The 1950s have been brought back to life at a County Durham outdoor museum. Beamish Museum has recreated a typical front street of a mining town with houses, a chip shop, cafe, and hair salon ...

The Beamish Amateur Dramatic Society will be performing Jack and the Beanstalk in the museum's 1950s welfare hall every Saturday and Sunday until February 16. Lisa Powell, Beamish pantomime ...

A museum has opened a pop-up emporium as part of efforts to connect with the community. Beamish Open Air Museum launched the store at Prince Bishops Place shopping centre in Durham. Customers can ...

A living museum has gone "viral" with a 21st century TikTok trend. Beamish Museum near Stanley, County Durham, received more than one million likes on a video which saw its 1900s town engager ...

If you thought pantomime season was over, well oh no it isn't as Beamish Museum will be keeping the festive spirit flowing for a while yet. The open-air attraction in County Durham is only just ...

Beamish Museum welcomes around 800,000 visitors every year - so it is no surprise that it takes a team of over 350 paid staff and 400 volunteers to keep the attraction ticking over. The most ...

Heavy snowfall has closed the North East’s leading open-air history museum. Beamish Musuem, near Stanley in County Durham, has said it is unable to open for safety reasons. The popular visitor ...

Traditional New Year, first footing and Twelfth Night celebrations will be in full swing at Beamish Museum over coming days.

If you thought pantomime season was over, well oh no it isn't as Beamish Museum will be keeping the festive spirit flowing for a while yet. The open-air attraction in County Durham is only just ...

Heavy snowfall has closed the North East’s leading open-air history museum. Beamish Musuem, near Stanley in County Durham, has said it is unable to open for safety reasons. The popular visitor ...