Beamish
& Stanley

places of interest

Beamish Open Air Museum - Winner of both British and European Museum of the Year awards, much of the County Durham's industrial heritage is preserved at Beamish, the North of England Open Air Museum. The C2C route handily passes just a few metres from the entrance to Beamish.
Causey Arch - Built in 1725 and standing at 80 feet above a wooded gorge near Stanley, Causey Arch is the oldest surviving railway bridge in the world. The arch is the main feature of the picnic area and has displays explaining the early wagonways
The Tanfield Railway - Originally opened in 1725 this is a three mile steam passenger railway between Sunniside and East Tanfield near Stanley. The collection comprises over forty locomotives, carriages and a vintage workshop set in Britain


Accommodation
Beamish Mary Inn, Ian Hope, No Place, Beamish, Co Durham, DH9 0QH

Run by: Beamish Mary Inn

Traditional inn serving six different real ales and now under new ownership after a couple of years in the doldrums. Ian has plenty and experience and lots of enthusiasm and there is a big emphasis now on good, unfussy food. Myra skins the rabbits that go into the pies and you can get well fed for a fiver at lunch time. Ian has gutted and revamped the place.

Telephone : 0191 370 0237

Mobile : 07946 730048

Email : ianmhope@hotmail.com

Rooms : 1D, 3T, 1Tpl (4 en-suite and one with a private bathroom)

B&B : £25 - £30

Meals : Lunch £10 for 2. Dinner under a tenner.

Distance from route : 500m (behind Beamish museum)

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