meeting House Open Day
Allendale Quaker Meeting House, Wooley Burn Foot, Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 9NE
Allendale Quaker Meeting House is a short walk from the centre of Allendale. It is set in a cluster of stone cottages just beyond the bridge over the East Allen River. Quakers from the Allen Valleys have worshiped in this tranquil place since 1690, and many lie in the burial ground beside the Meeting House. The present building with its matching cottage replaced an earlier Meeting House constructed in 1735. Both were built in the simple Georgian style typical of north country Quaker buildings, with a high roofline and large plain windows which flood the interior with light. The simple Quaker style is also evident inside the Meeting House with its simple benches and wooden dividing screen. Features include the elevated 'Ministers' bench, used when visiting Quaker ministers came to this northern outpost of the Quaker movement. Allendale was once the centre of a family of Quaker Meeting houses which extended from Blanchland in Derwentside to Coanwood and Alston in the South Tyne valley.
Timings & Tours
- Saturday 20 September:
- 1000-1600
Location & directions
Allendale Quaker Meeting House, Wooley Burn Foot, Allendale, Hexham, Northumberland, NE47 9NE
- Directions:
- There is plenty of parking in the village square and it is recommended to park there as there is no parking at the Meeting House. A short walk from the centre of the village the Meeting House lies on the minor road just beyond Bridge End. There is a two hourly bus service (Go-Ahead route 688 from Hexham Bus Station.)
- Contact on day:
- David Penn
- Telephone number:
- +447717750924
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking not required
Accessibility details
A gravel path leads to the front door where there are low steps into the building. The path is only suitable for all terrain wheelchairs. A wooden ramp is available to allow wheelchair access. There is no disabled parking but visitors can be dropped of at the entrance. There is a toilet but it is not access adapted. No hearing loop. All dogs welcome.
Additional information
The burial ground and garden provides a good place to sit and enjoy the quiet of this special place. Second hand books: a great selection of books will be available for sale- to support upkeep of Meeting House. Also for sale two books recently published by Allendale Quakers- "A History of Quakers in the Allen Valleys and South Tynedale"- and "Quakers and Lead Mining in the North Pennines" both by David Penn.
- Max no of people per tour:
- 10
- Est. tour duration:
- 0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
