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Monday 9am - 5pm Tuesday 9am - 5pm Wednesday 9am - 5pm Thursday 9am - 5pm Friday 9am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Sunday 11am - 3pm

Ouseburn Trust

We also manage Victoria Tunnel, Trip Advisor's #1 in 'things to do in Newcastle'. Please visit our website at www.ouseburntrust.org.uk for further information.

The Ouseburn Trust works towards a vibrant, diverse & sustainable future for Ouseburn, by leading various projects relating to heritage, regeneration & the environment.

04/08/2026

Delivered in partnership with Stepney Bank Stables to celebrate their 25th anniversary, come along to next week's Summer Walk and discover the vital role horses played in shaping the Valley. This walk will explore how horses powered industry, transported coal and goods, and kept the city moving during the height of the industrial era. We'll also look at how the role of horses has evolved over time- from hardworking labourers and wartime companions during WW1 to today’s sporting, leisure, and therapy animals.

Lead by Dream the Pony. Dream is a Shetland pony. She is 19 years old, and loves to be scratched 🐴🐴🐴

Tickets at ouseburntrust.org.uk

30/07/2026

Whilst putting together the 25/26 Annual Report, we came across some pretty mind boggling stats about the impact of our Environment volunteering. Over 95 sessions throughout 2025, volunteers gave a total of 1780.5 hours of their time to looking after Ouseburn's green spaces- that's 75 full days!

29 of those sessions were focused on litterpicking, which equates to 1.87 tonnes of litter collected, based on an average amount collected per hour- that's around 19 baby elephants! (very official measuring term)

To anyone who's given up their time to volunteer with us - be that in a planting session, business volunteering day or litterpick- thank you so much, your work makes a real difference.

Find out more about volunteering with us at ouseburntrust.org.uk/volunteer

28/07/2026

Next week's Summer Walk takes us on a journey through places of worship and burial grounds in Ouseburn. Explore stories of, death, disease, religious dissent, class and migration -- all hidden beneath the ground. This walk is led by Sue Syson, a longstanding Ouseburn Heritage Walk and Victoria Tunnel Guide with the Ouseburn Trust. She is currently chair of the Ouseburn Trust Heritage Theme Group.

Tickets at ouseburntrust.org.uk/events

26/07/2026

Our 2025/2026 Annual Report is now online at ouseburntrust.org.uk/reports. Have a read of what we've been up to this past year- from Tunnel Tours and Heritage projects, to our work in the green spaces and Valley-wide events.

24/07/2026

Our most recent blog post shines a spotlight on one of our Business Partners and supporters: Rounton Coffee Roasters. Alongside sharing some photos from their most recent volunteering day with us, we caught up with Founder and Director of Rounton, David Beattie, about the organisation and their ethos, and their decision to join the Business Partnership Programme.

Read the full blog at ouseburntrust.org.uk/rounton ☕🌿

22/07/2026

A spoken word and standup show by a loudmouth Northerner hits the Victoria Tunnel next month -- expect themes of Northerness, working-class culture, and local heritage.

Gobby Lass, Lizzie Lovejoy is a Tees Valley born Poet, Performer and Picture-Maker. They've spent their life listening to peoples words, and now Lizzie translates local narratives into creative works. Working across the North, from Fife to the Humber, Lizzie's home is their inspiration because the North is a tale worth telling and contains so many stories worth hearing. Lizzie received the New Writing North Sid Chaplin award 2025 and the NE Culture Awards Visual Artist of the Year 2023.

Get your tickets at ouseburntrust.org.uk/events

21/07/2026

Join us next Tuesday as we attempt to q***r the map of the Lower Ouseburn Valley. Inspired by online collaborative and counter-mapping platform Queering the Map, we'll be exploring q***r sites and geographies drawn from personal testimonies. We'll explore the LGBTQ+ heritage of the Valley in way that is not simply confined to sites and buildings.

Tickets at ouseburntrust.org.uk/events

20/07/2026

Ouseburn Trust AGM 2026

17/07/2026

Artists, makers, small business owners- we're looking for ya! We're hosting a Makers Fair on September 12th at 51 Lime Street and are looking for traders to bring the event to life. Apply via the link in our bio, or at bit.ly/OT-trader. Applications close on August 17th. We can't wait to hear all about your brilliant businesses!

16/07/2026

Next weekend we have David de la Haye joining us in the Victoria Tunnel for a performance unlike anything we've hosted before, pioneering underwater recording in freshwater habitats to create an immersive soundscape experience.

Hydrophones lowered into rivers, ponds, and lakes reveal the hidden sounds of aquatic life - then improvised, glitchy electronics reimagine them in real time. What emerges is neither nature documentary nor abstract experiment: it's biotic sound suspended in ambient atmospheres, punctuated by sudden bass eruptions and asymmetric rhythms. With airplay on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4, and performances across Europe, each set draws the listener into uncharted territory: delicate, surprising, and utterly alive.

Get your tickets now at ouseburntrust.org.uk/events

Address

51 Lime Street, Ouseburn Valley
Newcastle Upon Tyne
NE12PQ

Opening Hours

Monday	9am - 5pm
Tuesday	9am - 5pm
Wednesday	9am - 5pm
Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm
Saturday	10am - 4pm
Sunday	11am - 3pm

Telephone

+441912616596

Website

http://www.ouseburntrust.org.uk/

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