The Schoolroom Museum is housed in a building once used as a charity school which was founded in 1704 by Michael Postgate, a local landowner, and it was here between 1736 and 1740, that Captain James Cook received his early education.
The Museum sits on the site of the first Cleveland Ironstone Mine from which industrial Teesside emerged.
RNLI Grace Darling Museum is a small site full of exciting things for your family to do. Entry is free, so you can pop in several times throughout your visit.
Hexham Old Gaol was ordered to be built in 1330, making it the oldest purpose-built prison in England.
Lindisfarne Priory was one of the most important places for early Christianity in Anglo-Saxon England.
Find out about the selfless courage of a community who has braved the elements to fish, mine for coal, whilst maintaining a lifeboat station and manning rescue missions to help family and friends in trouble.
Seven Stories is where children’s books come to life! Exhibitions, with original manuscripts and illustrations, special events and creative activities the whole family can enjoy.
Sunderland Volunteer Life Brigade was founded in March 1877 to help save life from shipwreck using rocket apparatus and breeches buoy. Today the Brigade runs a coastal Search and Rescue Service and a Coastwatch.
Uncover the story of one of the world’s greatest navigators and mariners Captain James Cook, through the Museum’s hands-on displays.
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