Step into the past

When does a place become part of you? When it links you to your ancestors. When it’s like stepping straight into the shoes of a pitman as he prepares for his long shift underground. When you can experience the feel and smell of the darkness of a drift mine or share in the memory of shopping in a store where money flew magically overhead in canisters on rails.

When everything you see is an authentic building from a real north eastern village or town transported to one thrilling site - when it’s Beamish .

Sitting atop a vintage tram gives a bird’s eye view. The Town's Masonic Lodge is a gateway into a different world. A world of symbols and ceremonies all made sense of by the knowledgeable costumed site guide. Slip next door to The Bank and pick up a bag of pennies to instantly remember how heavy old coinage used to be.

At Beamish you can go even further back in time. Ride an “elephant” along the 1820’s Pockerley Waggonway and be reminded of just how lucky we are today to have modern rail transport with properly sprung carriages!

Beamish - living history.