Beamish Steam Gala - 1st/2nd April 2023

Beamish - The Living Museum of the North is often referred to as Beamish Open Air Museum. Situated between Stanley and Chester-le-Street, County Durham, it was created in 1970 reaching its Golden Jubilee in 2020. Since its launch it has grown and grown with many wonderful features including an early 1900s town, a 1950s town, a mine with pit cottages, chapel, etc., several types of farm and much more. Each year there are several special events such as this Steam Gala Weekend, a fantastic celebration of a bygone era. We are so fortunate to have this world class museum on our doorstep.

[@Trombonology]

I'll say you are fortunate! -- looks like grand fun. Things zip along at a much brisker pace today, but it seems that the world, for all the modern technological improvements, lacks the visual charm of earlier decades in recent history.

[@BlaydonAces]

We are fortunate indeed. The place is brilliant and one of these special events they put on, on a nice day, is such a great day out. Many of the staff and helpers wear period clothes too which adds to the atmosphere. The engineers who invented and developed these beautiful machines were amazing.