Thursday 27th August 2026 - Day Trip to Beamish Museum

Beamish Museum:

Beamish Museum is the first regional open-air museum, in England, located at Beamish, near the town of Stanley, in County Durham, England. Beamish pioneered the concept of a living museum. By displaying duplicates or replaceable items, it was also an early example of the now commonplace practice of museums allowing visitors to touch objects.

The museum's guiding principle is to preserve an example of everyday life in urban and rural North East England at the climax of industrialisation in the early 20th century. Much of the restoration and interpretation is specific to the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, together with portions of countryside under the influence of Industrial Revolution from 1825. On its 350 acres (140 ha) estate it uses a mixture of translocated, original and replica buildings, a large collection of artefacts, working vehicles and equipment, as well as livestock and costumed interpreters.

PICK UP POINTS:

E-Coaches Depot, Amber Business Centre, Riddings - 07:30

Riddings Industrial Estate Entrance - 07:31 

Codnor Marketplace - 07:40 

Ripley Marketplace -07:50 

Swanwick Opposite Church - 07:55 

Alfreton - Watchorn Lay By - 08:00

Alfreton- Opposite Lidl (Mansfield Road Bus Stop) - 08:05

Alfreton - Railway Station- 08:10

South Normanton J28 Chruch- 08:15

We also have a feeder bus service picking up in Ilkeston, Heanor, Eastwood and Somercotes for an additional £1 per passenger. Please select ‘Feeder Service’ as your pick-up point and we will contact you to discuss times and exact pick-up points.

Exact timings and pick up points will be clarified via email before your trip.

Once booked, simply ensure you're at the pickup point at the chosen time, you do not need to show proof of purchase as your name will be on our passenger list.

Where possible we will try to honour your seating preference.