County Durham Weekend Beamish & Bowes Museum

COUNTY DURHAM WEEKEND - BEAMISH AND BOWES MUSEUM

 

2 – 5 April 2027

Friday - Monday

4 Days

From £585

 

 

The beauty of the Durham Dales offers a nice contrast with the historic city of Durham on this tour. The region has lots to offer no matter what time of year you visit with its stunning scenery, castles and cathedrals, museums and more. We also include a visit to the amazing Beamish Open-Air Museum.

 

HOLIDAY HIGHLIGHTS

 

Beamish Open Air Museum   |   Barnard Castle   |   Durham   |   Bowes Museum

 

DAY ONE – Arrival

We depart from your home and travel to Durham arriving late afternoon you will have time to relax before dinner this evening.

 

DAY TWO – Beamish North of England Open Air Museum

Today we visit the famous Beamish North of England Open Air Museum, capturing the spirit of the North East in the 1800s and 1900s. Attractions include a restored tram and replica bus rides, an authentic town street, a colliery village, a trip down the mine, an old-fashioned sweet shop, a working farm, steam locomotives, and much more. From here we make our way back to the hotel.

 

DAY THREE – Barnard Castle and Bowes Museum

Leaving after breakfast, we begin our day with a drive to the market town of Barnard Castle. You can see where Dickens immortalised ‘Dothboys Hall’, take a look at Cromwell’s refuge, browse around the antique shops, or visit the castle itself, high above the Tees.

We then head to Bowes Museum, located just outside the town. Set in a majestic French-style chateau, the museum opened in 1892 and will amaze you with its superb collection of art including the beautiful Silver Swan automaton.

 

DAY FOUR – Departure

After breakfast we leave our hotel and make our journey home with comfort stops en route.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

3 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Beamish Living Museum

Bowes Museum.

 

MARRIOTT DURHAM HOTEL. DURHAM

The Marriott Durham is conveniently situated for our break and is just a short walk from Durham. All bedrooms are ensuite and have television, telephone, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. Hotel has a lift.

 

YOUR HOLIDAY INCLUDES

Luxury coach travel

Home pick-up

3 nights accommodation, dinner & breakfast

Porterage on arrival and departure

Beamish Living Museum

Bowes Museum.

 

MARRIOTT DURHAM HOTEL. DURHAM

The Marriott Durham is conveniently situated for our break and is just a short walk from Durham. All bedrooms are ensuite and have television, telephone, hairdryer and tea & coffee making facilities. Hotel has a lift.

 

HOTEL FACILITIES INCLUDE

General	Rooms	Accessibility
4 star	Tea/coffee making facilities	Lift
Bar	Television	Wheelchair accessible
Restaurant	Hairdryer
Lounge	Wi-Fi

 

 

DAYS	TOUR DATE	DEPARTS	TERMS	SUPPLEMENT
4	2 - 5 APR 2027	FRIDAY	£585	£100 SINGLE
JONES HOLIDAYS INSURANCE			£38

 

 

 

Rooms are allocated on a first come first served basis and are limited. If no single supplement applies this is limited to the tour single room allocation and therefore additional cost may apply.  Prices displayed are per person unless otherwise stated. If door-to-door pick-up is included there may be additional charges for out of area. Itineraries and hotel inclusions may be subject to change. Seat numbers on the coach may be subject to change. Issues whilst on tour must be raised in the first instance with the driver. Covid-19 restrictions may apply. When making bookings you accept on behalf of yourself and your party the terms in our Trading Charter which can be found in our brochure, on our website at http://www.jonesholidays.co.uk/Jones-holidays-trading-charter, or a copy can be requested from our Sales office.  If your holiday is more than 56 days from departure, we offer a 7-day cooling off period where a full refund will be offered from the date of the initial confirmation invoice (with the exception of flight holidays).

Beamish Durham Royal County Hotel