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Beamish Museum

Beamish Museum is an open-air museum in County Durham. Visitors find it 1.4 km northeast of Stanley. About 350K people visit each year.

Photo: Beamish Museum, Benjamin Smith (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Where

1.4 km

northeast of Stanley

Visitors a year

350K

Wikidata

How well known

Top 3%

#194 of 8,556 places we list

Warmest months

Jun–Aug

highs of 17–20°C

In brief

Museum near Stanley

One of the best-known places to visit in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland

#194 of the 8,556 museums, castles, gardens and other attractions we list, by how widely it is covered (13 Wikipedias). About ↓

Just outside Stanley

Beamish Museum is 1.4 km northeast of Stanley. Towns near it ↓

Written from OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, the ONS built-up areas and Met Office 1991–2020 averages.

When to go

The year in Stanley

If warmth matters, go June to August: Stanley reaches 17–20°C.

Jan6° / 1°57 mm

Feb7° / 1°47 mm

Mar9° / 2°54 mm

Apr12° / 4°56 mm

May15° / 6°53 mm

Jun17° / 9°73 mm

Jul20° / 11°66 mm

Aug19° / 11°75 mm

Sep17° / 9°62 mm

Oct13° / 6°68 mm

Nov9° / 4°72 mm

Dec6° / 1°64 mm

Green months are the warmest. Typical afternoon highs and night lows in Stanley, and rain in a month. Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991–2020 averages for Stanley. Opening times change through the year: check before you go. Stanley’s full climate →

About

Beamish Museum

There are Wikipedia articles on it in 13 languages. Within 15 km there are 71 more places to visit, starting with Durham Castle (13 km).

Type: Museum
Visitors: 350K visitors a year
Wikipedias: Covered in 13 languages
Town: 1.4 km northeast of Stanley
Official site: beamish.org.uk

Facts: Wikidata (CC0) and OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors).

Plan your visit

Practical information

Entrance fees

EntryA fee is charged

Hours and entry: OpenStreetMap contributors. They change through the year: check its site before you go.

The map

Getting to Beamish Museum

Each numbered point is one of the places listed below; Beamish Museum is the orange one.

Towns near it

Which towns are near Beamish Museum

Of these 8 towns, the largest is Stanley (19,423 people). Nearest first, every town here counts it among its places to visit.

1 · 1.4 km southwest of it

Stanley

19,423 people · 6 places to visit

2 · 1.7 km southeast of it

West Pelton

680 people · 5 places to visit

3 · 2.6 km east of it

Pelton and Ouston

7,305 people · 9 places to visit

4 · 2.6 km west of it

Tanfield Lea

2,399 people · 6 places to visit

Compare the 8 towns

Town	Where Beamish Museum is	People	Places to visit
Stanley	1.4 km southwest of it	19,423	6
West Pelton	1.7 km southeast of it	680	5
Pelton and Ouston	2.6 km east of it	7,305	9
Tanfield Lea	2.6 km west of it	2,399	6
Urpeth	2.8 km east of it	2,048	8
Newfield	2.8 km southeast of it	1,529	5
Kibblesworth	2.9 km northeast of it	1,500	7
Craghead	3.3 km south of it	921	3

Make a day of it

Other places close by

Among the 71 within 15 km are 3 cathedrals, 3 museums and 2 castles.

CastleDurham Castle13 km away 2

CathedralDurham Cathedral14 km away 3

MuseumTurbinia9.6 km away 4

CathedralNewcastle Cathedral10 km away 5

CastleNewcastle upon Tyne Castle9.9 km away 6

CathedralSt Mary's Cathedral9.7 km away 7

Big drawMuseumGreat North Museum: Hancock11 km away · 638K visitors a year 8

MuseumCentre for Life9.5 km away · 225K visitors a year

Within 15 km, close and well known first. Numbers match the map.

Questions before you go

Where is Beamish Museum?

Beamish Museum is 1.4 km northeast of Stanley, County Durham.

What is Beamish Museum?

Open-air museum in County Durham, United Kingdom.

How many people visit Beamish Museum?

About 350K visitors a year.

When is the best time to visit Beamish Museum?

June to August are the warmest months in Stanley, with afternoon highs of 17–20°C (Met Office 1991–2020 averages).

What else is there to see near Beamish Museum?

Within 15 km: Durham Castle (13 km), Durham Cathedral (14 km), Turbinia (9.6 km) and Newcastle Cathedral (10 km).

Places: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence) and Wikidata (CC0), placed in the ONS 2022 built-up area (Open Government Licence v3.0). Visitor counts are the latest Wikidata gives, with their year.

Photos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).

Photo credits (9)

Beamish Museum: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Castle: Carla Brain, CC BY-SA 2.0, Wikimedia Commons
Durham Cathedral: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Turbinia: Alfred John West, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle Cathedral: The original uploader was Soloist at English Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Newcastle upon Tyne Castle: Benjamin Smith, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
St Mary's Cathedral: James@hopgrove at English Wikipedia, Public domain, Wikimedia Commons
Great North Museum: Hancock: TubularWorld, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
Centre for Life: Simon Cobb, CC0, Wikimedia Commons

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