Beamish
in County Durham of England, United Kingdom
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Newcastle Airport (11 mi) - Durham Tees Valley Airport (27 mi)
- Carlisle Airport (46 mi)
- RAF Linton-On-Ouse (59 mi)
- Leeds Bradford Airport (70 mi)
- Robin Hood Doncaster Sheffield Airport (100 mi)
- Manchester Airport (108 mi)
- Manchester Woodford Airport (108 mi)
- Liverpool John Lennon Airport (117 mi)
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Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Unesco heritage, 13 mi) - Durham Castle and Cathedral (Unesco heritage, 49 mi)
- New Lanark (Unesco heritage, 59 mi)
- Studley Royal Park including the Ruins of Fountains Abbey (Unesco heritage, 72 mi)
- Old and New Towns of Edinburgh (Unesco heritage, 87 mi)
- Saltaire (Unesco heritage, 92 mi)
- Liverpool – Maritime Mercantile City (Unesco heritage, 105 mi)
- George Washington Golf And Country Club (Golf course, 5 mi)
- Heworth Golf Club (Golf course, 6 mi)
- Brancepeth Castle Golf Club (Golf course, 10 mi)
- Birtley (Portobello) Golf Club (Golf course, 15 mi)
- Burgham Park Golf & Leisure Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Gubeon Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Longhirst Hall Golf Club (Golf course, 20 mi)
- Cleveland Golf Club (Golf course, 26 mi)
- Watch House (built 1879) aka The Lookout (observation point, (14 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 54.875 and -1.646 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 54° 52' 30" and W -1° 38' 45"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Pound - GBP
- Spoken languages:
- English, Welsh, Scottish Gaelic
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 08:26 PM (Monday)
- Timezone: Europe/London
- UTC/GMT offset: 0 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:42 am and 7:19 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -46.433 and 169.767 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Otekura - References
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 3,0 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to United Kingdom.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning United Kingdom. Last Update: 2024-08-13 08:21:03
Explore Beamish
Beamish in County Durham (England) is located in United Kingdom about 241 mi (or 388 km) north of London, the country's capital.
Local time in Beamish is now 08:26 PM (Monday). The local timezone is named Europe / London with an UTC offset of one hour. We know of 9 airports in the wider vicinity of Beamish, of which 5 are larger airports. The closest airport in United Kingdom is Newcastle Airport in a distance of 11 mi (or 18 km), North. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site is Frontiers of the Roman Empire in Germany at a distance of 13 mi (or 20 km). The closest in United Kingdom is Durham Castle and Cathedral in a distance of 49 mi (or 20 km), North-East. Also, if you like golfing, there are multiple options in driving distance. We found 1 points of interest in the vicinity of this place. If you need a place to sleep, we compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Depending on your travel schedule, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Pelton, Lamesley, Gateshead, Newcastle upon Tyne and Durham. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 63 °F
| Morning Temperature | 8°C / 46 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 13°C / 56 °F |
| Night Temperature | 10°C / 50 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 0% |
| Air Humidity | 53% |
| Air Pressure | 1030 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Light breeze with 5 km/h (3 mph) from East |
| Cloud Conditions | Few clouds, covering 20% of sky |
| General Conditions | Few clouds |
Tuesday, 17th of September 2024
18°C (65 °F)
11°C (51 °F)
Overcast clouds, light breeze.
Wednesday, 18th of September 2024
17°C (63 °F)
10°C (50 °F)
Few clouds, gentle breeze.
Thursday, 19th of September 2024
18°C (64 °F)
11°C (52 °F)
Sky is clear, light breeze, clear sky.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Best Western Beamish Hall Country House Hotel Stanley
South Causey Inn
Newcastle Gateshead Marriott Hotel MetroCentre
Ravensdene Lodge Hotel
Newcastle (Team Valley)
Eslington Villa
TRAVELODGE CHESTER-LE-STREET
Newcastle (Metro Centre)
TRAVELODGE WASHINGTON A1 (M) NORTHBOUND
Newcastle South
Videos from this area
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Bengali Wedding Games
Asian weddings have so many lovely traditions. Here in this Bengali wedding at Beamish Hall near Newcastle the groom and his family are not allowed in until they have paid a fee, or as in...
Clear Round Charlie
Clear Round Showjumping at Pockerley Riding School.
Beamish Museum - Pit Village (Signed and subtitled)
A look into Beamish Museum's Pit village. This video gives you an insight into our Mahogany Drift mine, Colliery buildings, Pit cottages and experience what life was like in Edwardian pit communiti...
Vote for Matthew - VisitEngland's Tourism Superstar
Beamish's Matthew Henderson is in the national final of VisitEngland's Tourism Superstar - and he needs your vote! Vote for Matthew Matthew, our Engagement and Participation Team Assistant,...
Vote for Matthew - VisitEngland's Tourism Superstar
Beamish's Matthew Henderson is in the national final of VisitEngland's Tourism Superstar - and he needs your vote! Vote for Matthew Matthew, our Engagement and Participation Team Assistant,...
Private Michael Heaviside VC arriving at Shield Row station
Private Michael Heaviside VC of Craghead arriving at Shield Row station, Stanley, County Durham in 1916. Michael Heaviside was born in Gilesgate Durham City in October 1880, he served as a...
Locomotion No.1 at Pockerley Waggonway
On the morning of 27th September 1825, Locomotion No.1 set off on the first journey along the iconic Stockton and Darlington Railway - the world's first publicly financed passenger railway....
Beamish: Great North Steam Fair 12/4/12 Part 1
On Thursday 12 April, I ventured up to the North East for the day, to the Beamish open-air museum where they were holding their annual "Great North Steam Fair". My main purpose of visit was...
Beamish
Back in August we took a trip north to Beamish open air museum in north east England.(Well worth visiting) What you see in this video is one small part of the museum.Here you'll see Uk loco's...
On the Buses, (and Trams) - Beamish Style.
A visit to Beamish Open Air Museum, County Durham, proved fascinating. A trip back to 1913 where a selection of buses and trams run up and down the High Street.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Beamish Museum
Beamish, The North of England Open Air Museum is an open-air museum located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, County Durham, England. The museum's guiding principle is to preserve an example of everyday life in urban and rural North East England at the climax of industrialisation in the early 20th century.
Craghead
Craghead is a former mining village in County Durham, England. It is located at the bottom of the valley to the south of Stanley, on the main road between Stanley and Durham, and not far from the village of Edmondsley. The village still has some reminders of its industrial past, including a colliery brass band. Also in Craghead there are many public houses including the Punch Bowl.
Urpeth
Urpeth is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance from Ouston and Beamish. Urpeth started its life as a coal mining area with multiple seams of coal being mined from various locations around the current housing estate. Urpeth Colliery was owned by the Birtley Iron Company and during its heyday employed 300 men and boys. The on site coke ovens produced up to 470 tons of coke each day.
High Forge
High Forge is a hamlet in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the west of Urpeth, north of Beamish.
High Urpeth
High Urpeth is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Urpeth, and a short distance to the north of High Handenhold.
Newfield, Chester-le-Street
Newfield is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated between Chester-le-Street and Stanley. Its services include; a post office, secondary school, primary school, a bed and breakfast, pub, car dealership, a dental surgery and a delicatessen.
Roseberry Sports and Community College
Roseberry Sports and Community College is a state comprehensive school, Sports College and sixth form in County Durham, England, founded in 1953. The College Principal is Mrs. Ann Bowen, who is also a geography textbook author for the examination board AQA. The school is housed on a very large single site holding approximately 700 pupils in the Pelton, County Durham / Newfield, Chester-le-Street / Ouston, County Durham areas.
Beamish Hall
Beamish Hall is a mid 18th century country house, now converted to a hotel, which stands in 24 acres of grounds near the town of Stanley, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
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