Friends of Beamish Museum Welcome to The Friends of Beamish.
1950s now open at Beamish
Friday Evening Meetings
Upcoming Meetings
September 26th 2025 - 8.00pm
Gary Bankhead - Dive into Durham
To be on site only in the 1950s
Welfare Hall
Please contact the Friends' Office, by e-mail, for more details on how to
join us and to receive updates on the Friday Meetings. Please check this site regularly for
updates on meeting details.
What's on at Beamish?
Keep checking for special events at Beamish
See the full list of special events planned for this year at Beamish.
To keep up to date with Transport Developments at Beamish visit Beamish Transport OnLine
Have a look at these fantastic illustrated diaries by Samuel Tuke Richardson
Click here to journey with him into the past. Family Annals by Road and Rail, By Flood and Field The Road to Albalanda
Always a Warm Welcome from the Friends.
No matter where you live. We have members from all around Britain and in other parts of the world. You don't have to live locally to join The Friends.
Part of Beamish Museum a Registered Charity.
The Friends of Beamish is part of Beamish Museum, a Registered Charity, protecting and re-creating the region's past for future generations to enjoy.
Friends' Membership Deal.
Benefits of Joining the Friends:
- Friendship.
- Free admission to the Museum for a whole year.
- Free copies of the Beamish magazine (worth £5.00).
- 25% Discount on the Museum Guidebook.
- Social events and occasional behind the scenes visits around the site.
- 10% discount in the Museum's catering and retail outlets (excludes Sun Inn, Fairground and Photographic Experience).
- Helps support our volunteers and our work for the Museum.
Friends of Beamish Membership Details.
- Adult Individual Membership: £43.00
- Adult Partners (at same address): £72.00
- Senior Citizen (60+years) Individual: £35.00
- Senior Citizen Partners: £57.00
- Child (5-16 years): £30.00
- Student: £35.00.
- Family (1) - 1 Adult and 2 children: £65.00
- Family (2) - 1 Adult and 3 children: £76.00
- Family (3) - 2 Adults and 1 child: £81.00
- Family (4) - 2 Adults and 2 children: £92.00
- Family (5) - 2 Adults and 3 children: £102.00
- Lifetime Membership Package: £3000.00. (All the above benefits plus invitations to exhibit openings and our Beamish Museum evening events for partners and free entry for up to four guests per visit.)
- Members Brooch - each: £1.50.
NOTE: fees are payable in pounds Sterling only.
NON-UK members can arrange payment by contacting the Friends' Office.
