Beamish Open Air Museum
Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum, where the past comes to life. Beamish is unique. This is 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 the trams and be transported into the past.
Summer Season 2008
Saturday, 15th March to Sunday, 2nd November 2008
Open every day from 10am to 5pm, last admission 3pm.
Winter Season 2008/2009
Monday, 3rd November 2008 to Friday, 3rd April 2009
Open 10am to 4pm, last admission 3pm. Closed Mondays and Fridays. Also closed Monday, 8th December 2008 to Friday, 2nd January 2009 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.
Information taken from the Beamish website, check it out for further details and up to date pricing information