Beamish
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.881, -1.659 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 21 54 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Beamish sits in the rolling countryside of County Durham, not far from the former mining towns around Stanley and within easy reach of the city of Durham. Its best-known landmark is Beamish Museum, an acclaimed open‑air museum that recreates life in the North East across several eras with period streets, working trams, a pit village and farm buildings, all staffed by volunteers and interpreters.
Historically the area was shaped by coal mining and rural estate life, and that industrial legacy is central to the museum’s storytelling; today tourism connected to the museum and a handful of local services are important to the local economy. The vicinity also includes country houses such as Beamish Hall, and the community retains a strong interest in heritage, education and seasonal living‑history events that celebrate the region’s social and industrial past.
Postcode districts covering Beamish
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 8.1 miles13.1 km
- Sunderland 9.7 miles15.6 km
- Darlington 24.5 miles39.4 km
- Hartlepool 23.1 miles37.2 km
- South Shields 11.7 miles18.9 km
- Gateshead 5 miles8.1 km
- Washington 6 miles9.6 km
- Durham 7.9 miles12.7 km
- Wallsend 9.9 miles16 km
- Newburn 7.7 miles12.3 km
- Whitley Bay 13.8 miles22.2 km
- Houghton-le-Spring 7.9 miles12.7 km
Neighbouring places
- West Pelton Built-up area 1.1 miles1.7 km
- Stanley Built-up area 1.7 miles2.8 km
- Newfield Built-up area 1.8 miles3 km
- Tanfield Ward 1.9 miles3 km
- Urpeth Built-up area 2 miles3.1 km
- Pelton Built-up area 2 miles3.2 km
- Tanfield Lea Built-up area 2 miles3.3 km
- Craghead Built-up area 2.1 miles3.3 km
- Craghead and South Moor Ward 2.1 miles3.4 km
- Kibblesworth Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Edmondsley Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
- Lamesley Parish 2.3 miles3.7 km
Example postcodes in Beamish
DH9 0RB, DH9 0RH, DH9 0RG, DH9 0SN, DH9 0RF, DH9 0RS, DH9 0RU, DH9 0RA, DH9 0RD … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 10.9 miles17.5 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 27.3 miles43.9 km
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 3.7 miles6 km
- Dunston Railway Station 4.8 miles7.7 km
- Eldon Square bus station 6.7 miles10.8 km
- Haymarket bus station 6.8 miles11 km
Hotels near Beamish Ad
- Beamish Hall Country House Hotel, Bw Premier Collection 4 0.6 miles1 km
- Riding Farm Cottages 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
- Beamish Park Hotel 3 1.5 miles2.5 km
- The Nest at the Woodmans Arms 5 4 miles6.5 km
- Staybridge Suites Newcastle 4 6.8 miles10.9 km
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 4.6 miles7.4 km
- Durham House Hotel 5.5 miles8.8 km
- Innside by Meliá Newcastle 4 6.2 miles10 km
- Delta Hotels by Marriott Newcastle Gateshead 4 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Hotel 52 - Stanley 4 1.5 miles2.4 km
Local points of interest
- Beamish Museum Museum 0.5 miles0.8 km
- Ravensworth Estate 3.3 miles5.4 km
- Life Science Musuem Museum 6.2 miles10 km
- Discovery Museum Museum 6.2 miles10 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 6.2 miles10.1 km
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 6.3 miles10.2 km
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 6.5 miles10.5 km
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Eldon Square Shopping centre 6.6 miles10.7 km
- St James' Park Stadium 6.7 miles10.7 km
- Laing Art Gallery Museum 6.7 miles10.9 km
- Barn at The Biscuit factory Museum 7 miles11.3 km