Blyth Battery
Volunteer-run WW1 and WW2 coastal defence museum with free guided tours, tea room and living history events. Open weekends April to September.
About Blyth Battery
Blyth Battery is a fascinating volunteer-run museum dedicated to the coastal defences that protected the port of Blyth during both World Wars. Located at South Beach, the site includes original buildings such as the Magazine where shells were stored, WW1 and WW2 Battery Observation Posts, a Searchlight building, a First World War Officers' Dugout and a recreation of a Royal Observer Corps underground monitoring post. Entrance is free, and guided tours lasting around 45 minutes are available, donations are always welcome. The tea room serves refreshments, and living history events and open days are held throughout the season. Some parts of the site are wheelchair accessible.
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Bonfire Night in Blyth
Blyth's free seafront fireworks fall on Saturday 31 October, not Bonfire Night, with a low-noise display at 6pm and the main show at 7.30pm.
Family Activities in Blyth: Days Out with the Kids
The best family days out in Blyth, from South Beach and Ridley Park to Blyth Battery and rainy-day soft play, grouped by type so you can plan around the weather.
Date Night in Blyth: Restaurants, Bars and Things to Do
Where to eat, drink and wander for a romantic evening in Blyth, from harbourside dining and cocktail lounges to a sunset walk along South Beach.
The Lost Buildings of Blyth
From the power station chimneys that dominated the estuary to vanished cinemas, coal staithes and the Theatre Royal, here are the Blyth landmarks that time and the demolition men took away.
Interesting Facts About Blyth
From the UK's first offshore wind farm to a giant-killing FA Cup run, an inland lighthouse and a secret submarine base, here are the stories that make Blyth so distinctive.
Blyth on Screen: Film and TV Locations
Vera brought its cameras to Blyth beach, and the wider Northumberland coast has doubled for the detective's fictional patch for more than a decade. A guide to the film and TV made along our shore.
RNLI Marks 200 Years of Lifesaving in Blyth With Our Town, Our Story Exhibition
A community exhibition of film, photography and local crew portraits opens at Blyth's Market Pavilion this September, marking 200 years of RNLI lifesaving in the town.
Blyth Battery Volunteers Receive the King's Award for Voluntary Service
Around 40 volunteers who run Blyth's restored First and Second World War coastal-defence battery have been presented with the King's Award for Voluntary Service by the Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland.
Local Museums and Archives Near Blyth
Blyth Battery on the headland, Woodhorn Museum and the Northumberland Archives in Ashington, and Newcastle's free galleries -- a guide to the museums and archives within easy reach of Blyth.
Historic Trades and Crafts of Blyth
Coal mining, shipbuilding, salt panning, rope making, and fishing -- the industries that built Blyth from a medieval salt port into one of Europe's largest coal-exporting harbours.
Free Things to Do in Blyth
South Beach, Ridley Park water play, Blyth Battery, the Spirit of the Staithes, and coastal walks to Seaton Sluice -- the best free days out in Blyth, Northumberland.
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More Community in Blyth
10th Blyth Scout Group
A long-established Scout group meeting at Blyth Central Methodist Church on Beaconsfield Street, running Beaver, Cub and Scout sections for young people aged 6 to 14 in the heart of Blyth.
8th Blyth (Ridley) Sea Scouts
A Sea Scout group based at the Neptune headquarters on Blyth's South Beach Estate, running Squirrel, Beaver, Cub and Scout sections with a nautical theme for young people across the town.
Phoenix Theatre
300-seat community theatre on Beaconsfield Street hosting amateur and professional performances, comedy, music and children's shows.
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Reclaim, Remake, Reveal
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