
Explore the 1900s Town and see how families lived and worked in the years leading up to the First World War.
Read moreExplore the 1900s Town and see how families lived and worked in the years leading up to the First World War.
Read moreSee what’s cooking in the pit cottages, practise your handwriting in the school and visit the chapel. Don’t forget to say hello to the pit ponies in their stables!
Read moreDiscover how life was on the Home Front during the Second World War. Look out for the Land Girls and the Home Guard!
Read moreNo recreation of the history of North East England would be complete without a colliery and the people who worked and lived around it.
Read moreVisit beautiful Pockerley Old Hall’s new and old houses and enjoy the magnificent gardens. Take a ride on Pockerley Waggonway and wander through the glorious Georgian landscape.
Read moreAll aboard! See this railway station as it looked in Edwardian times with its signal box, waiting rooms and goods yard and spot a variety of wagons on display.
Read moreStep “behind the scenes” into the Open Store at the Regional Resource Centre and see fascinating objects in our collections
Read moreBeamish Tramway, opened in 1973, serves to re-create the experience and atmosphere of tramway operation from an earlier generation, whilst providing an essential means of transport for visitors around the site.
Read moreEnjoy traditional tasty treats, delicious snacks, cakes and drinks. Take home a unique reminder of your visit, shop Edwardian-style in The Town, or take a look in our Museum Shop at the Entrance.
Read moreSee what's new at Beamish, including the 1950s welfare hall!
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