Beamish the Museum
This week is Beamish again but this time its more about the museum then the engines that were there!!
There is so much to see, lots of different areas spread over the 350 acre site, from The Pit Village, The Town with all the shops, The railway station for a train ride and then all the trams, buses to ride on there is so much to see and do, We can't say enough about this place its great. Please visit and enjoy all they have to offer.
Hope you like the pictures..
A view towards The Pit Village
This is the view to the pit village, here there is lots to see from a school, a chapel and a row of the old pit cottages where some of the employes would of lived back in the early 1900s.
To the right of this picture the road takes you on down to the area where the colliery yard is, with the steam locos working in the yard on the railway and the winding house standing tall waiting to take the miners down to the pit, it could take you righ back to when these buildings were being used for real.
All these buildings have been saved from different regions around the North East and brought here to Beamish to recreate this colliery scene. Fantastic.
There is also a recreation of a fish and chip shop which is open to the public for food and refreshments..Yummy!
One of their many vehicles
There are lots of vehicles truddling around the site which adds to the atmosphere of Beamish.
Heres one
They have a large collection of trams which you can jump on and off at the stops as much as you like although they were very busy. Sorry can't tell you anything about this tram, I know nothing about trams..
Tram, steam and bike
This is one of my favourite pictures from our time here, love all the different modes of transport.
Jess waiting
I think Jess was glad to stop walikng for a few minutes, its quite a walk all the way round the roads...
Horse and cart
They have plenty of animals here to. They have a farm yard were we saw pigs, sheep and their lambs, plenty of horses and ducks etc.
The town green
The Town is full of buildings, from shops to houses, a dentist, a solicitors, the Co-op, a bank and a very busy sweet shop. This is to name only a few there is so much to see. More horses to see here as there is the town stables which has a large collection of carts and wagons.
The Great Shed
This is the Great Shed at the Waggonway which is were you can have a ride on the Steam Elephant Steam locomotive.
The Stean Elephant
This is the Steam Elephant giving rides, visitors experience steam hauled travel in the recreated unsprung carriages including an enclosed one used many years ago.
Loco just coming out the station
The railway station is based on a typical station of around 1910, this is Rowley Station which was once near Consett in the North East.
We cannot recommend this museum enough, it was one of the best museums we have been to and we have been to alot!! Please if you are in the North East and can visit then don't miss it, a great day out for all the family. We will be back one day for sure, thanks Beamish...