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Social Heritage
Discover an amazing county where the past comes to life.
Beamish Museum gives you the chance to take a tram ride in to the past and explore 300 acres of living history. Taste traditional baking at the Edwardian Bakery, feel the warmth of the Pit Cottage fires, head underground to experience life as a miner, smell the steam as you ride a train through the Georgian landscape and explore the potions and lotions at the chemist in the Edwardian Town.
Head to Locomotion: The National Railway Museum at Shildon and learn about the people of this Victorian town that helped shape the development of the railways. Housed in the recently restored Grade II listed Mount Oswald manor house, The Story offers a gateway to the history of the county and its people. Bringing together diverse collections of records and objects for the first time,
You’ll find award-winning attractions across the county just waiting to give you a glimpse of times gone by.
