Beamish Museum

Take a tram ride into the past at Beamish, an open air museum vividly recreating life in the North East in the early 1800s and 1900s. Stroll around the shops and houses of the Edwardian Town or go underground at a real drift mine in the Pit Village. Visit the miners’ cottages, pop into the Co-op shops, see the animals at Home Farm and relax in the cosy farmhouse kitchen. Explore Pockerley Old Hall, set in the beautiful Georgian landscape, and ride on a recreation of an early steam train at Pockerley Waggonway. Enjoy the fun of the fair with a ride on the newest attraction, the Steam Gallopers, a beautiful 116 year-old steam carousel.

Above all, meet people who lived and worked in the past. Talk to the dentist, school teacher, miners, a pitman’s wife and discover what life was really like. Beamish is no ordinary museum. This is a place where visitors meet history face to face.

Throughout the year Beamish hosts an exciting programme of events, from a Georgian Fair to an Agricultural Show, there’s something for everyone. What’s more, there’s no extra charge for these events, admission is included in the admission charge to Beamish.