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Beamish — the Living Museum of the North

Durham

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Beamish — the Living Museum of the North

Beamish Museum, a pioneer of living museums, invites visitors to touch objects, embodying the practice of interactive exhibits. It showcases everyday life in North East England during the peak of industrialisation in the early 1900s. Explore a recreated town with shops, houses, a pub, offices, and a sweets factory, all brought to life by costumed staff and set amidst countryside influenced by the industrial revolution from 1825.

Useful Information

  • Address: Beamish, County Durham
  • Email: museum@beamish.org.uk
  • Phone: +44 191 370 4000
  • Opening House: www.beamish.org.uk
  • More Info: 8249414f9c1bd78ce26667f515af21fb938326f4
  • Opening House: https://www.facebook.com/BeamishLivingMuseum/

Do & See

Only a short journey away there’s plenty of interest in this compact region that’s bursting with activity, visual drama and history. A dramatic coastline of sandy beaches and towering cliffs, gentle and untamed countryside sprinkled heavily with pretty villages, grand castles and some of the most unique and wonderful collections of museums and heritage sites in all England.

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Durham Cathedral
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Durham Castle
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Coastal Walk
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Beamish — the Living Museum of the North
Beamish Museum, a pioneer of living museums, invites visitors to touch objects, embodying the practice of interactive exhibits. It showcases everyday life in North East England during the peak of industrialisation in the early 1900s. Explore a recreated town with shops, houses, a pub, offices, and a sweets factory, all brought to life by …
Read more
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Hall Hill Farm
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