Explore & discover Beamish, the world famous open air museum, telling the story of life in North East England during the 1820s, 1900s, 1940s and 1950s. Stroll through the village displaying duplicates and replicas of buildings from the different eras, visit the bakers or the olde sweet shop, sample the fresh cooked fish & chips, ride the old trams or pop in for a pint at the Sun Inn.