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Enjoy Unforgettable Festive Celebrations at Beamish Museum

November 13th 2025

Step back in time and enjoy the magic of Christmas past at Beamish Museum from Saturday, 22nd November to Wednesday, 24th December.

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National campaign encourages holidaymakers to make Durham their Next Stop

October 28th 2025

Beamish Museum is working with Visit County Durham as they launch a major national destination marketing campaign to inspire consumers to make Durham their next stop for a staycation.

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All Creatures Great and Small visit Beamish Museum

September 26th 2025

We were thrilled to welcome the cast and crew of All Creatures Great and Small to the museum for filming of series six!

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Train leaving Etherley Station, Witton Park, with passengers bound for Wembley for the 1954 Amateur Cup Final.

Tales from the Rails Week Six: Cup Finals (25th August – 1st September)

August 26th 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Connor Emerson, Curator of Social History at the museum, talks about this week’s theme of Cup Finals.

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Tales from the Rails Week Five: Evacuees (18th – 24th August)

August 21st 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Senior Curator Seb Littlewood talks about this week’s theme of evacuees.

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Tales from the Rails Week Four: The General Strike (11th – 17th August)

August 13th 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Jonathan Kindleysides, Head of Industry at the museum, highlights objects from the museum’s collection relating to this week’s theme of The General Strike.

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Tales from the Rails Week Three: Suffragettes (4th – 10th August)

August 6th 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Emma Sayer, Curator of Social History at the museum, highlights objects from the museum’s collection relating to this week’s theme of women’s suffrage.

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Tales from the Rails Week Two: Emigration

July 31st 2025

As part of our Tales from the Rails event, Connor Emerson, Curator of Social History at the museum, highlights objects from the museum’s collection relating to this week’s theme of emigration.

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Enjoy Tales from the Rails at Beamish Museum

July 17th 2025

This summer, Beamish Museum is marking Rail 200 with a series of rail-related stories during its Summer of Fun: Tales from the Rails event!

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Spend a night at the museum as Beamish opens first self-catering cottages

April 10th 2025

Beamish is giving visitors a chance to spend a night at the museum with the launch of its first overnight accommodation.

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Skills Hub Mentorship Scheme Seeks Mentees

March 24th 2025

The County Durham Creative and Cultural Skills Hub, hosted by Beamish Museum, is inviting people to apply to be mentored in a new scheme aimed at helping them advance their careers within the Creative and Cultural Sector in County Durham.

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New board members appointed to drive forward Beamish Museum’s next chapter

March 20th 2025

Beamish has announced the latest appointments to its Board of Trustees, who will play a key role in guiding the award-winning museum into its next chapter of success, innovation and relevance.

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