Beamish is a Living Museum of the North. It is a large open-air museum in County Durham that interprets the late 19th century with many historical buildings and artifacts from the region.

Beamish Main Street

Coal pit village at Beamish

This is a replica of the Rocket steam engine built in 1815 for use in mines. It was designed by John Bundle and William Chapman at Wallsend on the Tyne. It was modeled on an 1814 engine by George Stephenson of Newcastle.

The Rocket in the countryside at Beamish

Coal train at Beamish