A Trip down Memory Lane at Beamish Museum

We had a fantastic time on our recent visit to Beamish open air Museum.

The staff were so helpful and made sure that our group saw everything they were hoping to see, from the new 1950s “Clover Cottages” exhibition, the colliery, farm, the historic streets and old-fashioned shops and trams and the steam train at Rowley Station.

We had fish and chips in the tearooms and a stop at the 1900s Sun Inn for a drink. We also celebrated Ernie’s birthday with cake and singing happy birthday!

Some of the comments from our residents on their day out:

“I thoroughly enjoyed the day, bought some old-fashioned sweets in the 1900s town and loved the pub!”, Eileen

“I really enjoyed seeing the steam engines and the train and all the machines”, John

“The weather was lovely! I walked 6000 steps today. I liked seeing the spearmint sweets being made and some parts of the old town reminded me of being evacuated in the war”. Valerie

“I really enjoyed the steam engines. And my birthday lunch”, Ernie

“It was just a marvellous, marvellous day – a real highlight” Colin

A big thank you to our amazing staff, volunteers and families of residents for making this trip possible. Days out like these make a great difference . #CommunityOuting #MakingMemories #CareHomeLife