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Beamish - The Living Museum of the North

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The Living Museum of the North
Beamish
County Durham
DH9 0RG

Tel: +44 0191 370 4000

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About

Beamish is a living, working museum, set in 300 acres of beautiful Durham countryside. Costumed folk bring to life the Town, Pit Village, Home Farm and Pockerley Old Hall.

The new Northern General Transport Bus Depot has opened its doors at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North,  helping to preserve transport heritage and engineering skills, along with the century-old Northern name.

Experience firsthand how the Industrial Revolution transformed agricultural life in the region. The buildings you see at Beamish are not replicas, but have been brought, brick by brick, from around the region and rebuilt to give visitors a real sense of history.

Throughout the year Beamish hosts an exciting programme of events, The Great North Festival of Transport, a Georgian Fair, The Great North Festival of Agriculture and much more besides, including a whole season of Christmas!

Tickets to Beamish are valid for 12 months from the date of purchase for an unlimited number of daytime visits to the Museum. Visit our website for full details.

Beamish Museum for Groups
Beamish Museum offers excellent day admission rates for groups visiting in parties of fifteen or more! Group visits include sdscounted day admission for pre-booked groups of 15 or more, free admission for coach driver and group organiser, free coach parking on hardstanding and coach driver hospitality. To book a group visit to Beamish Museum. To find out more about visiting Beamish, email bookings@beamish.org.uk

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Guide Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult All Year Unlimited Pass£19.50 per ticket type
Child All Year Unlimited Pass£11.50 per ticket type
Family (1+2) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£36.50 per ticket type
Family (2+1) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£44.50 per ticket type
Family (2+2) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£51.00 per ticket type
Senior Citizens / Students all year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£14.50 per ticket type

With the Beamish Unlimited Pass, you pay just once and visit for a whole year FREE of charge (including all daytime events).

Special evening events, such as Halloween and Christmas Evenings are ticket only (separate charge applies) and must be booked in advance. Book online at www.beamish.org.uk

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Awards

  • Visit EnglandVAQAS VAQAS 2019
  • Regional and MiscellaneousNorth East England Tourism Awards - Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Highly Commended North East England Tourism Awards - Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Highly Commended 2020
  • Visit EnglandVisitEngland Award for Excellence Bronze VisitEngland Award for Excellence Bronze 2016
  • Regional and MiscellaneousTripAdvisor Travellers Choice Award 2020 TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Award 2020 2020
  • Regional and MiscellaneousWTTC Safe Travels WTTC Safe Travels 2021

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    • Travalled
      Manchester, United Kingdom
      A magical experience
      5 of 5 stars
      Tuesday, 24th May 2022
      A couple of weeks we visited beamish its four years since we visited but we still love it there was new things to see since our last visit and we had a great time. There is so much to see and do... Read full review
    • Jeremy N
      Peterborough, United Kingdom
      So much to see!
      4 of 5 stars
      Wednesday, 25th May 2022
      As always with tourist attractions and museums it's the people who can make the difference - positively or negatively - to the visitor experience and in the case of our visit to Beamish Museum on... Read full review
    • Val W
      Merthyr Tydfil, United Kingdom
      A Nostalgic Day Out
      5 of 5 stars
      Thursday, 26th May 2022
      We had a fabulous time but we were disappointed that not everything was open and running. Despite that, there was plenty to fill our time and we did realise that we were visiting in the off season on... Read full review
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    Facilities

    Accessibility

    • Access Statement - Please see below

    Catering

    • On-Site café/restaurant

    Parking & Transport

    • On site parking - Free parking.

    Provider Facilities

    • Dogs Accepted - Dogs are welcome around Beamish's large open-air grounds but must be kept on a lead at all times - please see www.beamish.org.uk/plan-your-visit/dogs/ for full guidelines on visiting with your dog.

    Access Information

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    Opening Times

    2021 (1 Jan 2021 - 31 Dec 2022)

    * See website for full opening details http://www.beamish.org.uk/

    facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BeamishLivingMuseum

    Map & Directions

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    Road Directions

    Nearest major road is A1(M). Signposted from the A1(M) jct 63. Travel along A693 for 4 miles towards Stanley picking up signs for Beamish Museum. Postcode for Sat Nav users is DH9 0RG.

    Public Transport Directions

    Nearest railway stations are Durham, Chester-le-Street and Newcastle. Waggonway service 28/28A offers regular buses from Newcastle City Centre, Gateshead, Birtley, Ouston and Chester-le-Street. Buses run every 30 minutes on Monday to Saturday daytimes and hourly in the evening and on Sundays. Connections with other bus, train or metro services can be made in Newcastle, Gateshead and Chester-le-Street.Service 128 provides a direct link with Durham City Centre. Buses run hourly on Saturdays throughout the summer season from 5 April to 2 November 2014. The 128 offers convenient connections with trains at Durham railway station and with other bus services at Durham bus station.Lime service 8 runs every 30 minutes Monday to Saturday from Sunderland Interchange, via Washington, Chester-le-Street and Stanley.

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    Sweet treats. Cinder Toffee, Marsh Mallows, Hot Chocolate, Ginger WineBeamish Museum Gift Shop, BeamishFull of sweet shop treats and museum shop favourites, to print shop creations and our award-winning chemist’s cold creams!  Unique gift ideas for all the family.

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