Co Durham Museums 

Beamish The North of England Open Air Museum

Winner of both British and European Museum of the Year awards, Beamish is one of the region’s leading tourist attractions. It vividly recreates life in the North of England in the early 1800s and early 1900s. Costumed staff welcome visitors to The Town, the "drift" mine and Colliery Village, Home Farm, Pockerley Manor and The 1825 Railway - Pockerley Waggonway with its replica "Locomotion No 1" and "The Steam Elephant

Beamish  DH9 0RG  Tel: 0191 370 4000    Email

The Bowes Museum 

Magnificent French-style chateau set in spacious grounds with parterre gardens. Opened in 1892, the museum houses some of the finest collections of European art, textiles, ceramics and furniture in the country. These are complemented by temporary exhibitions featuring major works of art, some loaned from international galleries. There is also an acclaimed café and a shop.

Barnard Castle  DL12 8NP  Tel: 01833 690606   Email