1900s Town
1913
Discover life in a North East town in the years leading up to the First World War in our 1900s Town.
Explore the 1900s Town and see how families lived and worked in the years leading up to the First World War.
Exhibits
Garage
See cars, motorcycles and bikes from our collection at the Beamish Motor & Cycle Works, which is a replica of a typical early 1900s garage.
Co-op Store
Browse the grocery, drapery and hardware departments of this store, which was moved from Annfield Plain, in County Durham. Can you remember your “divi” number?
Ravensworth Terrace
Visit the residents of Ravensworth Terrace, which originally stood in Gateshead. Brave the terrifying tales in the dentist’s surgery, pop into the music teacher’s house and see an Edwardian-style day at the office in the solicitor’s.
The Sun Inn
Pop in for a pint or a snack at the Sun Inn, a real traditional pub that was moved to Beamish from Bishop Auckland.
Redman Park
A beautiful spot to enjoy a rest, with a bandstand (originally from Saltwell Park in Gateshead) that regularly hosts brass band performances.
Access
To create an authentic feel, there are a variety of ground surfaces, some of which are uneven by nature. There are steep slopes in places, and some buildings and exhibits have stepped access.
The bakery is accessible via a single step into the exhibit. There is a flat level entry door to the side of the building.
Flat entry to the chemist’s and photographers’. The photographers’ is accessed via the chemist’s.
Accessible toilets (male – right hand transfer, female – left hand transfer) are available in the Tea Rooms, Masonic Hall (right hand transfer) and the tram shelter (male – left hand transfer, female – right hand transfer).
The terraced houses have stepped access. Photo packs are available in the Masonic Hall.
There is an accessible entrance to the sweet shop to the right of the building, this route is the exit route for the sweet shop. To access the sweet shop, please join the queue and a member of staff will help you access the exhibit via the accessible entrance.
There is an accessible entrance to the Masonic Hall and the Bank Board Room via a lift from street level.
There is flat level entry to the Co-op hardware store only. Photo packs are available in the Masonic Hall.
Accessible toilets (right hand and left hand transfer) and baby changing facilities are available at The Fairground. Accessible toilets (left hand transfer) available at the Regional Resource Centre.
A wide, gravel path runs through The Fairground. The surfaces of the path are varied.
Rides change from time to time. Please speak to a member of staff for access information for the current ride.
The hill from the Events Field towards the Regional Resource Centre is steep. A handrail is in place at the steepest point. Please be advised that the steep slope can be difficult for wheeled access.
Fairground
Sweets & Treats
Sweet Shop
Jubilee Sweet Shop
Jubilee Confectioners are delighted to offer our fantastic range of Beamish sweets, from locally made chocolate to our famous boiled sweets and everything in between!
W Smith’s Chemist
A visit to the chemist was usually for medical advice and medicine, visitors can learn about miraculous 1900s “cure alls” stocked in jars of all shapes and sizes on the shelves behind the counter – cobalt blue bottles for syrups and actinic green glass for poisons.
JR & D Edis Photographers
Call in at JR & D Edis Photographers to experience what a visit to a photographer’s studio in the 1900s was like, complete with side-lit studio window and props!
