Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
The Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum is located in Morpeth Chantry, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The museum, founded in 1987, contains a large collection of historic bagpipes, especially, but not exclusively, historic Northumbrian smallpipes and Border pipes, mainly based on the collection of William Alfred Cocks.Photo: Tzdelski, CC BY-SA 3.0.
- Type: Museum
- Description: Bagpipe museum in Morpeth, England
- Address: Morpeth
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Morpeth Castle and Morpeth Town Hall.
Morpeth Castle
Castle
Photo: C G Burke, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Morpeth Castle is a Scheduled Ancient Monument and a Grade I listed building at Morpeth, Northumberland, in northeast England. It has been restored by the Landmark Trust and is now available as a holiday rental home. Morpeth Castle is situated 1,200 feet south of Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum.
Morpeth Town Hall
Town hall
Morpeth Town Hall is a municipal building in the Market Place, Morpeth, Northumberland, England. The structure, which was the meeting place of Morpeth Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building. Morpeth Town Hall is situated 780 feet west of Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum.
Haw Hill
Scenic viewpoint
Haw Hill or Ha' Hill is a mound and scheduled monument in Carlisle Park, Morpeth which was the site of a motte-and-bailey castle, being Morpeth's first castle. Haw Hill is situated 800 feet south of Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Tranwell and Pegswood.
Tranwell
Village
Photo: george hurrell, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Tranwell is a small village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Mitford, in the county of Northumberland, England, about 1 mile south west of Morpeth. Tranwell is situated 1½ miles southwest of Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum.
Pegswood
Village
Photo: Graham Robson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Pegswood is a historic mining village and civil parish in Northumberland, England, and the site of the former Pegswood Colliery. Pegswood is two miles east of Morpeth and three miles west of Ashington, with a population of around 3,280. Pegswood is situated 2 miles northeast of Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum.
Clifton
Village
Clifton is a hamlet in Northumberland, in England. The population is between 20 and 30. It is situated a short distance to the south of Morpeth, on the A1. Clifton is situated 2 miles south of Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum.
Morpeth Chantry Bagpipe Museum
- Categories: independent museum, building, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Morpeth, Northumberland, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
55.16688° or 55° 10′ 1″ northLongitude
-1.68689° or 1° 41′ 13″ westOpen location code
9C7W5887+Q6OpenStreetMap ID
way 127008269OpenStreetMap feature
building=museumOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q6913335
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