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To all our Bowes Railway Museum volunteers — a big thank you!During National Volunteer Week, we want to recognise the re...
04/06/2026

To all our Bowes Railway Museum volunteers — a big thank you!

During National Volunteer Week, we want to recognise the remarkable skills, dedication, and care our volunteers bring to the museum throughout the year. Whether you’re tending the grounds and gardens, keeping the site looking its best; manufacturing items in the engineering and joinery workshops, carrying out maintenance tasks; welcoming visitors and leading guided tours; preserving our heritage by caring for and restoring artefacts; or supporting the museum in countless other ways - your contribution makes a positive difference.

🎉 Our next Heritage Walk is coming up! Book early as spaces are limited🎉Join us for a fascinating 2-hour walk exploring ...
28/05/2026

🎉 Our next Heritage Walk is coming up!
Book early as spaces are limited🎉

Join us for a fascinating 2-hour walk exploring the two very old colliery railways which both operated rope haulage systems in this area.

Our first walk of the year will be:
📍 Bowes Railway Museum, Springwell Village, NE9 7QJ
🗓️ Friday 5th June 2026
⏰10am
💵 £5
To book, please contact Barry:
☎️ 07850 916 484
📧 [email protected]

Photo of the week: Gravity incline wheel at Bowes Railway
28/05/2026

Photo of the week: Gravity incline wheel at Bowes Railway

A big thank you to Dr Joe Redmayne for his excellent talk earlier this week on 'The General Strike in the Northeast, 192...
28/05/2026

A big thank you to Dr Joe Redmayne for his excellent talk earlier this week on 'The General Strike in the Northeast, 1926' which was very well received by all who attended.

This was the third of a series of free monthly talks organised to celebrate the museum's bicentenary celebrations. We hope to see you all at the next one 😃

We welcomed members of the Gateshead Art Society on a sunny Friday 22nd May to the Bowes Railway Museum. The artists use...
26/05/2026

We welcomed members of the Gateshead Art Society on a sunny Friday 22nd May to the Bowes Railway Museum. The artists used the day to explore the site and seek inspiration for new paintings and drawings. Thank you to everyone who attended on the day, and we hope to see you back again very soon!

23/05/2026

Roll up, Roll up! In honour of the Bicentenary of Mr George Stephenson's excellent invention, which enabled wagons to ascend the dizzying heights of the Bowes Incline, we have a series of HISTORIC TALKS at Bowes Railway.

Our next talk will be by the fantastic Dr Joe Redmayne and the subject will be the 'The General Strike in the North East, 1926
'.
🗓️Tuesday 26th May 2026
⏰10:30am
📍Bowes Railway Museum, Springwell Village, NE9 7QJ
It will be FREE of CHARGE, fascinating, and fuelled by tea, coffee and biscuits! What's not to love? No booking necessary, just pop along for 10:30am!
For further info, please contact:
📧[email protected]
📞07850 916 484

Washington Heritage Partnership
Washington Sunderland Community

Roll up, Roll up! In honour of the Bicentenary of Mr George Stephenson's excellent invention, which enabled wagons to as...
15/05/2026

Roll up, Roll up! In honour of the Bicentenary of Mr George Stephenson's excellent invention, which enabled wagons to ascend the dizzying heights of the Bowes Incline, we have a series of HISTORIC TALKS at Bowes Railway.

Our next talk will be by the fantastic Dr Joe Redmayne and the subject will be the 'The General Strike in the North East, 1926
'.
🗓️Tuesday 26th May 2026
⏰10:30am
📍Bowes Railway Museum, Springwell Village, NE9 7QJ

It will be FREE of CHARGE, fascinating, and fuelled by tea, coffee and biscuits! What's not to love? No booking necessary, just pop along for 10:30am!

For further info, please contact:
📧[email protected]
📞07850 916 484

Washington Heritage Partnership
Washington Sunderland Community

Archive Photo of the Week: Manriders such as this one were used to transport miners to the coal face. Journeys could be ...
14/05/2026

Archive Photo of the Week: Manriders such as this one were used to transport miners to the coal face. Journeys could be as long as 8-10 miles and take up to an hour. This manrider was made by Allens of Tipton in the 1940s.

🎉 Our next Heritage Walk is coming up! Book early as spaces are limited🎉Join us for a fascinating 2-hour walk exploring ...
14/05/2026

🎉 Our next Heritage Walk is coming up!
Book early as spaces are limited🎉

Join us for a fascinating 2-hour walk exploring the two very old colliery railways which both operated rope haulage systems in this area.
Our first walk of the year will be:
📍 Bowes Railway Museum, Springwell Village, NE9 7QJ
🗓️ Friday 5th June 2026
⏰10am
💵 £5

To book, please contact Barry:
☎️ 07850 916 484
📧 [email protected]

Address

Springwell Road, Springwell
Washington
NE97QJ

Opening Hours

Tuesday 11am - 12pm
1pm - 2pm
Thursday 11am - 12pm
Friday 1pm - 2pm

Telephone

+447850916484

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