Accessibility

There are accessible toilets and baby changing facilities in the following areas:

• Entrance Building – Accessible toilets with Invacare Reliant 350 Stand Assist*, baby and adult changing facilities also available.
• 1900s Pit Village – Toilets and accessible toilets at the band hall.
• 1900s Colliery Yard – Gender neutral toilets, accessible toilets and baby changing facilities in the lamp cabin.
• 1940s Farm – Toilets and accessible toilets.
• 1900s Town – Toilets in the Masonic Hall. Accessible toilets and baby changing facilities in tram shelter. Accessible toilets and baby changing facilities in the Tea Rooms.
• Fairground – Gender neutral toilets, accessible toilets and baby changing facilities.
• Pockerley Old Hall – Toilets and accessible toilets.
• 1820s Pockerley Waggonway – Toilets and accessible toilets.
• Regional Resource Centre – Toilets and accessible toilets.
• 1950s Welfare Hall – Changing Places Facilities, accessible toilets, accessible baby change and feeding facilities.
• 1950s Town – Accessible toilets and baby changing facilities are available in John’s Café. An accessible toilet is available at Spain’s Field Farm.

* The Invacare Reliant 350 Stand Assist is a compact and manoeuvrable mobile lifter that provides safe and comfortable assisted transfers for those with limited mobility or rehabilitation needs. The Invacare Reliant 350 can be used to transfer a client that cannot transfer unaided, but has some level of weight bearing ability, from one seated position to another.

Our 1950s welfare hall features Changing Places accessible facilities. These include:

• A wash and dry toilet.
• Overhead room coverage hoist system.
• Height-adjustable changing bench with a shower.
• Height-adjustable basin.
• Privacy screen.
• Non-slip flooring.

For Health and Safety reasons we do not provide slings. Customers are asked to bring their own which should be compatible with the loop system.

We have sensory bags available to use during your visit, guided by our Access Panel and designed to support visitors with sensory needs. The bags include; headphones, sensory book, lavender bag, football rattle, Beamish top trumps and Jacobs ladder.

The bags can be collected from our Entrance gift shop and requires a £10 refundable deposit.

A quiet space is available in our 1950s welfare hall for any visitor who needs to use it. The room is sensory-friendly and is equipped with a washbasin, chair, sensory-friendly lights and toys and books.

Access to the quiet space is on a first come, first served basis. Please speak to a member of staff in the 1950s welfare hall for access to the room.

Max Card holders are entitled to 25 per cent discount on individual Beamish Unlimited Passes, maximum of two adults and two children (this is not available on passes bought online and not available on family passes). Please note, the Max Card discount can only be applied on presentation of a valid Max Card.