From newcastlecitybreaks.com
Welcome to Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, where the past comes to life. Beamish is unique. We're no ordinary museum but a living, working experience of life as it was in the Great North in the early 1800s and 1900s.
Beamish, Britain's favourite open air museum, set in over 300 acres of beautiful countryside, vividly recreates life in the North of England in the early 1800s and 1900s. Winner of both the British Museum of the Year and European Museum of the Year Awards, it demonstrates the recent history of the region in a "living" way and provides entertainment and education for visitors of all ages and interests.
People from the past welcome visitors and interpret how the people of the North of England lived and worked.
Step on board our trams and we'll transport you into the past. Click on the links to the left to visit the different parts of the site.
Opening Times
Summer Season 2005 Saturday, 19th March to Sunday, 30th October 2005 inclusive.
Open every day, 10am to 5pm, last admission 3pm.
- Winter Season 2005/2006
Monday, 31st October 2005 to Friday, 31st March 2006 inclusive.
Open 10am to 4pm, last admission 3pm. Closed Mondays and Fridays.
Also closed Monday, 12th December 2005 to Monday, 2nd January 2006 inclusive.
- A winter visit is centred on The Town and tramway only. Other areas of the Museum are closed and admission charges are, consequently, reduced.
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