Heritage & History in Blyth
Historic buildings, walking trails, museums, churches, and the stories behind the streets of Blyth.
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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.
Blyth's Finest Historic Buildings: The Old Police Station and Harbour Commissioners' Offices
A guide to three of Blyth's most striking listed buildings, from the derelict but magnificent old police station to the Harbour Commissioners' Offices with their ship's-wheel staircase.
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.
Blyth's Shipbuilding Heritage
From wooden sailing ships in 1811 to corvettes, frigates, and the Royal Navy's first seaplane carrier -- the story of Blyth's shipyards and the workers who built them.
Heritage Walking Trail: Blyth
A 3.5-mile walking trail through 900 years of Blyth's history -- from the medieval port and coal staithes to the wartime battery, Ridley Park, and the offshore wind turbines that define the town's future.
Local Places
Full directory →10th Blyth Scout Group
CommunityA 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
CommunityA 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
Community300-seat community theatre on Beaconsfield Street hosting amateur and professional performances, comedy, music and children's shows.
Blyth Battery
CommunityVolunteer-run WW1 and WW2 coastal defence museum with free guided tours, tea room and living history events. Open weekends April to September.
St Cuthbert's Church
CommunityAn Anglican parish church in central Blyth that conducts weddings, marriage blessings and baptisms, with traditional architecture and stained glass.
Blyth Register Office (Blyth Family Hub)
CommunityA Northumberland County Council registration point at Blyth Family Hub for giving notice of marriage and register-office civil ceremonies, administered by the Morpeth registrars.