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Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is a large open-air museum and heritage event venue in County Durham, approximately 400 acres in size. Rather than operating like a conventional conference hotel, Beamish provides organisers with access to recreated historic environments, period buildings, heritage transport and immersive experiences. The museum brings the history of North East England to life through costumed interpreters, demonstrations, historic vehicles and recreated communities. For corporate events, Beamish currently promotes a range of distinctive locations, from a 1950s living room on Ravensworth Terrace for groups of up to six to the Bank Board Room overlooking the 1900s Town, which can accommodate up to 50 people. The museum can also provide the Museum Room as an ancillary lunch space. The venue's major advantage is the ability to combine a meeting or corporate gathering with bespoke heritage experiences. Groups can add a guided tour, Victorian school lesson, 1900s murder mystery, 1950s mini golf, fairground activities or transport experiences. Catering is provided by the museum's in-house team, including period-style service where appropriate. Beyond corporate hire, Beamish's 400-acre site hosts exhibitions, concerts, educational activities, seasonal celebrations and community events. It therefore works particularly well for team-building, corporate away days, heritage events, filming, cultural activities and highly distinctive experiential events.
The Bank Board Room is Beamish's principal currently advertised corporate meeting space. It sits above the period Barclays Bank in the 1900s Town and overlooks the recreated historic street. The museum describes it as suitable for meetings, small conferences, group lunches and gatherings, with optional use of the Museum Room as a lunch space.
This atmospheric room recreates a domestic 1950s interior and is designed for very small groups. Beamish specifically promotes it for small meetings and intimate corporate gatherings of up to six people. It offers a highly distinctive alternative to a conventional boardroom and can form part of a wider Beamish experience.
The Cookson Room is a period-style space within the 1900s Town, associated with the museum's Tea Rooms and Rossi's Ice Cream Parlour setting. Older corporate material listed capacity of up to 80 standing and 70 dining.
The Collections Study Room is located in Beamish's Regional Resource Centre and is a modern space rather than a period recreation. An older corporate brochure gave it a maximum of 60 theatre-style, 42 cabaret and 70 standing. It is fully accessible by lift, and the museum's current accessibility material confirms that exhibitions are occasionally held there.
Beamish can create event experiences using locations throughout its 400-acre site. The museum's current corporate offer highlights the possibility of adding tours, historic lessons, murder mysteries, mini golf, fairground rides and transport experiences. Larger outdoor events are also possible in principle, but
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