With a four day Easter weekend coming up, there may be time for families to fit in a quick staycation next weekend - at the very least a day trip.
But if you have to wait until summer for your holiday, keep in mind Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, which has just been named one of the 10 best railway-themed family holidays in England by Guardian Travel. The news comes ahead of it hosting its annual steam gala, which takes place on April 9 and 10, where it will host 20 road steam engines and rollers, along with 25 internal combustion vehicles.
The open-air museum has a Waggonway, Colliery Railway and narrow gauge lines on its site, while Rowley Station has been moved and faithfully reconstructed to look as it would have in Edwardian times, with guests able to look around the signal box, waiting rooms and yard.
