Christmas card-style scenes at Beamish as snow falls at open-air museum

A flurry of snow fell in pockets around the region this morning, leaving a spreading of pre-Christmas magic.

The weather left Beamish looking particularly attractive as its vintage vehicles and buildings took on an almost dreamlike air.

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