Next Opening
Next Open Days
On Saturday 8th and Sunday 9th March Stephenson's Works will be open for FREE entry and guided tours between 11am and 3pm.
Follow this link for opening times after the above dates.
Entrance is free.
We are pleased to accommodate parties at other mutually convenient times.
Stephenson's Works - a gem from Newcastle's industrial heritage
In 1823 George and Robert Stephenson, along with three partners, opened the world's first purpose built locomotive works on Forth Banks, Newcastle upon Tyne. Robert, at the age of 19, was the Managing Partner.
The famous locomotives "Locomotion" and "Rocket" were built here and the works subsequently exported locomotives to developing railways all over the world - often the first to be seen in those countries.
Part of these historic works has been rescued from near dereliction and is now open to the public. In addition to the buildings we have a growing collection of relevant artefacts on display and an expanding archive of related information which may be consulted by researchers.
