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A fantastic free day of film showings about the history of Newcastle's West End.

Saint Ann's Church is a Grade I listed Georgian building situated in landscaped grounds and forms part of the city's iconic Quayside skyline. An exhibition on the history of the church and its grounds will be on display.

Join the Friends of Jesmond Old Cemetery on one of our heritage tours, where we visit some of the final resting places of the famous, and not so famous, men and women who contributed so much to the history of Newcastle, the North East and beyond.

A free 1-hour guided tour of our beautiful Grade 1 listed building including the understage area that hosts our unique Victorian stage machinery.

Guided tour of the graves in one of the earliest garden cemeteries in England, now a listed park and garden.

Christ Church has for the last 163 years been the parish church for Shieldfield. This Grade II* listed building is a fine example of Victorian Gothic architecture. Its interior captures the history of Shieldfield.

Trinity House is home to an historic maritime organisation. It is a Grade I listed building with its own Chapel (1505) and Banqueting Hall (1721) as well as other fascinating rooms. Maritime artefacts and paintings will be on display.

Join us for an exclusive behind the scenes look at Baltic. You'll learn about the history of the building and the regeneration of the Quayside area.

Join Ouseburn expert Mike Greatbatch and 36 Lime Street glass artist Sue Woolhouse on a tour of the exterior and then interior of 36 Lime Street, along the way explaining what its original use was and a tour of several studios.

A walking tour through and around the Centre for Life to learn about its development, construction and connection to Newcastle. May also include a walk to the river if time allows.

A chance to have an expert Guided Tour of a local historic graveyard.

Take a tour of Newcastle's largest cemetery, which opened in 1857, the burial place of many historic local characters and with fabulous views.

A Heritage Walk in the Park covering the history of the first People's Park in Newcastle, its setting in the Leazes Conservation Area and some of its flora & fauna

Nestling in the forest, The Banqueting House stands in a grassy clearing looking down towards an octagonal pool and the Derwent Valley, in the highest part of Gibside Park, near the Column of British Liberty and Gibside chapel.

Enjoy a 45 minute tour of Blackfriars unique 13th century former-Dominican friary's heritage with a walk through it's medieval spaces and an explanation of its past to present.

A walk from the Black Gate to Central Station learning about Africans who journeyed to Newcastle to study, to work, to campaign against injustice. Ordinary and celebrated lives are shared via recordings and pictures.

Visit to St.John's Church designed by Enoch Bassett Keeling in an English High Victorian Rogue Gothic Revival style with a polychromatic use of materials and consecrated in 1869. A display of Killingworths Waggonway and Railway history.

Join our guides to find out all about the Lit & Phil, a Newcastle institution. Explore the library's nooks and crannies and hear fascinating facts from our past, from lightbulbs and Egyptian mummies, to the arrival of the wombat!

Discover the fascinating history of Scotswood's railway network.

Late-Victorian Arts & Crafts church with a striking interior, fronted by a pleasant green.

A fascinating look at the history of the civic buildings in the North-East of England.

One of the finest Grade II* listed Victorian churches in the North East. Designed by R J Johnson, it is the crowning glory of the architect's work, containing his memorial reredos and some fine Kempe windows.

Starting life as a fashionable wall around a busy town, then a defensive structure, take a walk around the Western part of Newcastle upon Tyne's Town Wall and hear about how it was built and protected the town from invaders.

This walk explores Newcastle’s’ historic Quayside area where the poor lived and worked in squalid and unsanitary conditions. You will hear stories about gross overcrowding, grinding poverty, poor houses and a soup kitchen

The Mansion House is the official residence of the Lord Mayor of Newcastle. The tour explores the history of the building and past occupants.

Explore the interior of the Derwentcote Steel Furnace Buildings which are not usually open to the public. The site will be open 10am-3pm with our fantastic volunteer guides on site to answer any questions.

Drop into High Bridge Works to learn more about the creative legacy of our site. Home to pioneers since 1767, join a free tour to learn about our Grade II listed building and its varied histories as Watson's Works and Ward’s Printers.

Join us for an afternoon at The John Marley Centre, a former 1930s secondary school and a present-day arts centre. Climb our art deco tower, learn about the area's fascinating history, and meet the small businesses who make it their home today.

A unique opportunity to view inside this Victorian Real Tennis court which is in daily use by members of Jesmond Dene Real Tennis Club. New history boards have been created and provide details of the Court's place in local history.

Find out more about the Stories of the Stones Project - an arts, nature and heritage exploration of St Johns & Westgate Hill Cemeteries, Elswick.

An immersive heritage trail that explores significant historical sites and personal narratives from the Ouseburn Trust archives. You will collect unique linocut stamps to incorporate into your own print that you can take home at the end of the trail.

Come along and be inspired by some of the Ouseburn Trust's archive to make your own zine!

Discover the fantastic history of the East Quayside once a hub of Newcastle Industry.

Visit The Common Room, tour our fabulous Grade II* Listed building and see some of the gems of our collection!

Tyneside Cinema is a unique and historic building that’s well worth seeing first-hand. Take a tour around our beautiful Art Deco venue with one of our expert tour guides.

Come and make your very own film poster in our screen printing workshop led by the experts at Incubate Print Making and using materials from the Tyneside Cinema archives.

Connect with our past by exploring Victoria Tunnel's use as an air raid shelter on this taster tour created from our oral history archive.

An exhibition of exquisite ‘chapbooks’ made by Steve Pardue and fellow artists and urban sketchers during the development and making of the ‘Figures of Tyne’ public artwork shortly to be installed on the new HMRC building at Pilgrim’s Gate.

10am-1pm. Church and bell tower open.

The wonderful Grainger Market opened in 1835, Newcastle's first supermarket. Its airy alleyways and newly refurbished domed roof is certainly worth a visit. Book a tour of the market and find out its secrets.

Alderman Fenwick's House, dating back to 1670, is one of the rarest surviving examples of an original Merchant’s house. Journey through this unique building and its exciting features.

Visitors can enjoy the grandeur and beauty of the only elliptical church in England, whilst being guided through its history.

Located in the stunning Grade 2 listed Georgian Terrace overlooking the Summerhill Square, the Newcastle Deaf Centre opens its door to unravel its fascinating history and inspire the public with its rich architectural interior, and its vision.

Join our archivists to explore the history of transport and travel in our region.

A unique opportunity to create your own ‘chapbook’ to mark Heritage Open Days, guided and supported by skilled and experienced urban sketchers and artists with a love of the heritage of Newcastle.

St Nicholas Church, Gosforth invites you to discover the life of one of Newcastle’s ancient churches. Enjoy guided and self-guided tours, examine some of our archives, wander the ancient churchyard and dive into family explorer trails and activities.

Come along and hear about the stories of those buried beneath Ballast Hills in an exciting new music and poetry performance inspired by Newcastle University's research into the site's burial records.

Hear this surprising history of a home of Political and Industrial power whose occupant's had a key role in the development of Tyneside, See an unrestored 18th Century interior that is homage to two Empires. for information please visit our website

Explore the hidden heritage of Newcastle University’s Cultural Corner. Take a guided route through Newcastle University's architectural and historic gems; from The Farrell Centre to the School of Architecture and The Hatton Gallery.