Further Information

Further reading:

Cramp, R. 2005 Wearmouth and Jarrow Monastic Sites, volumes 1 and 2. Swindon: English Heritage.

McClure, J., Collins, R. and Colgrave, B. (eds.) 1999 Bede's The Ecclesaistical History of the English People. Oxford Paperbacks.

Hunter Blair, P. 1990 The World of Bede. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.

Places to visit:

Bede's World – The Museum of Early Medieval Northumbria at Jarrow

A short walk from St. Paul’s Monastery is Bede's World, a museum that celebrates the extraordinary life of the Venerable Bede. It hosts an interactive Age of Bede exhibition, a recreated Anglo-Saxon demonstration farm, museum and shop. Inside the refurbished Jarrow Hall is also a café.

Bede's World
Church Bank
Jarrow
Tyne and Wear
NE32 3DY

St. Peter's Church, Monkwearmouth

The twin monastic site of St. Peter’s is today a parish church, and can also be visited. It contains an exhibition about St. Peter’s Monastery.