DISCOVERY MUSEUM

Our Monday night reception and dinner will be hosted at Discovery Museum which is housed in the old Co-operative Wholesale Society building, Blandford House. Opening in 1899, it quickly became an iconic building in Newcastle city centre. Blandford House became a museum in 1978 and was relaunched as Discovery Museum in 1993.

About Discovery Museum

Discovery Museum started life in Exhibition Park, Newcastle in 1934 as the Municipal Museum of Science and Industry, the first science museum outside of London. It was housed in the temporary pavilion that was built for the 1929 North East Coast Exhibition.

As you enter the museum you’ll come face to face with Turbinia. Charles Parsons’ 34 metre steam powered ship that was once the fastest ship in the world and an iconic part of the history of Tyneside.

Immerse yourself in the history of Newcastle focusing on the area’s maritime, scientific and technological importance to Britain and the rest of the world.

Venturing onto the fourth floor of the museum, you’ll find the majestic Great Hall. This vast space with its art-deco ceiling attracts many people to hold events such as conferences, parties and weddings here.

The after-dinner entertainment will feature well-known local performer Glen Roughead.  (Dress code for dinner is smart casual.)