During English school holidays
* 10am - 5pm, Mon - Sat and 10am - 4pm Sun,
During term-time
* Closed every Monday. 10am - 5pm, Tues - Sat and 10am - 4pm Sun
Newbiggin Maritime Centre
We are the gateway to Northumberland's coastline.
- Discover life in a historic fishing village
- Discover the Mary Joicey and Girl Anne interactive exhibitions
- 45 seat cafe serving local food, overlooking the bay
- Accessible, all weather attraction, open all year
- Business / function / group space & catering
- Car and coach park and bus terminus adjacent to centre
- Longest promenade in Northumberland
- Playpark adjacent to centre
- Sandy beach with rock pools (Site of Special Scientific Interest)
- St. Bartholomew's Church adjacent to centre
- Lifeboat Station - UK's oldest operational boathouse
- Sean henry offshore sculpture 'COUPLE'
- Birdwatcing, golf, fishing, sailing, other watersports nearby
- Regular events, education and outreach programme
Volunteer - Help Out
Every bit of help, every bit of expertise we can muster is so useful at this critical time. If you have 1 hour a month to many hours a month to spare, please do contact us. We need skills in many areas and are open to what you feel you can contribute best.
Exhibition of the Mary Joicey Lifeboat
Girl Anne Coble and Fishing Exhibition
Exhibition of the Mary Joicey Lifeboat
Communities Exhibition
Communities Exhibition
27th Jan, 6pm.
27th January, 6pm - Bridesmaids (15)
Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.
Rated 15
Adults £4.00
Alcohol and snacks will be available to purchase on the night
27 January – Starts 6pm
Book now to avoid disappointment
Tickets available to purchase from reception or call 01670 811951
Saturday, 28th January, 2012 - Newbiggin by the Sea Genealogy Project
Do you have a family history which has been linked to Newbiggin over several generations? If so, you may be interested in this exciting new project.
666 people were listed as living in Newbiggin on the 1841 census, Hilton Dawson, who has links to well over 100 of them, is interested in seeing how many families in Newbiggin can be linked together through a community genealogy project. He would like to meet any residents, past or present, who would be interested in helping to develop this venture.
FAmily Storytelling - From 30th January
The week commencing 30th January is National Storytelling week and the Newbiggin Maritime Centre will be holding family storytelling sessions.
Details to be announced. Keep watching the website.
Bane - 25th February at 7.30pm
Saturday 25 February at 7.30pm
Adult: £6.00
Call 01670 811951 or Ask at reception for more details and to book your tickets
As heard on Claudia Winkleman’s BBC Radio 2 Arts Show and BBC Radio 3’s The Verb with Ian Macmillan. A multi award winning one-man comedy with a live guitar soundtrack, Bane is a show set on the streets of a non-descript American city, akin to a Raymond Chandler or Dashiell Hammett novel, spliced together with a Quentin Tarrantino movie; “It’s a brilliant hour of comedy theatre” The Guardian.
Contact Us
Church Point
Newbiggin by the Sea
Northumberland
NE64 6DB
Tel: 01670 811 951
or 01670 819 251
Contact details...
Opening Times
- 10am - 5pm, Mon - Sat and 10am - 4pm Sun, during English school holidays
- Closed every Monday during term-time
Use of the Cafe / Restaurant and the shop, Sea Shore, is free of charge. A small admission charge applies for entrance to the exhibition.
Meet Shelly and Rocky - Sea Explorers, by Chloe, age 9, New Delaval Primary
Name our 2 Sea Explorers!
Thank you to all who entered the competition. We had great fun sifting through your entries and because the quality of entries was so good we had a lot of trouble coming to a final decision.
But we are very proud to announce that Chloe (age 9), from Year Group 4 at New Delaval Primary, is the winner of our Name Our Sea Explorers Competition. Well done Chloe, and welcome home to:
Shelly and Rocky - Sea Explorers
Whilst you're here why not visit our friends at The Heritage Centre, Bellingham, Northumberland
