Culture
The North Pennines has a distinctive culture which has developed as a result of the relationship between local communities and the landscape. Artists and poets like J.M.W. Turner and W.H. Auden were inspired by the landscape of the North Pennines and contributed to the culture of the area through their acclaimed work.
Aspects of the past lives of lead miners are explored at Killhope Museum in Upper Weardale, from their daily toil to their mineral collections which are proudly displayed in spar boxes. The collections on display in the nearby Weardale Museum showcase what domestic life was like during the same period and documents the expansion of Methodism in the region. The Bowes Museum’s impressive galleries display examples of fine and decorative art spanning the 14th to the 20th centuries. There are numerous excellent agricultural shows which take place during the summer and the famous Tar Bar'l Festival which lights up the streets of Allendale on New Years Eve.
Beamish Museum
![A view of our Edwardian Town Street © Beamish Museum A view of our Edwardian Town Street © Beamish Museum](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp117.jpg?itok=xIvtmvj5)
Blanchland
![Blanchland © NPAP/Shane Harris Blanchland © NPAP/Shane Harris](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp130.jpg?itok=7xxbbng6)
Bowlees Visitor Centre
![Bowlees Visitor Centre © NPAP Bowlees Visitor Centre © NPAP](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/_19.jpg?itok=Z9HzuFBE)
Errington Reay Pottery
![Elegant handmade pots © Errington Reay Ltd Elegant handmade pots © Errington Reay Ltd](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp129.jpg?itok=IxYa2LH0)
High House Chapel
![High House Chapel © Weardale Museum High House Chapel © Weardale Museum](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp109.jpg?itok=7ORGuzpW)
Killhope Lead Mining Museum
![Washing Floor at Killhope © Killhope Museum Washing Floor at Killhope © Killhope Museum](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/_24.jpg?itok=LWcNihY0)
Muggleswick Grange
![Muggleswick Grange © NPAP Muggleswick Grange © NPAP](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp100.jpg?itok=u-Rs5lsP)
Ninebanks Tower
![Ninebanks Tower © Natural England/Charlie Headley Ninebanks Tower © Natural England/Charlie Headley](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp098_0.jpg?itok=nBE4CNVI)
Raby Castle
![Raby Castle © Dugald Cameron Raby Castle © Dugald Cameron](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp143.jpg?itok=1AzZgtjk)
Shildon Engine House
![Shildon Engine House © NPAP/Elfie Warren Shildon Engine House © NPAP/Elfie Warren](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp099_0.jpg?itok=5gc4joCn)
The Bowes Museum
![The Bowes Museum © The Bowes Museum/Mike Kipling The Bowes Museum © The Bowes Museum/Mike Kipling](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp114.jpg?itok=lNPCX3ue)
The Garden Station
![The Garden Station © The Garden Station The Garden Station © The Garden Station](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp144.jpg?itok=cNuKDBOf)
Watercolour Painting with Gordon Lamb
![Gordon Lamb painting © Jean Lamb Gordon Lamb painting © Jean Lamb](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp136.jpg?itok=a-GCXrsm)
Weardale Museum
![Weardale Museum © Weardale Museum Weardale Museum © Weardale Museum](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp108.jpg?itok=nWUzDJ_8)
Weardale Railway
![Steam train, Stanhope Station, Weardale Railway © Steam train, Stanhope Station, Weardale Railway ©](https://explorenorthpennines.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/medium/public/activity/images/enp128_0.jpg?itok=cun9neB9)