The Northumberland Miners' Picnic returns to the county on Saturday June 11 after a two-year absence.
The 158th edition of the Northumberland Miners' Picnic will take place at Woodhorn Museum for the first time since 2019, when the last traditional in-person gathering took place. Visitors returning to the museum near Ashington, which recently featured on Antiques Roadshow, can expect a day of live music, performance and family friendly activities to celebrate the county's proud mining heritage.
First held at Blyth Links in 1864, the picnic has taken place in the county every year since then, with exceptions in 1921, 1926 and 1984 due to the general strikes, 2001 due to the outbreak of Foot and Mouth Disease, and most recently due to coronavirus in 2020 and 2021. This year's return will begin with the traditional miners' memorial service and wreath laying, commemorating those who died in the coal mining industry.
