ONE of the country's best-loved historical attractions has got a whole host of new features opening up this summer. There are plenty of places across the country where people can get a taste of what life in the UK would have been like in the past . 8 A new toy shop is part of the offerings at Beamish museum Credit: NCJMedia 8 The Grand Cinema was recreated from one based in Sunderland Credit: NCJMedia 8 The cinema will show films and news reels from the 1950s Credit: Beamish Museum 8 A radio rentals shop will show off 1950s technology Credit: NCJMedia However, few places do it as well as Beamish in County Durham.
The open air museum tells the story of life in the North East from as far back as the 1820s, all the way through to post-war Britain. The site has an old fashioned pit village, a 1900s town, a farm from the 1940s, all with working shops, bars, businesses and even a fair, recreating life from the past. However, it has recently been working on a new 1950s town, with parts of it already open to the public.
And from the start of next month, several exciting new additions will also be available for visitors to explore to learn more about the time period in the country just after the second world war. They include a toy shop, where visitors can see toys on display from the museum’s collection, see a dolls’ hospital and purchase 1950s-style toys. A new record store has been added to the site, complete with booths where guests can listen to 1950s tunes as they take in th.
