What are the opening hours?

Wednesday 10am - 4pm Thursday 10am - 4pm Friday 10am - 4pm

Northumberland Archives

Home
United Kingdom
Ashington
Northumberland Archives

Call Directions Website Contact the establishment

Northumberland Archives, the accredited archive service for Northumberland, is based at Woodhorn

Northumberland Archives, the archives service for Northumberland, is based at Woodhorn in the south east of the county with an office at Berwick Upon Tweed in the north.

05/11/2026

8th November 2016- Berwick Remembrance Sunday details attached: Remembrance Sunday is a national opportunity to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life. "Lest We Forget". Images are from November 2012.

04/11/2026

🎆Remember, remember, the 5th of November.

🔥To mark bonfire night tomorrow, here’s a poster from the Davison Printers collection showing the tradition alive with a Guy Fawkes dance in Ashington, 1948. NRO 08073/111

03/11/2026

When the paperwork matches the wardrobe...

We were delighted to uncover papers relating to servants' livery within the Hughes collection at our Berwick office - especially because the actual livery has survived too!

Through our estates cataloguing project, we're piecing together the history of these items. Once catalogued, they will be available to view in our Study Centres - watch this space.

The estates cataloguing project is funded by a grant awarded by Northumberland Archives Charitable Trust via support provided by the Sir James Knott Trust.

01/11/2026

Archivist versus AI

31/10/2026

Happy Halloween! 🎃👻🏰

Did you know Northumberland has one of the most haunted castles in the country?

According to their site, Chillingham Castle boasts some of the highest levels of paranormal activity in the country, with a large collection of spectres and apparitions spotted by visitors over the years.

There is a ghostly lady who lives in the pantry, a spectral Blue Boy who emerges from the wall, and in the courtyard (shown here in a photo from our collection), eerie movements can be seen hiding in the shadows...

Have you seen any ghosts at Chillingham Castle?

Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne (SANT)

30/10/2026

Our pub of the month posts are put together by members of staff. This month one of our Archives Assistants chose The Waterloo in Blyth and went about displaying their research a bit differently. Scroll through the carousel of images to see...

29/10/2026

October 1965- Tweedmouth Bowlers and Trophies. Cups won during the past season were handed over at Tweedmouth Bowling Club's dinner in the Ravensholme Guest House, Berwick-upon-Tweed. Left to right are: Mr T Craig, Mr G A Rutherfor, Mr A Ritchie, Mr J Percy, Mr R L Paterson (champion), Mr F Wedderburn, Mr A Swinney, Mr R Hankinson and Mr J Weatherburn. Ref No: BRO 2103/1/1965/3853.

28/10/2026

Today marks 300 years since the publication of Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels. We hold numerous travel related documents in our collection including diaries & letters from notable Northumberland families. Many of these families went on Grand Tours of Europe & documented the amazing places & cultures they encountered.

Discover more on our LEARN module 18th Century Revolution, Art & Travel Writing across Europe.

northumberlandarchives.com/learn/harriet-carr/harriet-carr-schools/

Image Reference: ZCE/F/4/1/3/23

27/10/2026

While a graveyard may give an eerie Halloween chill this time of year, it’s also a place to admire the craftsmanship that went into creating these stone works of art.

Here’s two lovely memorials commemorating those who called the North East home; the monument of Grace Darling in Bamburgh, and a Tree of Life altar tomb at Hexham Abbey, attributed to King Aelfwald of Northumbria.

Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne (SANT)

25/10/2026

Are you feeling the Halloween spirit yet? 💀

We've yet to accession any vampires or ghosts, but our archaeological collections still fit the bill. This skull was excavated in Tarset, Northumberland and dates to the Bronze Age. Sadly we do not know who this person was, or what else was found with them, but the glass slide itself is from 1900 and would have been used in turn of the century powerpoints!

The slide is by J P Gibson of Hexham, Northumberland and is part of the collection of the Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne (SANT)

Address

QEII Country Park
Ashington
NE639YF

Opening Hours

Wednesday	10am - 4pm
Thursday	10am - 4pm
Friday	10am - 4pm

Telephone

01670 624358

Website

https://www.northumberlandarchives.com/

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when Northumberland Archives posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.