Keeping Berwick Healthy - guided walk
Bridge End, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1HA
Led by volunteers from the "Femmer to Firmer" Project which was run by Museums Northumberland in 2014, this walk focusses on the history of Healthcare in Berwick over the past 800 years. This is a chance to see and hear about some of Berwick’s buildings from a new perspective, and keep healthy too!
The guided walk starts with Maison Dieu , a medieval religious hospital and wends it way around the historic centre of Berwick stopping at buildings that hide their medical past and takes us right up to today as it passes the site of the state-of-the-art, newly constructed Berwick Hospital. The walk finishes back down on the riverside where we find out more about the old Castle Hills Maternity Hospital fondly remembered by many of Berwick’s current residents.
Timings & Tours
- Tuesday 16 September:
- 1400
Location & directions
Bridge End, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1HA
- Directions:
- Meet at the viewing point at the Berwick end of the Old Bridge. There will be some bunting.
- Contact on day:
- Berwick HODS
- Telephone number:
- +447365800503
Booking information
- Pre-booking requirement:
- Pre-booking required
- Booking conditions:
- Please book in advance via Eventbrite. If you have difficulty doing this, contact [email protected] or phone Berwick Record Office on 01289 301865 and we can book your place for you.
- Booking website:
- https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/berwick-heritage-open-days-34043664105
- Booking opens:
- 22 Aug 2025 09:00 AM
- Booking closes:
- 16 Sep 2025 01:00 PM
Accessibility details
There are some steps but an alternative route can be suggested.
Additional information
Please wear sensible shoes for walking and appropriate clothing for whatever the weather decides to do. There is parking available on the quayside near the start of the walk. If you are interested in Healthcare, there will be an online talk about the history of Berwick Infirmary on Friday 12 September - see separate entry for details . If you can't attend, you can also find the walk, with instructions, on the free community-based walking and nature connection app - Go Jauntly - under ‘Berwick Hospital Heritage Trail’
- Max no of people per tour:
- 15
- Est. tour duration:
- 1 hour(s) 30 minute(s)
