Donate

Beamish is a self-reliant charity and 95 per cent of our income comes from our much-valued visitors.

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Your donations help to maintain the museum, develop new and exciting exhibits and support our work to preserve North East heritage for future generations, while supporting today’s communities, including through our health and wellbeing and education work.

Thank you!

Other ways to support Beamish

Gift Aid

Did you know that, at no extra cost to you, Beamish could receive 25% of the cost of your admission? This extra 25% would help to support Beamish’s charitable activities, including work with local communities and our programmes with older adults and people living with dementia. If all our eligible visitors opted in, this would raise £1.4M a year, which would make such a difference for us.
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Buy Beamish

Bring a bit of Beamish into your home with enamel signs, magnets, Top Trumps, mugs, tea towels, biscuits and more, there’s so much to choose from!
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Become a Friend of Beamish

By joining the Friends of Beamish, you’ll be helping to secure the future of The Living Museum of the North for future generations. The Friends have donated £887,000 since founding in 1967, helping museum projects such as Hetton Band Hall and Eston Church and buying Model T Fords.
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Business Friends

Beamish is only able to thrive thanks to the support we receive from people and businesses right across the North East region.
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Hire Us

Beamish Museum is the ideal venue to impress clients, treat staff or have fun in a completely unique environment. It’s the only venue in the North East where you can turn up to your business meeting on a tram – and all income generated supports the museum, which is a registered charity.

Volunteering

Would you like to get involved with the exciting and interesting work of Beamish Museum? If so, we would love to hear from you.

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Things to see

Explore everything Beamish has to offer, from bustling historic towns and working farms to heritage transport, live demonstrations, and hands-on activities.
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101 Things to Do at Beamish

Can you complete our list of 101 exciting things to do at Beamish? Experience good old-fashioned family fun, from playing traditional games and spotting items from our collections to sampling tasty treats and taking a ride on our vintage transport.

Beamish Unlimited Pass

Our Beamish Unlimited Pass allows you to visit again and again after paying just once. So if you’re worried that you won’t be able to fit everything into one day, now you can come back as many times as you like for a whole year!

Plan Visit

Find everything you need to know to plan your visit to Beamish Museum, from practical information to exciting inspiration for your trip.

What’s on

Discover what events we have coming soon!

Food & Drink

Beamish offers a range of food and drink options in each time period of the museum.

Accessibility

Beamish is a large open air museum with many historic buildings, some of which are not always completely accessible to visitors.

Dogs

Well-behaved dogs are welcome in the outdoor areas of the museum, but there are restrictions on the indoor spaces they can access.
Costumed staff in front of Georgian accommodation.

Places to Stay

Enjoy a trip back in time and stay in Georgian-style holiday cottages in our stunning 1820s Landscape, or find out about other places to stay in the region.

Three staff members on 1900s Town street

Donate

Beamish is a charity and your donations help preserve heritage for future generations, maintain and develop the museum, and support today’s communities, including health and wellbeing, and learning programmes.

Extreme Weather Policy

Beamish Museum is an open air museum spanning over 350 acres. We aim to be open rain or shine but, as we are an open air museum, that does mean the weather can play a big part in your visit.
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About Beamish

Beamish is a world famous open air museum which brings the history of North East England to life at its 1820s Pockerley, 1900s Town, 1900s Pit Village, 1940s Farm, 1950s Town and 1950s Spain’s Field Farm exhibit areas.

Get Involved

At Beamish, your support helps preserve history for future generations. Make a donation, become a Business Friend, or leave a gift in your will to ensure our work continues. Every contribution helps share the stories that matter.

Pay once and visit for a whole year FREE of charge, including daytime events so if you’re worried that you won’t be able to fit everything into one day, now you can come back as many times as you like for a whole year!

Buy your Unlimited Pass