Beamish is a Village in the county of County Durham.

Beamish postcode: DH9 0QY

Retail in Beamish

There are great places to visit near Beamish including some great waterfalls, towns, country parks and airports.

Summerhill Force is a great place to visit close to Beamish if you like waterfalls.

There are a several good towns in the Beamish area like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Hardwick Country Park is one of Beamish's best, nearby country parks to visit in Beamish.

Beamish is near some unmissable airports like Teesside International Airport,

Beamish History

There are some historic monuments around Beamish:

• Chester New Bridge
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Durham Tower and section of town ditch
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 2, Byker section of Hadrian's Wall and presumed site of milecastle 3 at Shields Road West
• Kepier Hospital
• Lanchester Roman fort (Longovicium)
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Corner Tower
• Castle Steads camp
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Sallyport or Wall Knoll Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall containing Ever, Morden and Heber towers, two turrets and two sections of town ditch
• Winlaton Mill ironworks, south east of Winlaton Mill village
• Concangium Roman fort
• Harbour House Chapel
• Bowes Railway
• Friarside Chapel
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 4, sections of wall between Crawhall Road and Jubilee Road
• Maiden's Bower round cairn
• Newcastle Swing Bridge
• DUNSTON STAITHES
• Site of Ravensworth coalmill, 600m north east of Ravensworth Castle
• Old Hollinside fortified hall house, Whickham
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Plummer Tower and a 17th century bastion
• Washingwells Roman fort, Whickham
• Gibside Hall, 17th to 19th century country house
• Ravensworth quadrangular castle
• Coal mining remains at Dunston Hill
• Aldin Grange (or Bearpark) Bridge
• Esh Cross 150m north of Esh Hall
• The Friars, remains of Dominican friary
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: Gunner Tower
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall and town ditch between Forth Street and Hanover Street
• Settlement SW of Harbour House Farm
• Causey Arch, Tanfield
• Enclosures near Damhead Wood, Whickham
• Bobgins engine house 250m south west of New House, Causey
• Hadrian's Wall in wall mile 6, Condercum Roman fort, Benwell
• Old Tyne Bridge (land arches)
• Old Hall
• Grange and Chapel, Bear Park
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including St Andrew's Tower and section of town ditch
• Roman fort, Anglo-Saxon cemetery, motte and bailey castle and tower keep castle
• Newcastle upon Tyne town defences: section of curtain wall including Closegate and Water Tower
• Chapel of St Mary Magdalene