Prices & Opening Times
We are currently in the Main Season. The Museum is open 7 days a week from 10am to 5pm. Last admission is always 3pm.
Summer Season
In the event of adverse weather conditions or changes to on-site operation at short notice, please check the News Alert on the homepage, or our Facebook and Twitter profiles.
23rd March 2013 to 3rd November 2014, open every day 10am to 5pm
The Town, Pit Village & Colliery Yard, Home Farm, Pockerley Old Hall and Pockerley Waggonway are all open, and steam train passenger rides can be taken at Rowley Station on weekends.
Last admission always 3pm.
Information on all of our visitor facilities can be found here.
Information on what's on this month can be found here.
Our full events list can be found here.
Admission Prices
| Adult | £17.50 |
| Senior (60 years) / Student* | £13.00 |
| Child (5 - 16 years) | £10.00 |
| Child (Under 5) | FREE |
| Family (1 Adult + 2 Children) | £32.00 |
| Family (2 Adults + 2 Children) | £46.00 |
All Beamish Unlimited tickets are valid for 12 months from your first visit to the Museum for an unlimited number of visits.
Admission covers all day time events and activities, including use of the vintage trams, buses and steam locomotive rides at Pockerley Waggonway (excludes winter season) and Rowley Station (excludes winter season). Click here for full details.
We also offer mid-week discount on one-day tickets purchased during the winter season (Tuesday - Thursday only).
Tickets can be bought on the door or in advance via our website to save time at the till. Click here to purchase your tickets online.
**Please note: apart from ticketed evening events, we do not post out tickets purchased online. BEAMISH UNLIMITED PASSES ARE NOT VALID FOR EVENING EVENTS.**
Please bring your order reference with you on the day of your visit.
If you are a UK taxpayer you can help to support Beamish, since we can claim Gift Aid on your admission, worth more than £4 extra on top of every adult ticket sold, at no additional cost to you.
Admission prices quoted on this page are valid until 1st April 2014.
*Students should be in full-time education and will be required to bring proof of student status.
Children under 17 years must be accompanied by an adult. Click here for full terms and conditions.
If a visitor over the age of 5 with a disability requires someone to accompany them in a caring capacity to enable them to carry out a visit, the carer is admitted free of charge. Click here to see our accessibility information.
Opening Dates
Summer 2013/14: 23rd March 2013 - 3rd November 2014
2013/14 dates
Main Season: 23 March 2013 to 3rd November 2013
Winter Season 5th November 2013 to 4th April 2014 **PLEASE NOTE: we are closed on Monday 4th November**
Christmas season (all site operation) 16th November 2013 to 29th December 2013, plus 23rd, 24th and 26th December. Closed Christmas Day