Explore the 1900s Town and see how families lived and worked in the years leading up to the First World War.

Explore our 1950s Town and find out about life in the North East in the mid-20th century

See 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!

Discover how life was on the Home Front during the Second World War. Look out for the Land Girls and the Home Guard!

No recreation of the history of North East England would be complete without a colliery and the people who worked and lived around it.

Explore our 1950s Farm and discover the story of upland farming in the North East during the 1950s.

Visit beautiful Pockerley Old Hall’s new and old houses, enjoy the magnificent gardens, call into the Drovers Tavern and pottery, and wander through the glorious Georgian landscape.

All 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 waggons on display.

Beamish 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.

Enjoy 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.