by Alan Roberts Photography

Alan Roberts is a self-taught photographer with over 35 years of experience. His body of work is eclectic, covering all aspects of the art form,. From abstract perceptions of natural and man-made objects to candid portraiture; from sky, sea and waterscapes to the bare beauty of skeletal winter trees.

A collection of paintings and photographs inspired by images from home and abroad.

Phil Goldsborough is a self taught artist based in Middleton St George. He first exhibited paintings in Darlington Library as Painter of the Month in 1975. He has since exhibited in Darlington Art Centre.

Eileen Goldsborough is a keen amateur photographer who has had photographs published in the Northern Echo and specialist photography magazines, as well as BBC weather bulletins. In 2014 she won a prestigious photography competition for the Jersey Tourist Board and has been a member of the Northern Echo photography club since its formation.

Music by Rameau, Jacquet de la Guerre, Marais, Rebel, Anglebert, Clérambault and composers of the age of Louis XIV.

​Tonight's programme paints a musical picture of the chamber music presented to 'the Sun King' by his favourite composers, on violin, viola da gamba, theorbo and harpsichord.

Tickets are £16 online, or at Castle Hill Bookshop, or at the door

with The Joseph Carville Trio

Join us for Jazz Night!

A delicious two course meal with live jazz music provided by The Joseph Carville Trio.

The perfect Christmas gift or treat for yourself to ease those January blues!

£19.95 per person. £5pp deposit on booking.

01748 825967

We tell the little known story of how Britain played its part in the Russian Civil War.



Instead of returning home at the end of the First World War, thousands of British soldiers, including 1300 Green Howards, were deployed to northern Russia.

Find out why they went, what they found there, and how they coped in such a hostile environment. There’s murder, mutiny, epic journeys, divided loyalties and questionable motives.

Using personal archives from the museum’s collection this Museum Talk explores the complex positioning of ‘red’ versus ‘white’ at a time of enormous global social and political upheaval.

This Museum Talk accompanies our extended and updated Special Exhibition.

Tickets are £5 and are available from the museum – call 01748 826561, or reserve online.

Please note, this Museum Talk starts at 6.30pm.