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Northumberland is proud to be one of the driest counties in the United Kingdom. We have so many outdoor attractions and so many things to do in our great outdoors.

However, there are times when the skies open and it can get windy and cold. This is where our list of indoor attractions in Northumberland comes in handy! We have a variety of museums, galleries, stately homes, leisure centres to name a few - where you can visit indoors.

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Barn at Beal interior
Restaurant
Beal
Excellent coffee shop and restaurant with magnificent views over the shores of Holy Island. At the Barn at Beal, we source the very best of food and drink from Northumberland for our customers, bringing you truly local at it's freshest.
Children In The Pool
Sport and Leisure
Morpeth
Rothbury Pool and Gym has a traditional style pool available for general swimming, aquafit, lessons and parties with fantastic views over Coquetdale. New fitness centre with over twenty pieces of Life Fitness Equipment.
Welcome to Alnwick Castle
Historic sites
Alnwick

Alnwick Castle is a family day out to fire the imagination.

Outside Newbiggin Maritime Centre
Museums and galleries
Newbiggin-by-the-Sea

Newbiggin Maritime Centre, the newest attraction on the beautiful Northumberland coastline, offers a unique experience for visitors.

Climbing Wall
Sport and Leisure
Alnwick
Sports and Leisure Centre providing a vast range of sporting and leisure activities such as swimming, indoor sports, fitness and bouldering facilities.
Inside Berwick-upon-Tweed Museum and Art Gallery
Museums and galleries
Berwick-upon-Tweed

The museum is housed in the historic Berwick Barracks and contains historical town artefacts and part of Sir William Burrel's art collection.

Outside Wallington House Gardens and Estate
Historic sites
Cambo
Discover Wallington, much-loved home to generations of the unconventional Treveylan family and a magnificent estate where politics and play came together in the heart of Northumberland.
Outside Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
Museums and galleries
Morpeth
Set in a 13thC church building, this unusual museum specialises in the history and development of Northumbrian small pipes and their music.
Outside Wentworth Leisure Centre
Sport and Leisure
Hexham
Wentworth Leisure Centre is located in the centre of Hexham. The centre boasts a new, multi-million pound swimming pool and fitness gym. New for 2011, Wentworth Bowl offers a new activity in which people of all ages participate.
Welcome to Lindisfarne Castle
Historic sites
Holy Island
Dramatic Tudor Fort converted into an intimate holiday home in 1903 for Edward Hudson by architect Sir Edwin Lutyens. With charming Gertrude Jekyll walled garden. Please ring to check opening times before travelling.
Vallum Farm Bread
Cafes & Tearooms
Belford

Dubbed “The River Cottage of the North” by Luxe magazine (2013), and renowned as the place to find the traditional tastes of Hadrian’s Wall country, Vallum is a unique and growing community of artisans whose produce is enjoyed by visitors from all over the country.

Heather
Great Outdoors
Kielder
Home to the biggest man-made lake in northern Europe and the largest working forest in England, this is one outdoor playground you don’t want to miss.
Outside Brinkburn Priory
Historic sites
Rothbury
Founded in 1135 for canons of the Augustinian order, Brinkburn was restored in the 19th century and now survives in its entirety as Northumberland's finest example of early Gothic architecture.
Hexham Old Gaol
Museums and galleries
Hexham

Tour the Old Gaol, 1330AD, by glass lift. Meet the gaoler, see a Reiver raid and try on costumes.

Outside Prudhoe Waterworld
Sport and Leisure
Prudhoe
Leisure pool incorporating wave machine, 40m aqua slide, spa pool and other water features, fitness gym, fitness studio, soft play area, creche and bowling green.
Animals at Whitehouse Farm Centre
Nature and Wildlife
Morpeth

Whitehouse Farm is the all-weather fun attraction with soft play, restaurant, outdoor play areas, tractor-trailer rides and lots of animals to feed, hold and stroke.

Exhibition
Museums and galleries
Haltwhistle
Displays devoted to Hadrian's Wall and the Roman army. Video films and audiovisual effects, education facilities, Roman army recruitment film and Eagles Eye film.
Outside Kielder Salmon Centre
Nature and Wildlife
Kielder
Kielder Salmon Centre, open April to October, is operated by the Environment Agency. A modern visitor centre with touch screen and video displays describing the life cycle of the Atlantic Salmon, and an outdoor artwork.
Outside RNLI Grace Darling Museum
Museums and galleries
Bamburgh
A museum dedicated to Grace Darling and her family, as well as all those who Save Lives at Sea.
Outside Berwick-upon-Tweed Barracks & Main Guard
Museums and galleries
Berwick-upon-Tweed

The first purpose-built barracks in England, Berwick Barracks is now host to three museums. The Main Guard houses 'The story of a Border Garrison Town' exhibition.

Welcome to Woodhorn Museum
Museums and galleries
Ashington

Woodhorn celebrates Northumberland. Stunning new architecture and listed colliery buildings house fascinating displays, galleries, interactives and amazing archival treasures. See paintings by the famous Pitmen Painters here too.

Bamburgh Castle exterior
Historic sites
Bamburgh

A spectacular castle with fantastic coastal views. The stunning Kings Hall and Keep house collections of armour, artwork, porcelain and furniture.

Welcome to Allenheads Heritage Centre
Great Outdoors
Hexham
Exhibition room, Armstrong water engine, nature trail, blacksmith's shop, playpark and cafe.
Mill Garden
Cafes & Tearooms
Otterburn
Welcome to Otterburn Mill in the heart of Wild Redesdale in Northumberland. Famous for the Otterburn Pram and Cot Rugs, we also sell a wide range of traditional clothing and have established ourselves as outdoor clothing specialists.
Outside Cragside House Gardens and Estate
Historic sites
Rothbury
Creation of Lord Armstrong, Victorian inventor and landscape genius. Gardens, red squirrels, woodland and lakeside walks.
Pocket watches
Museums and galleries
Haltwhistle

Watch and clock museum on Haltwhistle main street centred around the local children's stories of Mr George the clock man written by Diana Bell.

Kirkharle Restaurant & Coffee shop
Cafes & Tearooms
Kirkwhelpington

Kirkharle Lake and Courtyard is home to an historic farm courtyard, Coffee-house/Restaurant and range of unique arts and crafts workshops.

Bunty and carriages
Sightseeing and Leisure
Cornhill-on-Tweed

Country estate, home to a range of attractions including Heatherslaw Railway; Heatherslaw Cornmill; Lady Waterford Hall; Etal Castle; Flodden Battlefield; tearooms; quirky shops and places to stay. Also ideal for walking and cycling.

Outside Gymnasium Gallery
Museums and galleries
Berwick-upon-Tweed

Contemporary art gallery with a programme of events by Berwick Visual Arts.

Outside Cherryburn
Historic sites
Mickley
Birthplace cottage (1700) and farmyard. Printing house using original printing blocks. Introductory exhibition of the life, work and countryside.
Inside Wylam Railway Museum
Museums and galleries
Wylam
Displays show importance of Wylam in the history of railway development and the work of famous local railway pioneers George Stephenson, Timothy Hackworth and William Hedley.
Moothall and Gallery
Museums and galleries
Hexham
Fifteenth-century building with a gallery in the tunnel-vaulted basement. A variety of exhibitions mounted by local artists and crafts people.
Picnic bench
Great Outdoors
Kielder
Kielder Castle is the visitor centre for Kielder Forest. Features include forest shop, information centre, tearoom and exhibitions about forestry and conservation. Bike hire available.
Welcome to Blacksmiths Cottage
Spa
Alnwick

TAKE A WINTER BREAK
Walk and Cycle in Northumberland National Park.
Relax in the Garden Sauna and an evening by the Log Burning Stove.

Welcome to Bailiffgate Museum
Museums and galleries
Alnwick
Bailiffgate Museum brings to life the people and places of North Northumberland in exciting interactive style. Art and history-based exhibitions are staged in the gallery.
Scene inside Regimental Museum Kings Own Scottish Borderers
Museums and galleries
Berwick-upon-Tweed
An army regimental museum with uniforms, medals, silver and weapons. The story of the regiment from 1689 until the present day.

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