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Pictures of Beamish Open Air Museuma Museum in the town of Beamish, in the county of County Durham
About Beamish Open Air Museum
When the museum was first established in 1970 some of the buildings to be seen where already part of the site, these were the Drift Mine, Home Farm and Pockerley Manor. Others, such as houses and shops had to be taken down from elsewhere in the North and reconstructed. Each is filled with appropriate furniture, objects and machinery. Features of the museum include the reconstruction of an award winning town, a colliery village and coal mine, railway station and home farm, all set against the background of the 1900's. From the early 1800's there is the 1825 Railway-Pockerley Waggonway and historic Pockerley Manor. Everything here is brought to life in a natural way, thus nothing appears out of place, but rather as though it has always been there. Visitors are greeted by guides in the costume of the period who are trained to impart whatever information may be required. You will find no technological virtual reality at Beamish, the belief here is who better to impart knowledge than the people whose proud heritage it is. Whole families can enjoy themselves at Beamish, there are romantic horse driven carriages, trams - including those with open top, buses, trains, vintage cars and tractors, all of which have been carefully restored to present you with the best possible experience of northern life of yester-year. Instantly appealing, especially to the older generation are the tramways and original charabancs which may be used to hop around the site. Throughout the year the museum offers a full program of interesting events, these include displays of hand made rag rugs from the North Country, a Steam weekend, a rally of the famous Morgan car, and the annual Empire Day Celebration held on the birthday of Queen Victoria in celebration of the end of the Boer War. On this occasion there is a colourful brass band and as is usual at Beamish simply everyone joins in the fun. Yes there is all of this and much more, it is not at all surprising that this fantastic museum has won numerous awards, for it is surely unrivalled by any other museum in Europe. To miss out on Beamish is to miss a real treat! Please see below for other recommended attractions and towns to visit near Beamish Open Air Museum. Planning a visit? Please help support this website by booking your hotels near Beamish Open Air Museum and uploading your pictures. Distances and directions shown below are approximate. For true driving distances please visit the AA Route Planner Recommended attractions near Beamish Open Air Museum
All attractions in County Durham Complete A to Z of attractions in England Recommended towns near Beamish Open Air MuseumBeamish, in the county of County Durham (0.8 miles, 1.3 km) Gateshead, in the county of Tyne & Wear (5.1 miles, 8.1 km, direction NE) Washington, in the county of Tyne & Wear (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction E) Newcastle upon Tyne, a Historic City in the county of Tyne & Wear (6.7 miles, 10.7 km, direction N) Penshaw, in the county of Tyne & Wear (6.8 miles, 11.0 km, direction E) Durham, in the county of County Durham (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction S) Jarrow, in the county of Tyne & Wear (9.5 miles, 15.3 km, direction NE) Sunderland, in the county of Tyne & Wear (10.9 miles, 17.5 km, direction E) Marsden Bay, in the county of Tyne & Wear (12.8 miles, 20.6 km, direction NE) Cullercoats, in the county of Tyne & Wear (13.3 miles, 21.3 km, direction NE) Complete A to Z of towns in England Nearby travel help
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