Museum
Type
Beamish
Where
Museum · Attraction
Good for
Check before you go
Cost
Plan your visit
Opening times
Open access — check locally for facilities
Location
Beamish
Parent hack
Arrive at opening time in school holidays — you'll beat the queues and the car park.
Beamish Museum is an open-air museum located in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects.
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