Berwick Museum and Art Gallery

Visit Berwick Museum and Art Gallery, located in the Ravensdowne Barracks - the first purpose-built army barracks in England and home to the Berwick Burrell Collection.

• Discover the characters, nooks and crannies of old Berwick as you explore a fascinating recreation of the old town in ‘Window on Berwick’.
• Be amazed by the Ord Cross - a tiny piece of Anglo-Saxon jewellery found in 2019 on the banks of the River Tweed, on permanent display in the museum.
• Check out our 70-million-year-old Ichthyosaur skeleton and a range of other interesting fossils.
• Enjoy the beautiful masterpieces from the magnificent Berwick Burrell Collection, generously gifted to the town in 1949.
• Be inspired by Lowry’s Beach Scene on permanent display.
• Don’t miss the free daily talks and tours.

Timings & Tours

Saturday 14 September:

10am - 4pm

Sunday 15 September:

10am - 4pm

Location & directions

Berwick Museum and Art Gallery, The Clock Block, Ravensdowne Barracks, Parade, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, TD15 1DG

Contact on day:

Duty Manager

Telephone number:

+441670620277

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking not required

Accessibility details

The main entrance to Berwick Museum and Art Gallery is wide, giving easy access to wheelchair users and visitors using large pushchairs. Staff can provide a ramp for ease of access to stepped areas on the ground floor. Access to first floor galleries is by 18 stairs with a half-landing. Unfortunately due to the historic nature of the building, access to the first floor galleries is not possible for wheelchair users or large pushchairs. Toilet facilities are located within the Barracks complex to the left of the museum, and are provided by English Heritage. They include a wheelchair access

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