Beamish, the living museum of the North

We travelled just under an hour south to visit Beamish, an open air museum and spent a lovely day viewing the various areas including 1825, the 1900 town and the developing 1950 area along with a farm and 'pit village' although the drift mine was closed. We also sneaked a beer in at the pub, shared a fish and chips cooked in lard and bought some old fashioned sweets (acid drops for Ed and strawberry bon bons for me). Despite the forecast, the weather stayed dry.

Later in the afternoon we drove the shirt distance to Durham where we were staying for the night. The hotel Indigo is located in the old civil offices near the centre of town. We had a meal booked at the restaurant in the hotel which is in the old circular council chamber. After a the course meal we were both ready to head for some much needed sleep!Read more