Drewett Ormonde Drewett

Jarrow Hall House is our beautiful grade II listed manor adjacent to the Bede Museum and overlooking Drewett’s Park to the south. Jarrow Hall House is home to our independent coffee shop – Hive Coffee Company – on the ground floor (phone 07715 215 476 to book a table indoors) alongside dedicated classrooms for learners with learning difficulties and disabilities on the first floor.

Built around 1785 by local businessman Simon Temple, the building changed hands several times throughout the 20th century before benefiting from a £50,000 restoration project and becoming the Bede Monastery Museum in 1974. When the Bede Museum launched in 1993, Jarrow Hall House became used as a visitor café and also housed a permanent exhibition showcasing the building’s links to Jarrow’s mining and shipbuilding heritage.

Fully-renovated in 2017, the interior of Jarrow Hall House was repainted from top-to-bottom in colours provided by Dulux from their Heritage Collection, and with Georgian-era expertise provided by Durham University.

Route2Work College

Inside this grand old house, you’ll also find Route2Work College, which offers a wide range of educational programmes for young people in South Tyneside. Programmes include a specialised learning programme for LLDD (Learners with Learning Difficulties and Disabilities) and Study Programmes for 16-18 year olds, which include animal care and practical environmental skills. 

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