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Record Hours for Beamish Volunteers
March 22nd 2017
Our fantastic volunteers contributed a record-breaking 49,614 hours in 2016!
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Beamish Awarded Best Told Story
March 16th 2017
Beamish has been honoured by VisitEngland for the amazing job our staff and volunteers do in sharing the stories of the region's heritage.
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Record visitor numbers for Beamish!
January 12th 2017
Beamish welcomed a record-breaking 747,651 visitors during 2016 – up by 11 per cent.
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Sleeping on the museum's Town street to help the homeless
December 13th 2016
Beamish’s Paul Marron is sleeping rough on the 1900s Town street to raise money to help homeless and vulnerable people.
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Golden Hat-trick at Tourism Awards
November 23rd 2016
Great news! We’re celebrating being named the region’s Large Visitor Attraction of the Year for the third year in a row.
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Calling All Choirs for Christmas!
November 15th 2016
Beamish is looking for choirs to perform during their 2016 Christmas season.
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Mary Ann Cotton’s Teapot at Beamish!
November 14th 2016
Did you know that we have objects in our collection which reputedly belonged to the infamous Cotton?
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Awards Shortlist Hat-trick!
November 3rd 2016
Beamish has been shortlisted for three awards!
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Samson Recreated
September 30th 2016
Full steam ahead for 79-year-old David’s locomotive, Samson
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800th Visit for Bobby
September 23rd 2016
Beamish superfan Bobby Nesbitt has celebrated his 800th visit at the age of just seven.
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Honorary Achievement for Arthur
September 23rd 2016
Arthur Staddon has received honorary lifetime membership of the Friends of Beamish after raising tens of thousands of pounds playing the street organ at Beamish Museum.
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Top of the League
September 22nd 2016
Beamish is the North East’s most popular paid for attraction, a new report showed.
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