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Beamish Museum


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Reviews

The following reviews have been added by visit leaders using the EVOLVE system.
Overview
4.8
91 reviews


Excellent
 
85%

Very Good
 
15%

Average
 
0%

Poor
 
0%

Awful
 
0%

(November 2024 - Primary School)




Good clear activities with lots of engaging artifacts for learning history. (October 2024 - Primary School & Secondary School)




(September 2024 - Primary School)




History or social history trip (September 2024)




(August 2024 - Secondary School)




Very helpful staff, telling stories and show and teach how people lived in the past. (July 2024 - Primary School & Secondary School)




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(November 2023 - Primary School)




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(June 2023 - Primary School)




The children had a fantastic immersive experience! (June 2023 - Primary School)




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(January 2023 - Primary School)




(November 2022 - Secondary School)




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(October 2022 - Primary School)




(July 2022 - Secondary School)




It was a shame that some of the site was closed (part of Home Farm, the 1820s trackway and the trains in the 1900s town were all closed. But the rest of the site was fantastic as always. (July 2022 - Secondary School)




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(January 2022 - Primary School)




(December 2021 - Primary School)




Excellent - Victorian experiences. This is included a Victorian lessons, a visit to the coal mine and a walk around houses and shops from the era. (November 2021 - Primary School)




(November 2021 - Primary School)




(October 2021 - Primary School)




(February 2020 - Primary School)




(February 2020 - Primary School)




(January 2020 - Primary School)




Young people really enjoyed this especially looking at old school classrooms and seeing for themselves how different they were from today. (January 2020 - Secondary School)




The museum itself is very well set out and very much allows the children to immerse themselves in history. This is our second visit where the museum as double booked lunch space which caused confusion and lost time (hence dropping 1 star). (January 2020 - Primary School)




Well set up for school groups, lots of interesting exhibits that suited our purposes. (January 2020 - Primary School)




It was an absolutely fabulous day out with the kids! We booked "Worth 50 horses" and would thoroughly recommend it. It was an informative and engaging activity which fitted in well with our classroom learning. (January 2020 - Secondary School)




(January 2020 - Secondary School)




The museum was fantastic at providing children with a great deal of knowledge about the Victorian era. (December 2019 - Primary School)




(December 2019 - Primary School)




Excellent organisation and provision (November 2019 - Primary School)




Great day for all ages. (November 2019 - Primary School)




(October 2019 - Primary School)




(October 2019 - Primary School)




Invaluable experience of pre-electronic living (October 2019 - Secondary School)




An enjoyable, informative and interesting experience. Would benefit from a second sweet shop! (September 2019 - Primary School)




(September 2019 - Primary School)




Very friendly atmosphere, all of our students and staff thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Fantastic. We look forward to visiting again in the future. (July 2019 - Secondary School)




(July 2019)




(July 2019 - Primary School)




The exhibits and staff/volunteers really help students understand life in the period. (July 2019 - Secondary School)




Well organised and children enjoyed the visit. The school experience was very good - but maybe the teacher could have been a little more strict in order to give them a better impression of school life in the Victorian age. (June 2019 - Primary School)




(June 2019 - Primary School)




(May 2019 - Primary School)




(April 2019 - Primary School)




(April 2019 - Primary School & Secondary School)




(April 2019 - Primary School)




(March 2019 - Primary School)




(February 2019 - Primary School)




Great visit (February 2019 - Primary School)




(January 2019 - Primary School)




Fantastic and beneficial experience. The children loved the visit and was able to relate the learning in the classroom to the past which was explored at Beamish. (September 2018 - Primary School)




(September 2018 - Secondary School)




Extremely helpful staff, well organised venue. (July 2018 - Secondary School)




(July 2018 - Primary School)




(June 2018 - Primary School)




(June 2018 - Primary School)




(June 2018 - Secondary School)




(June 2018 - Primary School)




Good trip pitched at correct level for group. (May 2018 - Primary School)




The Workshop did not fulfil the expectations we had as part of the trip. (May 2018 - Primary School)




(May 2018 - Primary School)




(May 2018 - Primary School)




(March 2018 - Secondary School)




(March 2018 - Primary School)




(February 2018 - Primary School)




(February 2018 - Secondary School)




(February 2018 - Primary School)




Brilliant museum and service! (January 2018 - Primary School)




(January 2018 - Primary School)




(January 2018 - Primary School)




(January 2018 - Primary School)




(January 2018 - Primary School)




(December 2017 - Primary School)




Description

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Contact

Beamish Museum
Stanley
Durham
DH9 0RG

Reviews

The following reviews have been added by visit leaders using the EVOLVE system.
Overview
4.8
91 reviews


Excellent
 
85%

Very Good
 
15%

Average
 
0%

Poor
 
0%

Awful
 
0%

November 2024 - Primary School




October 2024 - Primary School & Secondary School
Good clear activities with lots of engaging artifacts for learning history.



September 2024 - Primary School




September 2024
History or social history trip



August 2024 - Secondary School




July 2024 - Primary School & Secondary School
Very helpful staff, telling stories and show and teach how people lived in the past.



July 2024 - Primary School




July 2024 - Primary School




May 2024 - Secondary School




January 2024 - Secondary School




November 2023 - Primary School




September 2023 - Secondary School




September 2023 - Secondary School




July 2023 - Secondary School




June 2023 - Secondary School




June 2023 - Primary School




June 2023 - Primary School
The children had a fantastic immersive experience!



May 2023




May 2023




February 2023 - Secondary School




January 2023 - Secondary School




January 2023 - Secondary School




January 2023 - Primary School




November 2022 - Secondary School




November 2022 - Primary School




October 2022 - Primary School




July 2022 - Secondary School




July 2022 - Secondary School
It was a shame that some of the site was closed (part of Home Farm, the 1820s trackway and the trains in the 1900s town were all closed. But the rest of the site was fantastic as always.



July 2022 - Primary School




June 2022 - Primary School




March 2022 - Secondary School




March 2022 - Secondary School




January 2022 - Primary School




December 2021 - Primary School




November 2021 - Primary School
Excellent - Victorian experiences. This is included a Victorian lessons, a visit to the coal mine and a walk around houses and shops from the era.



November 2021 - Primary School




October 2021 - Primary School




February 2020 - Primary School




February 2020 - Primary School




January 2020 - Primary School




January 2020 - Secondary School
Young people really enjoyed this especially looking at old school classrooms and seeing for themselves how different they were from today.



January 2020 - Primary School
The museum itself is very well set out and very much allows the children to immerse themselves in history. This is our second visit where the museum as double booked lunch space which caused confusion and lost time (hence dropping 1 star).



January 2020 - Primary School
Well set up for school groups, lots of interesting exhibits that suited our purposes.



January 2020 - Secondary School
It was an absolutely fabulous day out with the kids! We booked "Worth 50 horses" and would thoroughly recommend it. It was an informative and engaging activity which fitted in well with our classroom learning.



January 2020 - Secondary School




December 2019 - Primary School
The museum was fantastic at providing children with a great deal of knowledge about the Victorian era.



December 2019 - Primary School




November 2019 - Primary School
Excellent organisation and provision



November 2019 - Primary School
Great day for all ages.



October 2019 - Primary School




October 2019 - Primary School




October 2019 - Secondary School
Invaluable experience of pre-electronic living



September 2019 - Primary School
An enjoyable, informative and interesting experience. Would benefit from a second sweet shop!



September 2019 - Primary School




July 2019 - Secondary School
Very friendly atmosphere, all of our students and staff thoroughly enjoyed the experience. Fantastic. We look forward to visiting again in the future.



July 2019




July 2019 - Primary School




July 2019 - Secondary School
The exhibits and staff/volunteers really help students understand life in the period.



June 2019 - Primary School
Well organised and children enjoyed the visit. The school experience was very good - but maybe the teacher could have been a little more strict in order to give them a better impression of school life in the Victorian age.



June 2019 - Primary School




May 2019 - Primary School




April 2019 - Primary School




April 2019 - Primary School & Secondary School




April 2019 - Primary School




March 2019 - Primary School




February 2019 - Primary School




February 2019 - Primary School
Great visit



January 2019 - Primary School




September 2018 - Primary School
Fantastic and beneficial experience. The children loved the visit and was able to relate the learning in the classroom to the past which was explored at Beamish.



September 2018 - Secondary School




July 2018 - Secondary School
Extremely helpful staff, well organised venue.



July 2018 - Primary School




June 2018 - Primary School




June 2018 - Primary School




June 2018 - Secondary School




June 2018 - Primary School




May 2018 - Primary School
Good trip pitched at correct level for group.



May 2018 - Primary School
The Workshop did not fulfil the expectations we had as part of the trip.



May 2018 - Primary School




May 2018 - Primary School




March 2018 - Secondary School




March 2018 - Primary School




February 2018 - Primary School




February 2018 - Secondary School




February 2018 - Primary School




January 2018 - Primary School
Brilliant museum and service!



January 2018 - Primary School




January 2018 - Primary School




January 2018 - Primary School




January 2018 - Primary School




December 2017 - Primary School