Bede's World

Church Bank
Jarrow
Tyne and Wear
NE32 3DY
England

Website

www.bedesworld.co.uk

E-mail

visitor.info@bedesworld.co.uk

Telephone

0191 489 2106

Fax

0191 428 2361

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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Bede's World celebrates the extraordinary life and achievements of the Venerable Bede (AD 673 - 735) who lived and worked here in the monastery 1300 years ago.

Visit:
- Interactive permanent exhibition "The Age of Bede" in the stunning new museum building
- Historic site of the Anglo-Saxon monastery of St Paul and medieval monastery ruins
- Rare breeds of animals, recreated Anglo-Saxon timber buildings and ancient varieties of crops and vegetables on Gyrwe, the Anglo-Saxon demonstration farm
- Herb garden, based on Anglo-Saxon and medieval herbs, and laid out partly to a 9th century plan
- Attractive cafe within historic Grade-II listed Jarrow Hall
- Museum gift and bookshop, which stocks an extensive range of translations of Bede's works
- Varied programme of events and temporary exhibitions

Venue Type:

Museum, Agricultural site, Sacred space

 Opening hours

09 Jan- 21 Dec 2012
Mon -Sat 1000-1700
Sun 1200-1700

Closed on Good Friday. Contact Museum for Christmas opening hours

 Admission charges

Adults £5.50, Concessions £3.50, Family (based on two adults and up to 4 children) £12.50

Discounts

  • Museums Association
 General services and facilities
  • Brochure or leaflet available with directions to museum
  • Foreign language leaflet or brochure available
  • Guided tours
  • Information point provided
  • Pre-booking service for groups
  • Cafeteria
  • Gardens open to public
  • Picnic area
  • Refreshments
  • Restaurant
  • Shop
 Children and families
  • Activities for pre-school children
  • Events and resources for children and families
  • Baby changing facilities
  • Children's play area
 Disability access
  • Events/teaching/resources for people with disabilities
  • Induction loops in lecture theatres
  • Touch exhibits
  • Parking for disabled available
  • Toilets for disabled
  • Wheelchair access to all public areas
  • Wheelchairs available for loan
 Schools services and facilities
  • Direct teaching services for schools
  • Member of staff available with responsibility for education
  • Primary school education service available
  • Printed/audio-visual information available for schools
  • Secondary school education service available
  • Education facilities available
  • Reception and lunch facilities for educational groups
 Research and adult learning
  • Academic publications and resources available
  • Adult lectures and courses held
  • Loan service
  • Teaching/resources available for HE/FE students
  • Library
  • Mail order service available
  • Research facilities for academics
  • Study facilities
 Commercial and hire services
  • Facilities for private functions and events
  • Meeting room available

Church Bank
Jarrow
Tyne and Wear
NE32 3DY
England

Website

www.bedesworld.co.uk

E-mail

visitor.info@bedesworld.co.uk

Telephone

0191 489 2106

Fax

0191 428 2361

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.

Collection of the material excavated on the site of St Paul's Monastery between 1963 and 1978 under the direction of Professor Rosemary Cramp. Also a collection of material relating to the history and inhabitants of Jarrow Hall, built in 1785.

Collection details

Agriculture, Archaeology, Architecture, Archives, Literature, Natural Sciences, Personalities, Religion, Social History

Key artists and exhibits

  • Artefacts from the site of St Paul's monastery, including a large quantity of rare 7th century coloured window glass, including three reconstructed windows containing original glass.

Collections services

  • Object identification and/or written enquiry service
  • Object study facilities available (enquire in advance)

Church Bank
Jarrow
Tyne and Wear
NE32 3DY
England

Website

www.bedesworld.co.uk

E-mail

visitor.info@bedesworld.co.uk

Telephone

0191 489 2106

Fax

0191 428 2361

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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 Face to face resources

Anglo-Saxon life

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Find out about life in a reconstructed Anglo-Saxon village when you visit Gyrwe, our demonstration farm. Learn about and see the animals, buildings, crops and skills of the people of the time. Pupils will also have the opportunity to handle replica artefacts and observe displays in the new museum.
Max. number of children: 36
Time: 1 hour 45 minute session led by a fully trained member of Bede's World's Education Service. Usual start times: 10am and 1pm
Cost: £1.85 + VAT per pupil
Note: This visit will be modified in bad weather.

Creator

  • Bede's World, the museum of early medieval Northumbria at Jarrow

How to obtain

To book contact Bede's World's Education Service on 0191 489 2106 or email education@bedesworld.co.uk

Boy at the monastery

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An opportunity to dress in habits and process into the chancel of St. Paul's Church, Jarrow, the only surviving monastic building of Bede's time in Jarrow. Find out about monastic life at the time of Bede, and what it would have been like for him entering the monastery at the age of seven. You will discover where the Anglo-Saxon monastic buildings were and look at the chancel's exterior features. This visit includes time in the new museum to look at displays and a model of the monastery.
Max. number of children: 36
Time: 1 hour 45 minute session led by fully trained members of Bede's World's Education Service. Usual start time 10am or 1pm
Cost: £1.85 + VAT per pupil

Creator

  • Bede's World, the museum of early medieval Northumbria at Jarrow

How to obtain

To book contact Bede's World's education service on 0191 489 2106 or email education@bedesworld.co.uk

Church Bank
Jarrow
Tyne and Wear
NE32 3DY
England

Website

www.bedesworld.co.uk

E-mail

visitor.info@bedesworld.co.uk

Telephone

0191 489 2106

Fax

0191 428 2361

All information is supplied by the venues or providers themselves and every effort is made to ensure it is correct. Please remember to double check opening hours with the venue concerned before making a special visit.
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