It also holds special exhibitions of historical or artistic interest, and readings and performances by poets, storytellers, musicians and dancers.

Three miracles in Bellingham connected with the mediaeval cult of St Cuthbert are recorded in the twelfth-century Libellus[7] of Reginald of Durham.

Within the churchyard on the north side is "The Lang Pack", purportedly the grave of a burglar who attempted to infiltrate a local house by hiding in a beggar's pack, but was discovered after he suffered an ill-timed coughing fit, and was promptly run through with the sword of the house's proprietor.Adjacent to the church is St Cuthbert's Well, known locally as "Cuddy's Well", an ancient holy well.

[13] Another example is Black Middens Bastle House which is situated at an isolated spot on the north side of the Tarset Valley.

There is an electoral ward of the same name; it stretches north to the Scottish border and has a total population of 4,074.

[17] The incumbent councillor for the Bellingham ward is John Riddle, who is a member of the Conservative Party.