Woodlands Avenue, Wheatley Hill DH6 3LN
Description: A small museum situated in the Cemetery in Wheatley Hill
Directions: Situated on the A181 between Durham and Hartlepool
Opening Times: Thursday 10.00-12.00 & 14.00-16.00
Saturday 14.00-16.00
Further Information: (this can be relating to parking, facilities etc.)
Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre is a small building of architectural beauty, which originally served the village as a Chapel of Rest. The building was renovated by The Parish Council and a group of interested people from the Wheatley Hill Partnership to form what is now known as The Heritage Society.
The Centre itself provides an insight into life in a mining village in about 1919 and outside is the grave of miners’ leader, Peter Lee. His grave is the only listed monument in the East Durham area, and tribute to a man who worked so hard to improve the living and working conditions of miners and their families, in County Durham.
The Centre offers
Off-road parking in adjacent streets
Disabled access, hearing loop and toilet
Refreshments
Local publications on sale
© Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre 2018