Tanfield Railway is taking part in Heritage Open Days for the first time in 2016. This annual national event, sponsored by the People's Postcode Lottery & administered by the National Trust, sees historic & cultural venues open their doors for special & free access by visitors.
Our Marley Hill site will be open to the public from 11 am to 3 pm on Thursday 8, Friday 9, Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 September, as advertised on the Heritage Open Day web site. Additionally on Sunday, trains & fares will be as normal & advertised.
Talks & tours will start at the carriage shed, where light refreshments will be available, there will be short talks about TR, & Sunniside Local History Group will have a stand, Large numbers are not expected, but visitors will be interested, so we should be on the lookout for new workers. We would like current volunteers to take small groups to their favourite exhibit, and talk about it for 10-15 minutes - if you'd like to help, contact Derek, David W, or Angela.
Across England. there are thousands of attractions taking part, including: Allendale Railway Station (Catton), Avon Valley Railway, Bellingham Heritage Centre, Bowes Railway, Carnforth Station Heritage Centre, Coventry Electric Railway Museum, Cragside, Darlington Head of Steam, Dean Forest Railway, Discovery Museum, Dunston Staiths, Gibside, Grey's Monument, Ingrow Rail Story, Isle of Wight Railway, John Grundy - History of Newcastle, Lincolnshire Wolds Railway, Lit & Phil, Locomotion at Shildon, Mining Institute, Newcastle Castle, Northants Ironstone Railway, Ouseburn Heritage Walks, Roker Lighthouse, Ryhope Pumping Station, Shotley Bridge History Walks, South Devon Railway, Spa Valley Railway, Steamship Shieldhall, Stephenson Railway Museum, Sunderland Model Engineers, Swing Bridge, Tanat Valley Light Railway, Tees Transporter Bridge, Tynemouth Lighthouse, Tyneside Cinema, Victoria Tunnel, Vintage Bus Tour of Newcastle, Vintage Bus Tour of Sunderland, Washington F Pit,
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