I live 20 minutes away from there. The recent 1950's street addition icludes my grandads first home that he lived in with my gran. He was a coal miner at the time but had to do national service shortly after and served in the Royal Artillery in Singapore and Malaysia
Ask for "Four Candles" in there and quick as a flash there`s a ready made bundle slapped on the counter top lol. I was there 3 months ago, a brilliant place to visit. Oh and things have changed since this film was made and more changes coming this year.
I live really close to Beamish. The nearest city is Durham, which is small, very old & beautiful. Also has a magnificent Cathedral which is a World Heritage Site, a castle too. It is on the East Coast main line (trains), which go from London all the way to Edinburgh. Easy & quick. You can get to Beamish in less than an hour from there no problem. It’s a fantastic place but hard to see it all in one day, it’s huge
Been to Beamish many many times as we live nearby. Many years ago the tickets were changed to Annual passes and that decision at the time saved Beamish which was struggling financially. By charging a bit more for the ticket it meant more income, and by making it an annual pass it meant the locals could come back free for the year. Beamish is one of those places that needs a certain volume of people to be realistic and I can personally testify that when you go back 'free' you spend just as much in the cafes and shops such as Davy's fish shop (amazing as they also fry in traditional beef dripping). I would say this is one of the best museums in the UK as it's as close as you'll get to seeing these periods in real life (without the filth and plague). It's also changing all of the time - the 50s village is now close to completion with a cinema and more houses. Some of the staff are paid employees, but many are local volunteers with amazing stories to tell. Fabulous day out - can't wait to go back. When I was a kid in nearby Bishop Auckland I used to walk past an old boarded up pub 'The Sun Inn' - turns out they found it still contained all of the original Victorian fittings and it was eventually taken down brick by brick (like the church in that video) and moved to beamish (now in the victorian town and briefly visible here on the left at 3:13 black and white building) - 20 years later I could sit and have a pint there - wow!
I live a few miles out from Beamish and in my last year at school aged 15 in 1987 i spent a week there on work placement. I got to do light labour duties like changing the glass signage in the train station lamps and painting the band-stand. Years later i ended up on a crew that worked on some of the re-assembled buildings, cutting chases for electrical cables. It's a constantly growing project that gives a brief look at the lives of the working folk of the northeast from times gone by.
You must visit Durham City Spence. only 15 minutes on the train from Newcastle Central Station. Norman Cathedral and Castle built in 1090 on the beautiful River Wear peninsula.
Take a walk along Newcastle Quayside for all the pubs, eating places and views of the many bridges. St James Park football stadium is worth a visit, as is the 19th century Grainger Market. The Castle Keep is great and gives an excellent view of the city from the top and the Cathedral is lovely inside and out. There are also several small breweries to drop in on!
Got dragged along to this by my wife while MAN UTD were playing was not happy but as soon as I got there it was probably the best day out I’d ever had, it’s totally amazing and you really feel part of the past, the staff stay in character the whole time and the scenery is first class!! I HIGHLY recommend ! She had to drag me away after 8 hours of exploring it’s huge!!!❤❤
Two miles away from Beamish is Tanfield Railway which has steam trains running on a short route .I think the trains only run on weekends. There are loco sheds there also where they work on the engines. In the same area is the Causey Aech which is the oldest railway bridge in the world .The builders used Roman technology to build it . Although all of the videos on you tube are good they really don't do Beamish justice.If you do manage to go you will not be disappointed.
I'm from near Middlesbrough....I've been to many places in my 49 years on this planet...but Whitby is and always will be God's Country.....I love the place!!
Ooh yes lads! I'm from very near Beamish and I can honestly say it's an amazing place, adding to it all the time, all buildings are brought down brick by brick, numbered and rebuilt on site. The staff rotate too so one day you as a worker you could be on the farm next a blacksmith next in the sweetshop etc... all the demonstrations, the steam engines marching bands or 18th century army display I seen once, not to mention all the footpaths and forests surrounding the huge site. I went most weekends and was never once bored there's so much to do not to mention that these guys are almost single handedly preserving our North East heritage. Fantastic stuff!
I’m originally from Newcastle and have visited Beamish many a time. It has grown so much from the early days. I’m from a mining family, ( Dad was a miner) and all mines( pit) had ponies. The pit ponies retired to Beamish, the pits have long gone now and the last pit pony died in 2009 . Here in Northern Ireland ( hopefully Spencer you’ll get to visit N/Ireland) we have Ulster Folk living Museum in Cultra Co. Down and The Ulster/American folk park in Omagh.
Great video again lads, I live in-between Newcastle and Beamish, there are medieval castles and Roman forts all over here, not to mention Hadrian's wall..
Lads you’ve got me addicted to your blogs. Loved your posts about the Legendary Fred Dibnah, more people should know about him. Keep up the great work from a new fan from Kettering England.
This wasn't a town made up to be a living museum, all these buildings were demolished from towns around Durham, and rebuilt brick by brick at Beamish .
In the late 1980s I worked for a (then) well known department store in Edinburgh. The Company supported Staff Welfare Initiative. Included in the offerings along with annual Staff Dances, were the Staff Day Trips. We went to Beamish on at least two occasions. The first foray to Beamish was a single coach. The next trip was two bus loads, and the tickets allocated by names “drawn out of a hat” due to the enthusiastic reports about the original visit. Of course Beamish was relatively “new” then, but was still hugely entertaining, and informative. We left Edinburgh early, early in the morning, arriving at Beamish at opening time, leaving at closing time, and stopping on the drive back to have dinner, arriving back in Edinburgh in the late evening. It was great listening to your reaction to the Museum, and seeing the additions to the exhibition.
All the buildings in this huge museum have been taken down and rebuilt from all over the North of England. Not cheap, but well worth it. It takes a whole day to see it all
There is also a fully functioning pub at Beamish called The Sun Inn and I can heartily recommend the Firebrick 2 Bob Bitter brewed locally. They also do light and dark ales if you're not in to bitter. I concur with the person in the video - you cannot experience all of Beamish in a day. I have been several times and found new and interesting things to do each time. I would say, catch a tram from the entrance to the 1910 town and stay there as long as you like - that could be all day, of course - and only move on when you feel the urge. Don't try and squeeze it all in or you'll be left disappointed. Do make time for a pint, though!
Used to live in Chester-Le-Street and remember going to Beamish before it was a museum. Found a really old miners lamp - candle lit so possibly before Davy safety lamp. Spare candle held in the handle. Timings don’t really add up though, Davy lamp 1815 and Beamish mine opened much later I think.
When we went to Beamish, the guide was a former Miner. The entrance is a long passage where you enter an leave bent over. He told a story of when he was in a pit out under the North Sea. He missed the last train out for his shift and had to walk like that for 9 miles.
I have only been here once (it’s a long walk from East Sussex.) It was winter, cold, raining, lots of it was shut, and it was absolutely brilliant. If I get up to Durham in the future I will definitely be going again.
One of my grandfathers worked in a Durham mine, but not at the coal face, he looked after the pit ponies which were used to drag the wagons of coal up to the surface. And I grew up in a Victorian home with a cast iron range in the kitchen, as was shown in the video. Just so you know, Newcastle is in Northumberland County which is next to County Durham. Durham Cathedral is very special if you like old buidings.
I'm only just 8 miles from there, it's a very popular place and great setup... Also, near by, is Beamish Hall, a hotel, and it's beautiful with a gorgeous little restaurant called "The Stables"... Lovely place for a stay, had meself some nice romantic weekends there *wink wink*, highly recommended if your in the area, even if you want to go for a bit of bait! :) Oh, and by the way, when an American visits County Durham, they are technically visiting their nations roots... Let me explain... There is a place called Washington in the area, historically, it was part of County Durham, then moved over to the Sunderland area... Anyway, a family that owned the area were called "The Washingtons", and yes, some uprooted and went to live in the colonies over the pond. One of the family members descendants became your.... First president, and the stars and stripes flag of yours, it's based on their family shield, which is displayed in our Cathedral in Durham City just down the road! So, when you go to Beamish Museam, and with it, County Durham, all I can say is... Welcome home! :)
One of the best days out I've ever had. Do make a full day of it, and don't forget to ride on the 1830s railway line (avoid wearing your best clothes, as the smoke can get everywhere!
A similar area of the country and in a similar vein and well worth your time, I'd reccomend Eden Camp if your schedule allows it. A former pow camp from world war 2, it is now a museum with the original pow housing used to display a different aspect of the war from the British side from the beginning up until wars conclusion
This video of beamish was taking near the end of covid ,,, But now there is no need to book a slot you can just turn up on the day but sooner the better to get as much in as possible.. There is also a few trains you can ride on one down from the Town near the funfair area and one called the waggonway near pockerley village which is a very old style steam engine you ride on these are all free as are buses and trams,,
Hi Spencer & Daniel, if your Nana is interested in period dramas Spencer, you could suggest to her the early 1970`s (Upstairs, Downstairs). It was set between 1903-1930, it was about a rich family in London & their servants. It was the most popular in the U.K. until (Downton Abbey) came along, it had many wonderful British Actor`s & Actresses. Including one of the Co-creators, Jean Marsh portraying Rose the house parlourmaid. Another is the early 1990`s (The House Of Eliott) set in the 1920`s were 2 sisters try to create a fashion house. If you are considering visiting Beamish, there is the National Museum of The Royal Navy in the town of Hartlepool, on the coast 22 miles to the southeast of Beamish. It is set up as a recreation of a seaport during the Napoleonic period & contains the oldest RN ship still afloat H.M.S. Trincomalee.
I live in county durham, near the beach, was there today infact, great everytime we all go, just take a packed lunch, spot on for the price, pay once for an annual ticket and go as much as you like
Call the midwife is brilliant! I’m glad your grandma loves it! If she can get hold of it, she should watch “Larkrise to Candleford” if she hasn’t already!
I'm Scottish from near Glasgow. I have been to Beamish many times over the years as my Nana and aunts and uncles and cousins all lived in County Durham. I visited first time aged 8, again aged 10 with my friend who stayed at my Nana's. We went down the drift mine. You just walk down and have to wear a hat with lamps on front. We visited the 1900's street. Aged 22, my parents and I got our photos taken wearing traditional dress. The costumes are fronts only and tied at the back. Our friends took our video of us and was funny to watch back as the fronts were 1900's and at the back we were wearing shorts. We visited the 1900's put village and the miners cottages. My mum worked with a colleague whose father-in-law's house was rebuilt brick by brick. They were miners. We travelled on the tram and the steam train. There is an old fashioned sweet shop where you can buy old fashioned sweets. I haven't been for over 20 years and would love to visit again as they have obviously added to it.
You need to visit St Fagans museum near Cardiff if you love this type of museum. Old Welsh building preserved at this museum, just watch your head when entering some of the cottages!!
Although I live in the SE of England I can relate so much to how wonderful Beamish is in the North. So much of this fantastic memories of childhood although moved on still related to Victorian times. So much I do miss where the modern World misses out on. I'd love so much of that back now. I could go back to buying items pre decimal system in Pounds, Shillings, and Pence £:s:d with ease, not an issue in the slightest. I argue a lot that Trams and Trolleybuses should be the transport not only of the past but also the future. 19th Century technology like the Bicycle it works because it works! end of. I belong to a railway group where since 1995 we are getting so close now of our 1950's Electric trains back running main line. Absolute credit to those around the World anywhere who takes the time to keep history alive.
Beamish is just up the road from me. It's an amazing place. The Sun Inn pub is fantastic, like most buildings it was removed brick by brick from my home town Bishop Auckland.
Think of it as a zoo for buildings. Buildings saved from different periods of time and rebuilt to recreate a period of time. Peaky Blinders is shot at The Black Country museum in Birmingham. Bliss Hill in Shropshire is another. A great day out. They all have working pubs, fish and chip shops and other shops. Bliss Hill is early industrial and has iron smelting and candle making going on.
The pub there was taken from just up the road from me. The bar top is the same one my Grandfather drank on. My mother would stand on it and sing when she was 4/5 in the late 40s / early 50s and he would use the money to buy his beer 😂.
I live quite near this museum is❤ amazing old villages a pit old fashioned world it’s so good brilliant that your putting this on worth a visit if you find yourself in the North East of England
Boys you should have stuck with Guy Martin and also look into the "Black Country living museum" very similar kind of thing , also a lot of "Peaky Blinders" filmed there too.
I haven't been their in years. My grandmother lives fairly close, still need to drive for half-an-hour or so. We could have had a family connection if the place had started ten years earlier. The place takes real-life buildings that were due to be demolished and moves them to the open air museum. My great-grandfather had a Victorian era barbers shop on South Shields riverfront, but it was torn down before the Beamish people could get a hold of it.
Beamish is brilliant lads enjoy it, i'm originally from Newcastle but sadly moved away a while ago,but i do go back every year for a visit, you will love it Spenser great city👍
Beamish isn't far from my home town of Darlington (birthplace of Public Railways in 1825). The entrance to Beamish is actually a steam hammer called Tiny Tim that was once used at a foundry in Darlington.
Born in County Durham as is my husband. I lived in Darlington until I was 16. Hubby is a Geordie and I'm a Teesider. We go back up as often as possible and always try to do a trip to Beamish
I'm originally from that area and used to live only 5 miles from Beamish Museum. I can remember having school trips to it, wasn't as big as it is now. I took my wife to it for the first time four years and she thought it was awesome. You probably need to spend a whole day because it is so big. The fish and chips are to die for.
I live near Beamish too there's a lot of north east people watching this channel 😂 Spence u definitely need to end the trip with some fish and chips that's all I'll say.
❤thank you I was brought up here for the first 6 yrs of my life you will never be able to say your heritage you will love this opportunity please feel welcome guys dive in
The BBC series 'The Repair Shop' is filmed in a barn at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum over Singleton way (north of Chichester, West Sussex) which is a similar living museum, only it's much further back in time. We've also got the Amberley Chalk Pits Museum which has more early 20th Century stuff and vehicles.
Beamish was actually the very first open-air living history museum in Britain (UK?) to be opened, lads - anything else just followed after them in their own ways . . .
If you guys are interested in history and like programs where people get involved, have you thought of checking out the ‘Victorian Farm’ (2009) BBC Series? It was a series where the presenters (usually Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, and Peter Ginn) recreate everyday life on a farm in the 1880s, using authentic replica equipment and clothing, original recipes and reconstructed building techniques. If you like it, then there are a few other programs with much the same team: Tales From The Green Valley (2005), Victorian Pharmacy (2010), Edwardian Farm (2010), Wartime Farm (2012), Tudor Monastery Farm (2013), Secrets Of The Castle (2014), and Full Steam Ahead (2016).
Did you know that tram seat backs can flip the other way so the tram can drive backwards on the tracks and you can still sit facing the front. Some trams had dual front back controls
I enjoyed Williams urge when I was, over in the States a few years ago and we toured all the battlefields as, well. However, Beamish is, huge in comparison and you really need a couple of days especially now they are adding a 1950s town.
Between Birmingham and Dudley we have the Black Country Living Museum.. also another worthwhile day out. Birmingham also has Cadbury World, just a couple of miles down the road from me, in Bournville. Crich in Matlock has the Tram Museum Village too..in gorgeous surroundings, and Matlock is worth a visit just for the beautiful scenery
Depending on where you're going, you have the Dungeons in York that are really interesting. You also have Blackpool and London Dungeons. Alton Towers and the village of Alton, Manchester and Liverpool. What I suggest is you do it all bit by bit over several trips, Start from one part and work your way up or down.
I guess the most "off the track" thing you could see are places like Beamish or maybe a days hike along the Coast to Coast Walk, 180 mile cross country Long Distance Footpath from start in the Lake District on the west coast and ends on the East Coast in Yorkshire, 180 miles from Coast to Coast. I do not expect you to complete it but maybe just the first day hike from St Bees to Ennerdale, approx 20 miles along the Coast and through the fields to Ennerdale with views over the Lake that supplies ALL of Manchesters drinking water.
Best fish'n'chips EVER!! Cooked the old fashioned way. Queue early though because it can be super busy. Wouldn't be surprised if people don't just pay to go there for the fish'n'chips. If I lived closer, I would.
When you're in Manchester Spencer you should check out the Science and Industry museum, It's a short walk from the city centre and full of interesting stuff
I live 20 minutes away from there. The recent 1950's street addition icludes my grandads first home that he lived in with my gran. He was a coal miner at the time but had to do national service shortly after and served in the Royal Artillery in Singapore and Malaysia
Using the Four Candles sketch naturally in conversation👌; Spencer and Daniel have successfully been assimilated into our culture 🤪
Resistance is futile. 🙂
Ask for "Four Candles" in there and quick as a flash there`s a ready made bundle slapped on the counter top lol. I was there 3 months ago, a brilliant place to visit. Oh and things have changed since this film was made and more changes coming this year.
I live really close to Beamish. The nearest city is Durham, which is small, very old & beautiful. Also has a magnificent Cathedral which is a World Heritage Site, a castle too. It is on the East Coast main line (trains), which go from London all the way to Edinburgh. Easy & quick. You can get to Beamish in less than an hour from there no problem. It’s a fantastic place but hard to see it all in one day, it’s huge
Head north of Newcastle to beautiful Northumberland. Castles - Alnwick and Bamburgh especially, Roman remains and stunning scenery.
Been to Beamish many many times as we live nearby. Many years ago the tickets were changed to Annual passes and that decision at the time saved Beamish which was struggling financially. By charging a bit more for the ticket it meant more income, and by making it an annual pass it meant the locals could come back free for the year. Beamish is one of those places that needs a certain volume of people to be realistic and I can personally testify that when you go back 'free' you spend just as much in the cafes and shops such as Davy's fish shop (amazing as they also fry in traditional beef dripping).
I would say this is one of the best museums in the UK as it's as close as you'll get to seeing these periods in real life (without the filth and plague). It's also changing all of the time - the 50s village is now close to completion with a cinema and more houses. Some of the staff are paid employees, but many are local volunteers with amazing stories to tell. Fabulous day out - can't wait to go back.
When I was a kid in nearby Bishop Auckland I used to walk past an old boarded up pub 'The Sun Inn' - turns out they found it still contained all of the original Victorian fittings and it was eventually taken down brick by brick (like the church in that video) and moved to beamish (now in the victorian town and briefly visible here on the left at 3:13 black and white building) - 20 years later I could sit and have a pint there - wow!
I live a few miles out from Beamish and in my last year at school aged 15 in 1987 i spent a week there on work placement. I got to do light labour duties like changing the glass signage in the train station lamps and painting the band-stand. Years later i ended up on a crew that worked on some of the re-assembled buildings, cutting chases for electrical cables. It's a constantly growing project that gives a brief look at the lives of the working folk of the northeast from times gone by.
You must visit Durham City Spence. only 15 minutes on the train from Newcastle Central Station. Norman Cathedral and Castle built in 1090 on the beautiful River Wear peninsula.
Beamish is definitely worth visiting and also the museum in York both are really fantastic
The fish and chips are amazing.
Most of the buildings are original.
Removed brick by brick and rebuilt there.
A lot of the workers are voluntary
Beamish gets real buildings from around the country and disassembles them, cleans them then reconstruct them in the museum town.
Take a walk along Newcastle Quayside for all the pubs, eating places and views of the many bridges. St James Park football stadium is worth a visit, as is the 19th century Grainger Market. The Castle Keep is great and gives an excellent view of the city from the top and the Cathedral is lovely inside and out. There are also several small breweries to drop in on!
The 'bedpan' in Northern towns was traditionally called a 'Gazunder' on account of it going 'under the bed', for night time use only.
When in Newcastle should get the metro (mini train service) and go down to whitley bay cullercoats and tynemouth really nice coast line
Got dragged along to this by my wife while MAN UTD were playing was not happy but as soon as I got there it was probably the best day out I’d ever had, it’s totally amazing and you really feel part of the past, the staff stay in character the whole time and the scenery is first class!! I HIGHLY recommend ! She had to drag me away after 8 hours of exploring it’s huge!!!❤❤
Two miles away from Beamish is Tanfield Railway which has steam trains running on a short route .I think the trains only run on weekends. There are loco sheds there also where they work on the engines. In the same area is the Causey Aech which is the oldest railway bridge in the world .The builders used Roman technology to build it .
Although all of the videos on you tube are good they really don't do Beamish justice.If you do manage to go you will not be disappointed.
Whitby is a must if your up that way, best fish and chips in the land, great history Captain Cook, the Abby and then there’s Dracula of course 😂
I'm from near Middlesbrough....I've been to many places in my 49 years on this planet...but Whitby is and always will be God's Country.....I love the place!!
I've had dreadful F&C experiences in Whitby. Pick and choose carefully.
Yorvik is a brilliant attraction. Same type thing but viking times
We went there with Junior school when we were 11, 44 years ago, great place
I live right next to Beamish… Think Westworld,its full of actors in costumes…..bloody fantastic place.
You should definitely pop down to Durham City, it's only a 15 minute train ride from Newcastle
Ooh yes lads! I'm from very near Beamish and I can honestly say it's an amazing place, adding to it all the time, all buildings are brought down brick by brick, numbered and rebuilt on site. The staff rotate too so one day you as a worker you could be on the farm next a blacksmith next in the sweetshop etc... all the demonstrations, the steam engines marching bands or 18th century army display I seen once, not to mention all the footpaths and forests surrounding the huge site. I went most weekends and was never once bored there's so much to do not to mention that these guys are almost single handedly preserving our North East heritage. Fantastic stuff!
Are you from Beam itself? Beamish is only a little bit like Beam.
@@mike7002that’s not even funny
I’m originally from Newcastle and have visited Beamish many a time. It has grown so much from the early days.
I’m from a mining family, ( Dad was a miner) and all mines( pit) had ponies. The pit ponies retired to Beamish, the pits have long gone now and the last pit pony died in 2009 . Here in Northern Ireland ( hopefully Spencer you’ll get to visit N/Ireland) we have Ulster Folk living Museum in Cultra Co. Down and The Ulster/American folk park in Omagh.
Great video again lads, I live in-between Newcastle and Beamish, there are medieval castles and Roman forts all over here, not to mention Hadrian's wall..
Lads you’ve got me addicted to your blogs. Loved your posts about the Legendary Fred Dibnah, more people should know about him. Keep up the great work from a new fan from Kettering England.
Wow, I went on a school trip to this place nearly 40 years ago !
I spent a day at Christmas in old Sturbridge village in Massachusetts.
Period costume, horse drawn sleigh, mulled cider, carols….
It was WONDERFUL.
Royal Navy museum is another good one in the north east it’s in the coastal town of Hartlepool
If you guys visit England Beamish is a must go. You need at least a whole day.
This wasn't a town made up to be a living museum, all these buildings were demolished from towns around Durham, and rebuilt brick by brick at Beamish .
In the late 1980s I worked for a (then) well known department store in Edinburgh. The Company supported Staff Welfare Initiative. Included in the offerings along with annual Staff Dances, were the Staff Day Trips. We went to Beamish on at least two occasions. The first foray to Beamish was a single coach. The next trip was two bus loads, and the tickets allocated by names “drawn out of a hat” due to the enthusiastic reports about the original visit.
Of course Beamish was relatively “new” then, but was still hugely entertaining, and informative.
We left Edinburgh early, early in the morning, arriving at Beamish at opening time, leaving at closing time, and stopping on the drive back to have dinner, arriving back in Edinburgh in the late evening.
It was great listening to your reaction to the Museum, and seeing the additions to the exhibition.
Beamish was our best school trip .
All the buildings in this huge museum have been taken down and rebuilt from all over the North of England. Not cheap, but well worth it. It takes a whole day to see it all
Two days, if you see everything.
Recommend the Historic Dockyard of Portsmouth esp HMS Victory but my fav is the Mary Rose ship wreak exhibition ...
Never expected to see Beamish on the channel. Live not too far away but not been in decades.
Just over an hour from Beamish is the Forbidden Corner, which is a great day out!
There is also a fully functioning pub at Beamish called The Sun Inn and I can heartily recommend the Firebrick 2 Bob Bitter brewed locally. They also do light and dark ales if you're not in to bitter.
I concur with the person in the video - you cannot experience all of Beamish in a day. I have been several times and found new and interesting things to do each time. I would say, catch a tram from the entrance to the 1910 town and stay there as long as you like - that could be all day, of course - and only move on when you feel the urge. Don't try and squeeze it all in or you'll be left disappointed.
Do make time for a pint, though!
If you're passing through Cheshire on the trip, do consider stopping off at Jodrell Bank to check out some monumental 1950's engineering.
Used to live in Chester-Le-Street and remember going to Beamish before it was a museum. Found a really old miners lamp - candle lit so possibly before Davy safety lamp. Spare candle held in the handle. Timings don’t really add up though, Davy lamp 1815 and Beamish mine opened much later I think.
Some of the stuff in the printing shop are from dad's old printing company. When he retired he donated some of the equipment and type faces to them
My sister lives in Beamish great place. Have to stop in Durham and Newcastle too
Absolutely love beamish, there’s also blists Hill Victorian town near Iron Bridge, and the Black Country Living museum in Dudley.
When we went to Beamish, the guide was a former Miner.
The entrance is a long passage where you enter an leave bent over.
He told a story of when he was in a pit out under the North Sea. He missed the last train out for his shift and had to walk like that for 9 miles.
I’m 20 minutes away from Beamish. Had lots of school trips there. Fantastic place
I have only been here once (it’s a long walk from East Sussex.)
It was winter, cold, raining, lots of it was shut, and it was absolutely brilliant.
If I get up to Durham in the future I will definitely be going again.
One of my grandfathers worked in a Durham mine, but not at the coal face, he looked after the pit ponies which were used to drag the wagons of coal up to the surface. And I grew up in a Victorian home with a cast iron range in the kitchen, as was shown in the video. Just so you know, Newcastle is in Northumberland County which is next to County Durham. Durham Cathedral is very special if you like old buidings.
I'm only just 8 miles from there, it's a very popular place and great setup... Also, near by, is Beamish Hall, a hotel, and it's beautiful with a gorgeous little restaurant called "The Stables"... Lovely place for a stay, had meself some nice romantic weekends there *wink wink*, highly recommended if your in the area, even if you want to go for a bit of bait! :)
Oh, and by the way, when an American visits County Durham, they are technically visiting their nations roots... Let me explain...
There is a place called Washington in the area, historically, it was part of County Durham, then moved over to the Sunderland area... Anyway, a family that owned the area were called "The Washingtons", and yes, some uprooted and went to live in the colonies over the pond.
One of the family members descendants became your.... First president, and the stars and stripes flag of yours, it's based on their family shield, which is displayed in our Cathedral in Durham City just down the road!
So, when you go to Beamish Museam, and with it, County Durham, all I can say is... Welcome home! :)
One of the best days out I've ever had. Do make a full day of it, and don't forget to ride on the 1830s railway line (avoid wearing your best clothes, as the smoke can get everywhere!
Taking my Florida friends in May when they make their first visit to me. Every kid in the N.East took school trips to Beamish.
I live near Beamish in a small town called Washington, the place your first Presidents family is from
A similar area of the country and in a similar vein and well worth your time, I'd reccomend Eden Camp if your schedule allows it. A former pow camp from world war 2, it is now a museum with the original pow housing used to display a different aspect of the war from the British side from the beginning up until wars conclusion
This video of beamish was taking near the end of covid ,,, But now there is no need to book a slot you can just turn up on the day but sooner the better to get as much in as possible.. There is also a few trains you can ride on one down from the Town near the funfair area and one called the waggonway near pockerley village which is a very old style steam engine you ride on these are all free as are buses and trams,,
Hi Spencer & Daniel, if your Nana is interested in period dramas Spencer, you could suggest to her the early 1970`s (Upstairs, Downstairs). It was set between 1903-1930, it was about a rich family in London & their servants. It was the most popular in the U.K. until (Downton Abbey) came along, it had many wonderful British Actor`s & Actresses. Including one of the Co-creators, Jean Marsh portraying Rose the house parlourmaid.
Another is the early 1990`s (The House Of Eliott) set in the 1920`s were 2 sisters try to create a fashion house. If you are considering visiting Beamish, there is the National Museum of The Royal Navy in the town of Hartlepool, on the coast 22 miles to the southeast of Beamish. It is set up as a recreation of a seaport during the Napoleonic period & contains the oldest RN ship still afloat H.M.S. Trincomalee.
Been there many many times, amazing place.
I live in county durham, near the beach, was there today infact, great everytime we all go, just take a packed lunch, spot on for the price, pay once for an annual ticket and go as much as you like
Call the midwife is brilliant! I’m glad your grandma loves it! If she can get hold of it, she should watch “Larkrise to Candleford” if she hasn’t already!
I'm Scottish from near Glasgow. I have been to Beamish many times over the years as my Nana and aunts and uncles and cousins all lived in County Durham. I visited first time aged 8, again aged 10 with my friend who stayed at my Nana's. We went down the drift mine. You just walk down and have to wear a hat with lamps on front. We visited the 1900's street. Aged 22, my parents and I got our photos taken wearing traditional dress. The costumes are fronts only and tied at the back. Our friends took our video of us and was funny to watch back as the fronts were 1900's and at the back we were wearing shorts. We visited the 1900's put village and the miners cottages. My mum worked with a colleague whose father-in-law's house was rebuilt brick by brick. They were miners. We travelled on the tram and the steam train. There is an old fashioned sweet shop where you can buy old fashioned sweets. I haven't been for over 20 years and would love to visit again as they have obviously added to it.
Beamish s lovely very interesting!! You need 2 days at least to see everything!!!!
You need to visit St Fagans museum near Cardiff if you love this type of museum. Old Welsh building preserved at this museum, just watch your head when entering some of the cottages!!
I live 5 minutes from Beamish am there all the time it's a good day out
Although I live in the SE of England I can relate so much to how wonderful Beamish is in the North. So much of this fantastic memories of childhood although moved on still related to Victorian times. So much I do miss where the modern World misses out on. I'd love so much of that back now. I could go back to buying items pre decimal system in Pounds, Shillings, and Pence £:s:d with ease, not an issue in the slightest. I argue a lot that Trams and Trolleybuses should be the transport not only of the past but also the future. 19th Century technology like the Bicycle it works because it works! end of. I belong to a railway group where since 1995 we are getting so close now of our 1950's Electric trains back running main line. Absolute credit to those around the World anywhere who takes the time to keep history alive.
Beamish is just up the road from me. It's an amazing place. The Sun Inn pub is fantastic, like most buildings it was removed brick by brick from my home town Bishop Auckland.
Ooh this is near me,it's fab x
Think of it as a zoo for buildings. Buildings saved from different periods of time and rebuilt to recreate a period of time. Peaky Blinders is shot at The Black Country museum in Birmingham. Bliss Hill in Shropshire is another. A great day out. They all have working pubs, fish and chip shops and other shops. Bliss Hill is early industrial and has iron smelting and candle making going on.
and its next to ironbridge and not far from the severn valley railway,,,
I live near there they missed the old fairground
The pub there was taken from just up the road from me. The bar top is the same one my Grandfather drank on. My mother would stand on it and sing when she was 4/5 in the late 40s / early 50s and he would use the money to buy his beer 😂.
Looking forward to your after action report.
They’ve moved a lot of buildings there, actual buildings
I live quite near this museum is❤ amazing old villages a pit old fashioned world it’s so good brilliant that your putting this on worth a visit if you find yourself in the North East of England
Boys you should have stuck with Guy Martin and also look into the "Black Country living museum" very similar kind of thing , also a lot of "Peaky Blinders" filmed there too.
I haven't been their in years. My grandmother lives fairly close, still need to drive for half-an-hour or so. We could have had a family connection if the place had started ten years earlier. The place takes real-life buildings that were due to be demolished and moves them to the open air museum. My great-grandfather had a Victorian era barbers shop on South Shields riverfront, but it was torn down before the Beamish people could get a hold of it.
Beamish is brilliant lads enjoy it, i'm originally from Newcastle but sadly moved away a while ago,but i do go back every year for a visit, you will love it Spenser great city👍
Beamish isn't far from my home town of Darlington (birthplace of Public Railways in 1825). The entrance to Beamish is actually a steam hammer called Tiny Tim that was once used at a foundry in Darlington.
Born in County Durham as is my husband. I lived in Darlington until I was 16. Hubby is a Geordie and I'm a Teesider. We go back up as often as possible and always try to do a trip to Beamish
I used to live in Pelton near museum
I'm originally from that area and used to live only 5 miles from Beamish Museum. I can remember having school trips to it, wasn't as big as it is now. I took my wife to it for the first time four years and she thought it was awesome. You probably need to spend a whole day because it is so big. The fish and chips are to die for.
I live near Beamish too there's a lot of north east people watching this channel 😂
Spence u definitely need to end the trip with some fish and chips that's all I'll say.
If you guys come to England in September you should go to Glorious Goodwood where you dress in period correct costumes
❤thank you I was brought up here for the first 6 yrs of my life you will never be able to say your heritage you will love this opportunity please feel welcome guys dive in
We stayed there in our caravan for a week.
It is a great place.
The BBC series 'The Repair Shop' is filmed in a barn at the Weald and Downland Open Air Museum over Singleton way (north of Chichester, West Sussex) which is a similar living museum, only it's much further back in time. We've also got the Amberley Chalk Pits Museum which has more early 20th Century stuff and vehicles.
This place reminds me of that South Park episode, super fun time 😂
Beamish was actually the very first open-air living history museum in Britain (UK?) to be opened, lads - anything else just followed after them in their own ways . . .
If you guys are interested in history and like programs where people get involved, have you thought of checking out the ‘Victorian Farm’ (2009) BBC Series?
It was a series where the presenters (usually Ruth Goodman, Alex Langlands, and Peter Ginn) recreate everyday life on a farm in the 1880s, using authentic replica equipment and clothing, original recipes and reconstructed building techniques.
If you like it, then there are a few other programs with much the same team: Tales From The Green Valley (2005), Victorian Pharmacy (2010), Edwardian Farm (2010), Wartime Farm (2012), Tudor Monastery Farm (2013), Secrets Of The Castle (2014), and Full Steam Ahead (2016).
At the pits you can visit the pit ponies
I've been down twice & it's a great experience
Did you know that tram seat backs can flip the other way so the tram can drive backwards on the tracks and you can still sit facing the front.
Some trams had dual front back controls
I enjoyed Williams urge when I was, over in the States a few years ago and we toured all the battlefields as, well.
However, Beamish is, huge in comparison and you really need a couple of days especially now they are adding a 1950s town.
St Fagans near Cardiff is similar, brilliant living museum. And free!
Spencer if your visiting Cardiff St Fagans National Museum of History is near by
The chamber pot was often referred to as a "gazunda" as it goes under the bed.
Between Birmingham and Dudley we have the Black Country Living Museum.. also another worthwhile day out. Birmingham also has Cadbury World, just a couple of miles down the road from me, in Bournville. Crich in Matlock has the Tram Museum Village too..in gorgeous surroundings, and Matlock is worth a visit just for the beautiful scenery
My parents took me there when I was a kid. I've never forgotten it.
Depending on where you're going, you have the Dungeons in York that are really interesting. You also have Blackpool and London Dungeons. Alton Towers and the village of Alton, Manchester and Liverpool. What I suggest is you do it all bit by bit over several trips, Start from one part and work your way up or down.
I can take you spencer I live in Newcastle I love beamish
Go there 2 or 3 times a week as live a few miles away
I guess the most "off the track" thing you could see are places like Beamish or maybe a days hike along the Coast to Coast Walk, 180 mile cross country Long Distance Footpath from start in the Lake District on the west coast and ends on the East Coast in Yorkshire, 180 miles from Coast to Coast. I do not expect you to complete it but maybe just the first day hike from St Bees to Ennerdale, approx 20 miles along the Coast and through the fields to Ennerdale with views over the Lake that supplies ALL of Manchesters drinking water.
Best fish'n'chips EVER!! Cooked the old fashioned way. Queue early though because it can be super busy. Wouldn't be surprised if people don't just pay to go there for the fish'n'chips. If I lived closer, I would.
Except they're not cooked in a lump of beef dripping thrown into the fryer.
I live near Beamish and not sure when ya coming but they building a cinema, which is nearly done, hopefully this year.
When you're in Manchester Spencer you should check out the Science and Industry museum, It's a short walk from the city centre and full of interesting stuff
Up inthat neck of woods Durham cathedral is a must. They have a copy of Mappi Mundi
I've been with my family 3x now and we still haven't seen it all!
Scene of a few school trips back in the 1980's ( Being from the North East). And it was always raining.Enjoy Newcastle man.