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.

Places near Beamish feature a number of interesting waterfalls including Summerhill Force.

Beamish has some unmissable towns nearby like Stockton-on-Tees, and Middleton-in-Teesdale.

Places near Beamish feature a number of interesting country parks including Hardwick Country Park.

There are a number of airports near to Beamish including Teesside International Airport.

Beamish History

There are some historic monuments around Beamish:

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