Beamish - the North of England Open Air Museum
Durham
Copyright: Robert Orr/FlickrBeamish - the North of England Open Air Museum
Beamish is one of the leading tourist attractions in England, vividly recreating country life as it was in the 1800's and early 1900's. Costumed staff welcomes visitors to a recreated town of shops, houses, pub, offices and a sweet factory.
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.