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Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre

Cemetery Lodge, 25 Woodlands Avenue, Wheatley Hill, County Durham, DH6 3JY

  • Multiple dates available
  • | In person
  • | Pre-booking not required
  • | Exhibition

Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre will be open for the last weekend of Heritage Open Days - Thursday 17 - Saturday 19 September 2026. 11.00am-3.00pm

We will be showcasing our display of 1950's Olympic and Commonwealth Games diver, Charmian Welsh, a colliery manager's daughter from nearby Thornley. Charmian has donated her entire sporting collection to Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre and it will be on display over Heritage Open Days.

Timings

Thursday 17 September:
1100-1500
Friday 18 September:
1100-1500
Saturday 19 September:
1100-1500

Location & directions

Cemetery Lodge, 25 Woodlands Avenue, Wheatley Hill, County Durham, DH6 3JY

Contact on day:
Margaret Hedley
Telephone number:
+447977546332

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:
Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The only parking available at the centre is street parking outside and in nearby streets.

Additional information

The Wheatley Hill Memorial Statue by Ray Lonsdale is in the grounds of the Heritage Centre, The Last Shift

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