Best places: Museums in Ferryhill, United Kingdom

A recreation of Georgian, Victorian & Edwardian life with costumed staff, plus trams & buses.

Quayside attraction capturing Nelson's time period, with museum, costumed guides and 1817 warship.

Refurbished Victorian museum with natural history and Hadrian's wall displays and planetarium.

Part of the 2-venue biggest railway museum in the world, with locomotives and interactive displays.

Focusing on Asian art and culture, covering ancient Egypt to India, China and Japan.

👍👍 Lovely walk from Lower carpark not to busy had nice coffee and cake (take away only) from the station tearoom definitely recommend an afternoon out for fresh air and the scenery and find the Robin that posed for its picture taken.

Remains of a large Roman fort with reconstructed gatehouse and living quarters, plus a small museum.

Collection of historical weapons, uniforms & artefacts on display in a former armoury, with a cafe.

👍👍 Beautiful place. Ideal place to go in the summer sun ⛅

Interactive local maritime history and science displays, plus the British Film Institute's archive.

Preserved Victorian-era water-pumping station housing 2 working 100HP engines & other exhibits.

👍👍 I'm not a huge football fan, but I find it hard to pass on a free museum. And I'm really glad I visited. It's a small museum which you'd spend very little time in if it wasn't for the amazing guide we had who really knew his stuff. Lots of football memorabilia, all with great stories.

Stylish modern centre showcasing contemporary glass, with exhibitions, demonstrations and classes.

Museum of local rail history in restored 19th-century railway buildings, with antique steam engines.

Wide-ranging venue including industrial/social history, geology, glass/pottery, art and archaeology.

18th-20th century British oil paintings & watercolours on display in vaulted-ceilinged galleries.

Gallery housing Dutch, Flemish and Victorian art and contemporary British craft and design items.

😐 Quite a diverse mixture of different things in this building. There's a small section on how the War years affected the area, then a bit on the industries if the area like fishing, shipping, coal mining and glass manufacture. I think they should get rid of "creature corner" not nice to see a live Py...

👍👍 Although this is a small NT property it is nonetheless very interesting and gets 5 stars from me because of the super friendly staff. Jordan, who looks after the garden was particularly engaging and fun. The smaller house on this site is where Thomas Bewick was born whilst the larger house, now ho...

👍👍 Always great to return to Beamish Museum. Step back in time to experience life in the 19th and early 20th century. Great value passes, pay once and you can revisit anytime during the next 12 months.