National spar box collection - Killhope

Events for 2012
Magnificent Minerals
evening talks
Cost: £5 per talk (inc. refreshments)
Minerals and Spar Boxes with Ian Forbes
Sat 5 May 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Minerals and Uses in Industry with Trevor Bridges
Sat 12 May 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Minerals and Geology with Brian Young
Sat 14 July 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Minerals of the North Pennines with Brian Young
Sat 29 September 7.00pm - 9.00pm
Family workshops
All that glitters is not gold
Sun 29 April & Sun 15 July 12.30pm - 4.30pm
Cost: £5 Kids workshop
Magnificent Minerals family fun
Sat 26 May 11.00am, 12.00noon, 2.00pm
and 3.00pm Cost: £1
Explore our collection, grow your own mineral
and have a go at hunting for minerals to start
your own collection.
Blacksmith demonstration
Sun 12 February, Sun 22 April, Sun 24 June,
Sun 19 August, Sun 9 September,
11.00am - 4.00pm. Cost: Free
Killhope’s resident blacksmith will be firing
up the forge and demonstrating his skills.
Walk on the Wild Side
Sat 19 May, 7.00pm Cost: Adult £15, Child £10
Walk on the wild side through Killhope Woods
followed by a family sleepover in the yurt.
Wake up to a hot breakfast in the café. Part of
Culture 24 Museums at Night. Booking essential.
Pennine Fells Music Weekend
Sat 16 and Sun 17 June from 12noon,
Cost: Free
Two summer afternoons of great music. Bands,
acoustic sessions, children's musical workshops
and local youth bands. Food and bar.
Tarras evening gig
Sat 16 June doors open 6.00pm, Cost: £8
Award winning band playing
an exciting blend of
contemporary and
traditional material in
their own distinctive
style. Plus support.
Food and bar.
Stargazing
Sat 31 March and date TBC in October.
Cost: Adult £20, Child £5
An evening with Paul Meade and Friends of
Sunderland Astronomical Society.
Weardale has fantastic wide-open skies with
little light pollution. Take a guided tour of our
small solar system then back to earth for
a hot supper. Booking essential.
Please note this is only a selection of Killhope’s events. Visit our website or call us for the full events
programme. Normal admission prices apply to all workshops, events and exhibitions, unless outside
of normal opening hours. Children must be accompanied at all times on site.
Hurray!
School summer holidays are here!
Tue 24 July - Thu 30 August
Fun in the Forest
Every Tuesday 11.00am - 3.00pm Cost: £5
Den building and jacket potatoes around a campfire.
Booking essential.
Messing about in the River
Every Wednesday 11.00am - 12.30pm
and 1.30pm - 3.00pm Cost: £1
Join us to hunt out mini beasts and find out
what lurks beneath the stones and hides in nooks
and crannies. Bring a pair of wellies and a change
of clothes.
Nature Backpack Adventure
Every Thursday, refundable deposit required
Take a nature backpack with you and explore
the woods observing and recording the wildlife.
National Play Day
Wed 1 August, 11.00am - 3.00pm
Discounted entry for adults with children under 5
Free activities aimed at families with younger
children. Musical workshops, archery, wood
sculpture, river beast hunt, story walks, crafts,
plus much more.
Exhibitions at Killhope
A Miscellany of Museum Marvels
Sun 1 April - Thu 21 June
Illuminating the lives of Victorian people
through “treasures" from the regional
museum's archives.
Rags to Riches
Sun 1 July - Wed 31 October
An exhibition of traditional and
contemporary rugs and mats.