Step back in time
Beamish,ih theh extraordinary di authentic open-air museum at nearby Chester-le-Street, is a fun day out for all ages. Climbing aboard the tram or open-air bus is like being transported back in time where visitors can go down an early 20th century pit, shop in the 1900s town and see animals at a 1940s farm. Open year round. BEAMISH.ORG.UK
Bowes Museum, an elegant 19th Century French Chateau in Barnard Castle, was founded by John and Joséphine Bowes and houses the largest private collection of fine and decorative arts in northern England. Open all year. THEBOWESMUSEUM.ORG.UK
At Bishop Auckland, explore Auckland Castle bishops’ palace, the surrounding parkland and new Faith Museum, the first of its kind in Britain. The Deer Park is open year round, the new Spanish Gallery gives Thursday to Saturday tours of Golden Age Spanish art, while the other Auckland Project sites reopen in March 2022. AUCKLANDPROJECT.ORG
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