I am lucky enough to be local to Beamish. It makes me so proud when I visit to see people learning about our local history. We often see coach trips from cruise ships visiting. I have family possessions that were donated to the museum in its founding years so it always holds a special place for me. Thank you for visiting and encouraging others to learn about my ancestors way of life
The first time I went to Beamish it was on a coach trip, I was 9 and I had been learning about WWII at school during the summer term so my mum thought it would be a great idea to have a history day at Beamish. It is still one of my favourite places, this and York Railway Museum. You are so lucky to live locally to the museum, I wish I was closer.
The village was used in the filming in Downton Abby. The motor shop that Mary’s husband and Branson buy (where marry announces her pregnancy) was filmed in the mechanics shop.
If you loved Beamish you have to go to St Fagans, it's the same sort of thing but Welsh history, it's really brilliant. It's near Cardiff and they actually take the original historical buildings and rebuild them in the outdoor museum piece by piece, with original fixtures and furniture. It's actually incredible the work they do saving these buildings. It's one of my most favourite places and it's huge with a castle and medieval church to name some of the buildings.
It's great to see you visit Beamish Museum, its local to me and I have paid many a visit here over the years as a child and adult, so many school trips, family days out and visits with my partner. We sometimes just go for a walk around and some sweet treats or fish and chips. You've gone at the right time with the recent opening of the first section of the 1950's town. I'd highly recommend returning at Christmas as it is wonderul! Also my grandad has played the organ in the church several times over the years. 😊
Ahh, memories of Frys five centres. They used to do a bar with one orange, one mint ,one strawberry, one coconut and one raspberry segment in each bar which you can't get anymore
Nice to watch this Shawn! And to know I met you in the metro centre the next day is awesome! I’ve just got back from filming videos on Poland and getting trains from city to city had the best time! Keep up the awesome videos Shawn!
Omg, i remember going to Beamish as a child about 3 times, we used to go at christmas time and it was magical at night in the dark with all the lights and they had reindeer and you could see Santa and they also had an ice rink. The last time we went, it snowed and that was magical. My favourite part was the sweet shop where we always got cinder toffee and watched them making rubarb and custard. Glad you enjoyed it!!!
Love your history vlogs, this is a museum i have been wanting to visit for ages, so great to be able to get to see a vlog of it, it makes me more determined to do it.
We love Beamish! We were one of your followers who recommended it to you! We live 60 miles away and visit 5 or 6 times a year on our season ticket - amazing value. We recommend the restaurant in the town. Their roast beef is amazing! You really can’t do Beamish justice in a single day! But you did a great job! We like to chat to the knowledgeable staff and take our time soaking up the atmosphere! And eating and drinking! I first went to Beamish with school in 1974 not long after it opened. Apart from the fact that there’s loads more, it also means that history is still current. Older people visiting in 1974 would actually have remembered the town era circa 1911. That is now the case of the new 1950s exhibit. And a 1980s exhibit is planned some time in the future… Try visiting The National Coal Museum near Wakefield. You’ll love that too!!
Old Son! Just watched this Vlog. As usual it was entertaining. I've never been. However, from what I've seen, it reminds me of The Black County Living Museum, in part. Especially some of the buildings, the insides of the houses etc. Very similar. Hope to go up there soon, Old Son.
Beamish is more than a good day out , my first visit I spent half a day then came back for another 4 days seeing something different every day , then returning yearly and still seeing different things each year , it is continually evolving and changing
Can’t believe you have never been to Beamish before, it’s probably the most visited tourist attraction in the North East of England !! Saying that I’ve not been myself in a long time, used to go on school trips here and been a few times with my parents
I love Beamish. I did a placement there and did you know people who work there actually live inside the museum? Only a handful of people but it’s really cool.
Amazing!!! It is so cool and fun to see the historic display of the times! I grew up in the USA Southwest and saw all of the old pioneer/western towns...But Nothing like Beamish! Best I have ever seen!!!!! Thank you for sharing such a fantastic place!!
First rate and comprehensive blog. My daughter and I are up from London on 19/6/24 four days to Newcastle and to see Beamish two days . Time permitting its off to Durham.
Fantastic video of Beamish, my fav place to have a day out. I live 5 miles away and go at least once a month. I was just there on Wednesday and with it being -3 degrees there were no queue's anywhere and all the buildings had big roaring coal fires which was brilliant. 😀
Hmm interesting. We have one nearby called Black Country Museum, which is mostly outdoors too. Shows old style buildings etc, they have a mine they take you down in tour groups etc. Have old fashioned trams too. You can pretend to go to school again, they do roleplay of you attending with a piece of slate and chalk to use to write on instead of pen and paper lol & the Bonus of the museum is there’s an actual fish and chip shop in the museum! (Don’t think it’s anywhere near as big as Beamish, but it’s near where I live so I got to represent it).
excellent video Shawn and Charlotte from Beamish Museum in County Durham for our first ever visit! Beamish is a HUGE open-air living museum spread across a 350-acre site and features a variety of different buildings, equipment, and working vehicles! Join us for a full tour of Beamish including footage from on board the wonderful trams! We also enjoy fish & chips and much more as we experience this fantastic attraction for the first time! keep the good Adventure up on the channel both of you Shawn and Charlotte, I can't wait to see the next Adventure from some were.
Great vlog Shawn and Charlotte. I’ve always wanted to visit this museum but have never got round to getting up to that part of the country. So nice to see all the vintage vehicles, buses, trams and trains. Love the layout as well including the beautiful old buildings and streets. A real step back in time almost like a time machine 👌😉
Aww this was amazing Thankyou so much for sharing this! Iv wanted to go here for a while now my parents live in Northumberland now so this is on my list to visit. I had no idea the place is so vast! Definitely needs a full day and maybe another visit to take everything in properly, I enjoyed watching this so much! I think I would be more starstruck with you both now than any other celebrities or film stars after watching all these videos of you this past week! 😂 your both so genuine with such a kind uplifting soul 😊❤❤xx
A Rural Policeman Constable was assigned to a Village and a special house was provided for Lodging. They tended to integrate better within the community and became trusted and popular.
Me and my nephew went to beamiish today my nephew is also disabled really enjoyed it beamish has a old buus which has been converted to take wheel chars we would like to thank the two people who went above and beyond call of duty to help us around the museum we will be definitely back one peace of advice take a packed lunch as it can be really busy thank you beamish for a brilliant day out
If you loved it here then you should definitely check out the Black Country Museum out also as it’s pretty much the same thing and has a vintage funfair with a couple of rides
Very cool tour S&C thanks for taking us along! We have outdoor Museum in my home state that my dad and I toured one time. But yours is much more massive! Of course our country is just a baby in comparison 😆😘p.s. you mentioned the bakery was actually baked goods how they used to be back in the day. But you didn't take us inside. Well I haven't finished watching yet maybe you have. Be interesting to see what is different. Would probably be really yummy because no processed food whatsoever would be in that yum yum
You should try and get back up, there is loads of new bits to see now. Nearly all of 1950s section is open with the last bit opening soon. Love beamish been going there for years, saying we live 30 minute drive away 😊
What a Fab Vlog. I’d heard about this place a few years ago but completely forgot about it. I’m gonna look for local B&B’s and plan a trip. Nice One 👍🏻
Beamish really is the jewel in the crown of the North East. For those who've never been, allocate a whole day to visit. Plus, talk to the staff in costume. You'll get so much more out of your visit if you do.
If you liked Beamish, you should definitely come to the Black Country Museum! It’s not far from you both and is an amazing day out. I’ve been there lots as I live near. Bits of Peaky Blinders was filmed there too, just incredible!!😊
In future if you have already got your yearly membership pass and pre booked your time slot there's a little green hut at bottom of entry path that will stop you having to que and go right threw building. Also the Christmas and Halloween events are amazing always a sell out.
Seems pretty similar to the black country museum near Birmingham which I would recommend because they also have a fairground with lots of classic rides to try out as well
Really enjoyed this vlog, didn't even know this place existed. It looks amazing and so beautiful in parts. I love visiting the National Trust park around the UK but I think I will start looking for places like this. A great place to show my children, what life was like in the past plus the fish and chips looks so good and not bad for the money. Thank you both for showing us places like this 😍
I feel it is very similar to Black Country Living Museum in Dudley but they appear to do more displays and yo can be a pupil in the classroom, unless you just didn't have chance to show these. Remember seeing Beamish in Downton Abbey.
The castle museum at York has a victorian street, it starts form the 1980s and goes backwards in time, they also have a jail, it is right next to Cliffords Tower. The best museum in York is Jorvick, you ride round in suspended ride car and you also get to see the real dig remains and artefacts, but i dont know if you would be allowed to film, but it would be a really nice day out for you and charlotte anyway, if you get chance.
One of our favourite places. The harvest themed agricultural event is particularly good. You missed out on the trains though! The station does normally run a proper steam train. Puffing Billy is amazing. It's a replica of an original first generation locomotive and the brutal iron shod cart wheels are a real Grand National style rough ride! Lastly the chips are amazing because they are cooked in beef fat instead of vegetable oil.
Your Courthouse/ Town Hall is actually a Freemasons Lodge and was not there for the first 25/ 30 years of the Museums life. It is a very fine example of such a building and the Lodge room that you were in , which had a balcony which I suspect had a spiral staircase to access it is of specific dimensions and layout for the ceremonies the brethren would have worked there. It is considered to be one of Beamishes Gems.
It’s brilliant here, I went here in 2018! We stayed at the nearby Premiere inn and went here. I remember they sold us some Delicious Pineapple sweets 😁! We also got ‘Dab and chips’ Here Which is presumably a Jordy phrase (I don’t know cos I’m From Yorkshire) This place is amazing, it gives you a rough idea of what life was like in the olden days!
I have been to the mining museum at Wakefield that is even better than the one at Beamish, it was a working mine right up until the 80s, it shows you how they mined from the victorian period right up till the 80s, they have all the shower rooms and machinery assosiated with the mine and you go down a lift, not the original because that was to dangerous for the public. I was like charlotte, i didnt like it very much, but my son loved it, most of the museum is outside so you could film a lot.
isnt beamish gorgeous 😍 its such a good price aswell for the whole year and were lucky we live so close. to be honest we usually just take the dog for a walk or have a walk just to get sweets 🤣
Really is good to see places like this, displaying vintage buildings, transport and amusement park. Be good in my opinion if they added railway / heritage railway to circle entire site? Offering vintage various types of steam locos & coaches. Aswell a few stations? But who knows. Its like a theme park, but not. But yeah still a good place to go & see in person. Cheers. 😀👍
I love beamish. Its great at Christmas and Halloween. My son treat me and his dad too afternoon tea there the yr before covid. I hope to get to do it again very soon.
