Beamish - The Living Museum of the North

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The Living Museum of the North
Beamish
County Durham
DH9 0RG

Tel: +44 0191 370 4000

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Image of the 1900s Town Street at Beamish Museum, people waiting to board the tram.

Guide Prices

Ticket TypeTicket Tariff
Adult All Year Unlimited Pass / Day T£27.95 per ticket type
Child (5-16) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£17.25 per ticket type
Child under five Year Unlimited Pass / DayFree
Family (1+2) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£47.50 per ticket type
Family (1+3) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£57.00 per ticket type
Family (2+1) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£61.00 per ticket type
Family (2+2) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£71.00 per ticket type
Family (2+3) All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£78.25 per ticket type
Senior (60+)/Student All Year Unlimited Pass / Day Ticket£21.25 per ticket type

With the Beamish Unlimited Pass, you pay just once and visit for a whole year FREE of charge (including all daytime events).
Visitors no longer need timeslots to visit the museum, you will just need your Unlimited Pass or Friends of Beamish membership to come to see us, which can be bought online.
Last admission is one hour before closing time.

Gradings

  • VAQAS VB Attraction
VAQAS VB Attraction

Awards

  • Visit EnglandVAQAS VAQAS 2021
  • Regional and MiscellaneousNorth East England Tourism Awards - Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Highly Commended North East England Tourism Awards - Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Highly Commended 2020
  • Visit EnglandVisitEngland Award for Excellence Bronze VisitEngland Award for Excellence Bronze 2016
  • Regional and MiscellaneousTripAdvisor Travellers Choice Award 2020 TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Award 2020 2020
  • Regional and MiscellaneousWTTC Safe Travels WTTC Safe Travels 2021

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Facilities

Accessibility

  • Access Statement - Please see below
  • Guide Dogs Permitted - Please refer to Beamish Museum's website, 'Visiting with Dogs'.
  • Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
  • Toilets for Disabled Visitors

Catering

  • On-Site café/restaurant

Parking & Transport

  • Coach Parking Onsite
  • On site parking - Free parking.
  • Parking (free)

Payment Methods

  • Free GTO Inspection Visits
  • Min group size - Beamish Museum offers discounted day admission for pre-booked groups of 15 or more
  • Special group rates - Beamish Museum offers discounted day admission for pre-booked groups of 15 or more

Provider Facilities

  • Dogs Accepted - For more information, please visit Beamish Museum's website and refer to the 'Visiting with Dogs' policy.

Provider Features

  • Outdoor Attraction

Target Markets

  • Family Fun

Travel & Trade

  • Group discounts available
  • Min group size numeric qualifier - Beamish Museum offers discounted day admission for pre-booked groups of 15 or more

Access Information

Map & Directions

Road Directions

Beamish Museum is eight miles from Newcastle upon Tyne and 12 miles from Durham, and is signposted on the A1(M) J63, A68 and A693.

Postcode for Sat Nav users is DH9 0RG.

Public Transport Directions

Service 28 offers a bus service from Newcastle City Centre, Gateshead, Birtley, Ouston and Chester-le-Street.  Connections with other bus, train or metro services can be made in Newcastle, Gateshead and Chester-le-Street.

Service 29 operates a service between Newcastle, Gateshead, Kibblesworth, Ouston, Beamish, Grange Villa, Pelton Fell and Chester-le-Street.

Service 8 runs between Stanley and Sunderland.

Visit the Go North East website for full details and bus timetables to help you plan your journey to Beamish.

We’ve been advised that some journeys may be cancelled at short notice. Go North East aims to provide as much notice as possible with a dedicated page on their website which is updated around 6pm each evening ready for the following day. These updates can be found at Go North East's website

 

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