Alston Moor is very fortunate among local history societies to have its own archive.

A group of volunteers is in the process of organising all of the Society's historical records so that they can be more readily available for research.

Alston Library in the Town Hall also houses a good selection of local history reference books and items to view on microfiche. See the Archives page for the list of contents.

'Alston Remembers' is an exhibition currently on display in the Town Hall. It tells the story of local men who gave their lives for freedom in the First World War.

In 1896 The Vieille Montagne brought the outside world to this distant part of Cumbria, or Cumberland as it then was, turning it into a focus of international attention, which is hard to believe nowadays when one looks at the village. The company brought huge financial investment, new revolutionary technology, and a foreign workforce from places that locals had only seen in a school atlas.

Alston Cemetery Group that was recently given a Green Award for its work. The cemetery is full of interesting people and, like most cemeteries, it is a miniature nature reserve.

Killhope Lead Mining Museum is just over the boundary into County Durham. The award-winning museum introduces visitors to the science of lead mining and the lives of the miners and their families.

The Hub Museum is housed in the old Newcastle and Carlisle Railway goods shed in Alston. If you like old road transport and home life nostalgia this is the place to go.

Epiacum Heritage Ltd. Situated at Castle Nook Farm, two miles from Alston into Northumberland, the group is developing our local Roman fort into a visitor attraction.

Nenthead Chapel Project aims to develop the former Wesleyan Chapel in the heart of the village into a visitor centre with a strong focus on the history of Nenthead and family history research.

Nenthead Mines Conservation Society is run by volunteers who manage the huge lead mining site at the head of the Nent Valley and organise trips into the mines. The society has its own small museum.

The South Tynedale Railway will soon be running trains to Slaggyford in Northumberland. The railway has its own 'Discovery Centre' in the old station goods yard.

Hundy Publications is Alastair Robertson. He has lived on Alston Moor since 1991. Soon after moving here he became fascinated by this unusual place. He went to the library to find a book that would tell him all about it - there was no such book. So began his quest in libraries, records offices and archives, collecting scraps of information that culminated in an enthusiastic desire to share with the world the results of his research.