What's On

We’ll be celebrating three decades of Pockerley with 30 Georgian activities!

Music group Kiddars Luck will be hosting the Pit Village Music Hall from 11.30am-2.30pm!

Tap your foot along to the sound of Aycliffe and Brancepeth Band, who will be performing tunes in The 1900s Town bandstand from 2pm - 4pm.

Bring your little ones along to our weekly play session in the 1950s Welfare Hall.

Tap your foot along to the sound of Craghead Colliery band, who will be performing tunes in The 1900s Town bandstand from 2pm - 4pm

Join us for an afternoon of skiffle music in the 1950s welfare hall! Enjoy our own band, Hop, Skiffle and Jump performing from 12pm until 1pm, followed by our Uke Club from 1.15pm until 2.15pm where you can develop your ukulele skills.

Tap your foot along to the sound of NASUWT Concert Band, who will be performing tunes in The 1900s Town bandstand from 2pm - 4pm

Head to our 1950s Town for amazing science, technology, engineering and maths activities!

Join us at our Colliery and Pit Village, and discover all about a colliers life. 

In a Welsh mining village, the Morgans raise coal-mining sons and hope their youngest will find a better life. This film was selected as part of our 'A Colliers Life: At work and play' event.

The museum will host the World Quoits Championship in our 1900s Pit Village.

See a fantastic display of sports cars.