Hexham Abbey
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Hexham Abbey

A magnificent Saxon abbey right in the town centre, with a rare surviving night stair, medieval Dance of Death panels and a small museum - free to enter, with a modest charge for the crypt.

Address:

150 Beaumont Street, Hexham, NE46 3NB
Call:
01434 602031

Hours:

Mon - Sat: 10am - 5pm

Sunday: 11:30am - 5pm

Map

Good to Know

Hexham Abbey stands in the heart of the town and has been a place of worship for over 1,300 years. It was founded by St Wilfrid in 674, and his Saxon crypt, built partly from reused Roman stone, still survives beneath the floor. Inside you'll also find the Frith Stool, an early stone seat, the medieval night stair the canons used to come down from their dormitory, and painted Dance of Death panels.

Why it's on our list: it's one of the finest churches in the North, free to enter, and the small exhibition helps you make sense of its long story.

Worth knowing: there's a small charge for the crypt. The market and The Sele are right on its doorstep.

A Little Note From Heather & Sand

We haven't quite made it here ourselves yet, but it's on our list!

We're working our way around Northumberland, personally visiting and reviewing as many of the places featured in our Listed section as we can. It's a tough job, but somebody has to do it.

In the meantime, we do our homework. Before adding somewhere to Heather & Sand, we research it, look at what other visitors have to say and check that it has a good reputation. If the feedback isn't encouraging, it generally doesn't make our list.

Of course, a little online research is no substitute for muddy boots, a decent coffee and seeing somewhere for ourselves. So until we've visited, we'll leave the personal review to one side.

A little about us...

Heather & Sand is our little corner of Northumberland — a collection of places, stories, walks and discoveries from a county we love.

Through our Journal, Guide and Listed pages, we hope to help you discover somewhere new, revisit an old favourite or simply enjoy a little Northumberland from wherever you happen to be.

Tom, Lucy & the Heather & Sand crew.

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