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The Toll House

Heritage Open Day: Visit an old Toll House and find out about its history. Why does it have two bay windows, was it always sited there and what was it collecting tolls for? This is your chance to visit Heritage Open Days most northerly event. Toll houses were often built on turnpike roads to collect fees for the manitenance of the roads. This one is sited on the Great North Road, the main roadway between London and Edinburgh which originally passed through Berwick-upon-Tweed. Here's your chance to see inside this repurposed building which still retains some of its original features.
event dateSun 20 Sep
venue addressThe Toll House, 2 Castle Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland TD15 1NP
event timesSun 13 Sep:1300 - 1600; Sun 20 Sep:1300 - 1600; Free Entry.
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