Beamish North of England Open Air Museum

Beamish North of England Open Air Museum: Walk Down Memory Lane (485 words)
by shewhoguards - written on 29.05.08 (Very useful, 49 readings)
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It was a beautiful Bank Holiday Sunday and I had a friend staying with me. Being that we both enjoy a bit of history now and then we decided to take a drive down to Beamish. Beamish is a very large North Eastern open air museum. The entire thing is based in 1913 and you can ride on real old trams and buses between places such as a town centre and mining village. I advise using this as it's a good 20 minute walk between locations - pretty and good exercise, but tiring. There are period actors everywhere to explain things - a dentist in the dentist's surgery, a lady in the grocer's shop, a housewife in the miner's village. These folk are friendly and ...

Step back in time ! (1648 words)
by anwar7 - written on 20.10.07 (Very useful, 173 readings)
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One of my families favourite destinations for a great day out is Beamish open air museum. Situated in the north east of England Beamish has won British museum of the year award not only for the U.K but for Europe too. Advertised as where the past comes to life Beamish will take you back in time to the 1800’s and 1900’s. Getting there. ************** Beamish is situated in county Durham. It is 9 miles south west of Newcastle and 12 miles north of Durham city. It is really well sign posted from all approach roads. There is a large free car park where it is a minute’s walk into the entrance building. There is a bus direct from Eldon ...

Beamish North of England Open Air Museum: Back in time (1596 words)
by juicy_lucy - written on 24.04.06 (Very useful, 261 readings)
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Beamish Easter Bank Holiday weekend, and it’s the same thing- where do we go today? So, one day, it was off to Beamish Museum, since I hadn’t been there since I had taken a class of children, and knew it would be somewhere Little Miss and her friend would enjoy Beamish museum is an Open air museum and is advertised as a place where “the past comes to life”; by the past, it means specifically 1800s and 1900s. It is set in over 300 acres of countryside, so the great thing is that even if it is the height of the tourist season, you can “lose yourself” in the countryside and enjoy the wide open spaces. **How to get ...