Museums & Galleries · County Durham
Beamish Museum
📍 DH9 0RG
Photo: Mjobling (CC BY 3.0), via Wikimedia Commons
- Walk through historic streets and meet costumed engagers
- Explore 1900s Pit Village colliery community
- Visit 1820s Pockerley Old Hall and Georgian gardens
- Ride vintage trams and buses around the site
- Explore the 1940s Farm with Land Girls and Home Guard
Beamish Museum, in Urpeth, County Durham, is a large open-air living history museum where you can walk through recreated historic streets, meet costumed engagers and watch traditional skills in action. Highlights include the 1900s Pit Village, 1820s Pockerley Old Hall and gardens, a 1940s Farm, a 1950s Town, and vintage trams and buses circling the site. It suits families and history enthusiasts, with food options ranging from fish and chips to tea rooms across the different eras. Note that ground surfaces can be uneven and some buildings have stepped access, though a wheelchair accessible vehicle runs daily. The museum is open daily, 10am-5pm, with no timeslot needed. For visitors wanting to stay nearby, there are 41 bookable places to stay within 5 miles, and Chester-le-Street station is 3.8 miles away.
Practical details
- Open
- Open daily, 10am-5pm until 23rd October 2026
- Booking
- No timeslot required for visits
- Parking
- EV charging points available at the entrance car park
- Dogs
- Well-behaved dogs allowed outdoors, with indoor restrictions
- Accessibility
- On-call wheelchair accessible vehicle operates daily
From the attraction's own website on 19 Oct 2026 — check before you travel.
Facilities
- ✓ Bar
- ✓ Takeaway Food
- ✓ Disabled Access
- ✓ Gift Shop
- ✓ Indoor Areas
- ✓ Parking
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Make a proper break of it — these stays are all within 25 miles.
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Beamish Holiday Park - Whispering Pines Spa
Durham, North East England
Sleeps 6
£711 per break
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0.6 mi
Beamish Holiday Park - Ousbrough Tail-Wag Retreat
Durham, North East England
Sleeps 6
£711 per break
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0.6 mi
Beamish Holiday Park - Drover's Den
Durham, North East England
Sleeps 6
£591 per break
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0.6 mi
Beamish Holiday Park - The Pockerley Retreat
Durham, North East England
Sleeps 6
£577 per break
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0.7 mi
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🚆 Or come by train
- Chester-Le-Street 3.8 miles
- Dunston 4.5 miles
- Metrocentre 5.1 miles
Straight-line distances · live departures on each station page