[1] From the car park, cross the road and turn right on the pavement. Ignore the first left turn, but take the second one (Consett & Sunderland Railway Path). Follow this for a distance as it leads you underneath a road bridge.
[2] After a distance, you will get to a blue painted bridge where you can walk up to the bridge on your left. Walk up the path so that you find yourself at the entrance of the woods. Turn left and follow the public footpath as it leads you further into the woods and downhill.
[3] At the bottom of the hill, bear left and ignore the path leading right and further into the woods. Follow the path on your left for a distance.
[4] After walking behind the houses of Beamish on your left, you will soon exit the woods onto the road. Turn left here until you reach the 'Shepherd & Shepherdess' pub. Cross the road in front of the pub.
Take care when crossing the road.
[5] Turn left into the small pavement leading you along the road and follow it until you can see the Eden car park on your right again. Cross the road to get back to your starting point.
In the run-up to the Olympic Games 2012, Beamish Museum held an ‘Edwardian Sports Day’. This day marked the one month countdown to the beginning of the Games. 13 schools from around the area took part in activities like sack jumping and an ‘egg and spoon’ race.
On 24th August, the Paralympic Flame Celebration took place at Beamish. A variety of disability sport projects were showcased that day and you could experience many Paralympic sports demonstrations as well as taster sessions for different sports like archery, cycling and wheelchair football. Lee Curry, a community coach from Gateshead Thunder, was nominated to go to London and bring back the Flame to Beamish.