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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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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Blyth Register Office (Blyth Family Hub)
A Northumberland County Council registration point at Blyth Family Hub for giving notice of marriage and register-office civil ceremonies, administered by the Morpeth registrars.
What's On
Blyth Spartans v 1874 Northwich (FA Trophy)
3:00pm · Croft Park, Plessey Road, Blyth, NE24 3JE
Legends of Motown at the Phoenix Theatre
See booking · Phoenix Theatre, 37a Beaconsfield Street, Blyth, NE24 2DS
Forever Diamond: The Concert
See booking · Phoenix Theatre, 37a Beaconsfield Street, Blyth, NE24 2DS
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