The Staiths will be open on the first Saturday of each month between May and September, plus bonus openings and events:
Saturday 3 May
Saturday 17 May, 6pm until dusk (Late Shows) Saturday 7 June
Saturday 5 July Saturday
2 August Saturday
6 September
Saturday 13 September, 10am to 2pm (Heritage Open Days) Entry to the Staiths is £3, or bring an official bill or letter with a NE8 or NE11 postcode and get in for free.
You can also find these opening times Tyne Derwent Way’s website, along with opening times for their indoor space, Tyne Derwent Way at Dunston Staiths, which is now open 11am to 5pm on Thursdays, and 10am to 2pm on Saturdays.
Tyne Derwent Way be also be adding new opening times for St Mary’s Heritage Centre soon too.
https://www.tynederwentway.co.uk/article/31726/Opening-hours
Dunston is particularly known for wooden coal staiths, first opened in 1893 as a structure for loading coal from the North Durham coalfield onto ships. In the 1920s, 140,000 tons of coal per week were loaded from the staiths, and they continued to be used until the 1970s
