We waited for the tram in the town area of Beamish and then jumped off again at the next stop – Pockerley. A short stroll from here to the Waggonway where you get the chance to ride a replica of the world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive – Puffing Billy. The original hauled coal wagons from…

I loved Beamish and everything about it but my favourite part was undoubtedly the town – set in the 1900’s there is so much to see, do and explore. You could spend the whole day here without going anywhere else. Before our visit Son had read about the old fashioned sweet shop. The moment we…

We awoke to pouring rain on our first day in Co Durham but set out undeterred to visit Beamish, the famed open-air museum. It was just half an hour’s drive from our hotel, a good journey and best of all that rain eased off. Plenty of cars in the car park was no surprise but…