Bailiffgate Museum & Gallery

Bailiffgate Museum, 14 Bailiffgate, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1LX

Situated in an old church building Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery has a mixture of original artefacts, panels to read and interactive displays…

Situated in an old church building Bailiffgate Museum and Gallery has a mixture of original artefacts, panels to read and interactive displays depicting 10000 years of the history, heritage and culture of Alnwick and District.
Our exhibition in September is Dig It, featuring the archaeology of Northumberland and will include a model of a roundhouse, a model of Harbottle Castle, significant archaeological finds from around the county, aerial photographs of key sites with relevant artefacts and information and maps and directions of how to access the actual sites.
Visitors will be able to
• use dig boxes where they can be an archaeologist and learn how to dig and catalogue their finds
• reconstruct pots from shards and bones from fragments
• handle and identify tools and artefacts
• dress in costumes from the different ages
• learn how archaeologists work and how they find out about the past
• visit sites using virtual reality.
Family activities on Saturday 9th September will include playground games such as conkers, marbles, cats cradle, skipping, jacks, hula hoops, fortune tellers. If the weather is wet there will be board games inside.

Opening Times

• Saturday 8 September: 1000-1600
• Sunday 9 September: 1000-1600

Booking Details

No booking required

Access Information

The Museum does not have on site parking. Parking is free for four hours on Bailiffgate and there is one designated disabled space, a few yards from the Museum. Access is via a side entrance, with a lift to the reception area and all floors.

Directions

We are situated 5 minutes walk from Alnwick Town centre, along the road from Alnwick Castle Barbican.

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