Celebrations
Georgian Gathering
Saturday, 19th & Sunday, 20th September 2026
Step back to the hustle and bustle of the early 1800s as Pockerley Old Hall, the Waggonway and St Helen’s Church come alive with Georgian entertainment and a whole host of traditional crafts and activities.
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As with all daytime events, you can use your Unlimited Pass or Friends of Beamish membership to enjoy this special event.
Beamish reserves the right to alter or change this programme at any point.
More Events
Festival of Transport 2026
Join us for a Festival of Transport as part of May Half Term!
- Saturday, 23rd – Sunday, 31st May 2026
Atchin-tan and celebration of Gypsy Roma Traveller history
Atchin-tan in Romani, the language of the Romany Gypsies, means “stopping place”. Using the museum’s Bow Top living wagon and our 1950s caravan we will be recreating a stopping place at Spain’s Field Farm.
- Saturday, 12th – Sunday, 13th September 2026
Horticultural Show 2026
The museum has teamed up with the North East Horticultural Society for this annual event, taking place on the museum’s Events Field, which will see fierce, friendly competition at the museum as a vast array of vegetables, flowers and crafts are put forward to be judged.
- Saturday, 5th – Sunday, 6th September 2026
Access
Beamish is a large open air museum with many historic buildings, some of which are not always completely accessible to visitors.
1820s Pockerley
Visit beautiful Pockerley Old Hall, enjoy the magnificent gardens and wander through the glorious Georgian landscape.
1820s Landscape
Visit our Georgian Waggonway and discover the story of the birth of the railways. Take a steam train ride through the Georgian landscape hauled by Puffing Billy, a replica of the original locomotive which was built in 1813 by William Hedley