Is Beamish the BEST MUSEUM in the UK? 2024 Highlights Tour
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- Опубліковано 26 вер 2024
- Hello everyone - during our recent trip to Newcastle we visited Beamish, The Living Museum of the North.
I was so excited to see an authentic, re-modelled North English town and explore its many areas, dating from 1820’s, traveling forward to the 1950’s.
From the website:
Beamish is a world famous open air museum which brings the history of North East England to life at its 1820s Pockerley, 1900s Town, 1900s Pit Village, 1940s Farm, 1950s Town and 1950s Spain’s Field Farm exhibit areas.
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Visited Beamish today. 7th September 2024. Worth every penny, and tickets allow free return for a year. Incredible amount of historic articles. Great atmosphere, helpful and knowledgeable staff. Absolutely loved it. Thank you Beamish Museum.
I’m glad you had a great time at Beamish! The staff are wonderful you are so right!
This looks brilliant - grand day out 🍻
It was so much fun! I regret not having a beer tho 😂
I’m not sure a 100 year old recipe is the same experience 😅 - always a good excuse for a beer though 🍻
I went there in 2017.. in the spring... really lovely. Spent about 3.5 hours there during the week, quite empty. Windy and sunny outside.
Ah nice! Apparently they are constantly updating the place so maybe it’s time for a second visit?! 🤪
Looks like you had a very good day out! I've been there loads over the years and with the 1950's town and farm, it's easily something that might take three days to see everything!
Just to give a little more info, the place was started up in the 1970s. As far as I know the only original buildings are the 1940's farm and the Pockerly Hall and its barns over in the 1800's section, part of that is medieval if I recall correctly. Everything else in the 1800's was translocated and rebuilt there. So it's a geniune medieval church and wagonway yard and engine shed you can see there, they jsut got moved.
Pretty much all of the pit village is translocated, apart from the chip shop which was purprose built, it might be a recreation.
Most of the 1900's town and all the railway station is translocated, the big red shed there was custom built. The front of the free Masons temple was transfered but the rest of the building had to be rebuilt but all the furnishings inside are authentic. The bakers and chemist/photographers opposite the masons is a recreation too.
And last but not lest, the entire 1950's town is a recreation of those buildings, except the 1950's farm which was translocated. The 1950s cinema has just been opened up too so that town is pretty much completed! :)
@@NoFormalTraining this is awesome thank you so much for that extra context! I did some research beforehand and tried to speak to as many of the staff as possible to find out more! Isn’t it just fascinating that they translocated and rebuilt entire villages and towns? Honestly it was such an incredible experience.
Nice that you’ve been there lots of times and saw many changes and developments! What is your favourite section? Thank you for taking the time to leave this comment!
I visited there 5 years ago. It was awesome. Hey from Turkey.
Hello!! I’m glad you had fun at Beamish, what a fascinating place?! ☺️
My daughter and I are up to Newcastle on 19th June, and will be going to Beamish Museum. I was there 20 years ago.
Amazing! I hope you both have the best time there! Fingers crossed the 1950s area has come along a bit more since my video!
Its growing all the time with new exhibits of buildings one of the latest being built is going to be "Romer Parish" a toy shop very popular in North East of England, last Century.
Oh wow thanks for the info! I also think that’s why you get an annual ticket for one entry. It’s a great place, so educational and immersive!
@@TipsyTofuTravels Sure is, did you see the dentist surgery and the coal miners cottages?
I did! The dentist was so cool, probably my favourite part. There was a guy demonstrating how the procedure would have worked. Also went to the pharmacy and the worker was talking to me about a looming threat in Europe and I loved how we were both playing along with history and getting carried away 😂
@@TipsyTofuTravels All the sweets in sweet shop! 😍
In summer there is a steam engine on a short rainway line next to the "Coal mine" and a Stage coach along with the tram goes around the site.
Oh wow that’s so cool! I’ll have to get back there one summer!
The engine is being restored,hopefully back in nxt few months..As told by staff this weekend gone.A great day out,was there Friday and Saturday.Best day out in UK.Fantastic place.Thanx,👍
@@jerrydowse5061 aww sorry to hear that, but at least your ticket is good for year so you maybe able to go back👍
@@jerrydowse5061echoing Rob’s comment - glad you had a great time and enjoyed the video and definitely get back there later on this year 😊
I love visiting Beamish - and they're adding new stuff all the time.
I really enjoyed your reaction and looking forward to some more videos of you traveling to different places.
That ginger cake... was it parkin? I love parkin.
Thanks so much for the nice comment 🥹 I can’t wait to visit again in the future when the 1950s area is finished and visit all the other areas I missed.
That cake absolutely must have been parkin! It was really light with warm spices and I could have eaten more slices 😂 I’ll have to make it!!
I love parkin too cos it's my name ha 😂
@@stanleyparkin7718 If somebody asks how you are, you can rightly reply, "Parkin fine"😁
Bit confused by the American bluegrass music! 😆 But loving the vid guys! Keep up thr good work!
😂😂😂😂😂😂 as you can imagine it was quite hard finding Edwardian and Victorian music 😂😂😂😂😂😂 but thank you so much and I’m glad you enjoyed the video 🙂🙂🙂
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Great video, annoying American music though
Thanks haha, I know I couldn’t find better music that was royalty free 😭 thanks for watching and taking the time to comment though I appreciate it 🙂
@@TipsyTofuTravels I loved the music, personally.
Cool video!
@@TannerCoIin thank you!! I’m glad ☺️