The Old School Gallery

The Old School Gallery Welcome to the Old School Gallery
Alnmouth | Northumberland We have a unique and inspiring collection of affordable art and prints.

Gallery Hours
Mon – Sat: 10:00 – 17:00
Sun: 10:00 – 16:00
Open Bank Holidays

Café Hours
Mon – Sat: 10:00 – 16:00
Sun: 10:00 – 15:00
Drinks, cakes and tray-bakes
*we currently do not offer indoor seating

Dogs welcome indoors
Any questions: 01665 830554

School Yard Pizza
*currently closed until Saturday 16th July 2022
Thursday 17:00 - 20:00
Friday 17:00 - 20:00
Saturday 12:00 - 20:00
Sunday 12:00 - 20:00

After her solo exhibition with us last year we’ve received 6 new large charcoal pieces by just in time for (June 20th ...
29/05/2026

After her solo exhibition with us last year we’ve received 6 new large charcoal pieces by just in time for (June 20th & 21st)

This is an absolute favourite -

Empty shadows lead the way
50cm x 70cm
Willow charcoal on paper

Lots of new work coming into the gallery for the festival which is our busiest time of the year and will include the launch of the Rose Ferraby exhibition which opens with a preview evening on Friday 12th June.

Make sure to plan a visit
All work available to view online.

River Aln this evening.
28/05/2026

River Aln this evening.

Our lovely Helen enjoying painting -Holly at the AshmoleanExhibition today until 4pm. Exhibition catalogue available on...
28/05/2026

Our lovely Helen enjoying painting -Holly at the Ashmolean

Exhibition today until 4pm. Exhibition catalogue available online.

Last year, we had the pleasure of hosting artist and archaeologist Rose Ferraby for a residency at - We are so excited ...
27/05/2026

Last year, we had the pleasure of hosting artist and archaeologist Rose Ferraby for a residency at - We are so excited to see the work that has evolved into her upcoming exhibition, Scarpland.

“There’s something magical about the landscapes of Northumberland. The past feels close to the surface, its echoes still legible in the forms of the land.”
Rose’s process of painted collage mimics archaeological excavation—assembling fragments to create stratigraphies of paper that play with scale, perspective, and overlapping time. For Scarpland, she investigates the alluring marks of rock art, the sturdy curves of hillforts, and the geological flotsam of our coastline.
The exhibition includes work made as part of past and ongoing collaborations.

There are new pieces created with in the Coquet Valley, as part of the UKRI funded ‘Rewilding Later Prehistory Project’ at Oxford Archaeology. The artworks celebrate how prehistory and living memory combine in Hepple’s landscape to bring such a particular sense of place and people, and this can be drawn into future plans for this extraordinary landscape

SCARPLAND | Rose Ferraby Exhibition
Old School Gallery
12th June – 13th July 2026

Preview Evening (DM for invite)
Friday 12th June
6pm - 8pm
🍸 Gin cocktails provided by hepple and food available from .north

🌝Event

St John the Baptist Church
Sunday 21 June 2026 at 2pm
Free entry

Join poet Nancy Campbell and artist and archaeologist Rose Ferraby as they discuss their creative explorations of past landscapes with archaeologist Melanie Giles.

🌝Workshop:
Time and Tide with Rose Ferraby
Tuesday 23rd June 10am - 4pm
Join artist and archaeologist Rose Ferraby to explore the deep histories of the Alnmouth coast. The day begins with a walk to sketch and document the human, geological, and ecological stories of the shoreline. Back at the Old School Gallery, we’ll spend the afternoon experimenting with collage, using layers and abstraction to bring your observations to life.
Details and tickets on gallery website - what’s on page.

Open all weekend including bank holiday Monday. ☀️ ☀️☀️☀️Visit our current exhibition by north providing lots of amazin...
22/05/2026

Open all weekend including bank holiday Monday. ☀️ ☀️☀️☀️
Visit our current exhibition by north providing lots of amazing food in the gallery yard. Stroll on Alnmouth beach and a stop off at our gift shop amazing deli.

Open today until 4pm exhibition in the main gallery.
21/05/2026

Open today until 4pm
exhibition in the main gallery.

The gallery is open today until 4pm. We’ve just had lunch from .north in the gallery yard and it was outstanding, they’r...
16/05/2026

The gallery is open today until 4pm. We’ve just had lunch from .north in the gallery yard and it was outstanding, they’re here every weekend through spring and summer. Come view our exhibition and a walk on Alnmouth beach.

15/05/2026

This summer, St Cuthbert serves as the muse for our annual group show. Inspired by brilliant novel Cuddy, we have followed the hermit’s path from the tidal sands of Lindisfarne to the cliffs of the Farne Islands. - We’ve just returned last weekend from Durham Cathedral where, among the golden relics, his wooden comb remains our favorite artifact.

Cuthbert, the Wild Man of Northumbrian saints, sought the divine in the rugged edges of the 7th-century world. He spent years as a hermit on Inner Farne, living in a cell dug into the rock, established the world’s first conservation laws to protect Eider ducks. Legends even describe otters warming his feet after he stood in the freezing North Sea in prayer receiving visions.

In Northumbrian Celtic Christian tradition, these landscapes are “thin places”—where the boundary between the physical and spiritual dissolves. From the rock-cell at Warkworth hermitage to Cuthbert’s Cave, this region remains a sanctuary for those seeking clarity through isolation.

The artists in this exhibition capture that same intersection of nature, finding meaning in their own landscapes. Featuring the work of




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Plus more artists just emerging from their caves.

Our gallery gate opens directly across from the Friary in Alnmouth—a building with its own storied past once a 1950s nightclub! situated near the very spot on the south beach where Cuthbert was famously summoned to leave his solitude and serve as Bishop.

Exhibition opens 18th July and runs until September.

Cherry Blossom and Coleus, 100 x 75cm, oil on canvas (sold) James Needham Pack Animals ExhibitionOpen today until 4pmExh...
14/05/2026

Cherry Blossom and Coleus, 100 x 75cm, oil on canvas (sold)

James Needham
Pack Animals Exhibition
Open today until 4pm

Exhibition runs until 8th June.

These 4 impressionist landscapes are hung in the second gallery room and have been getting lots of attention by visitors...
13/05/2026

These 4 impressionist landscapes are hung in the second gallery room and have been getting lots of attention by visitors this week.

Rosie Ramsden
Impressions, oil on canvas, 60 x 70cm
Mood Elated, oil on canvas 80 x 100cm

Rob Newton
Neidpath, Oil on panel 66 x 61cm
The Beck, Oil on linen 50 x 40cm

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One of our new prints from Moira FrithForest Pansy A2 Print on heavy weight fine art paper 320gsm.Available in the galle...
12/05/2026

One of our new prints from Moira Frith
Forest Pansy
A2 Print on heavy weight fine art paper 320gsm.
Available in the gallery and online.

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The Old School Gallery, Foxton Road
Alnmouth
NE663NH

Opening Hours

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

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01665 830554

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