The County Durham site ranked top of the charts in a study of UK and global filming locations that are the most popular for tourists to visit.
The online entertainment site 888 Casino analysed more than 100 TV show filming locations and Beamish was outstanding.
Here’s a selection of our own Echo archive views of the tourist hotspot from 2003 to 2016 - as well as a flashback to the video of the new cinema opening at Beamish.
1. Framing some wonderful memories
Brilliant Beamish and its many appearances on camera. | se
2. Fred in the photo
Celebrity steeplejack Fred Dibnah was at Beamish for filming in 2003. He was about to start a new TV series when this Echo archive photo was taken. | se
3. A valuable memory from 2005
The BBC's Antiques Roadshow came to Beamish for a day of valuations 19 years ago. Tell us if you were there. | se
4. Back to 2005
Another view from the Antiques Roadshow at Beamish in a scene from 2005. | se