Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is launching its very own version of the classic board game Cluedo.
Forget Miss Scarlet and Professor Plum… will it be the Tram Driver with the lead pipe in the sweet shop or the Music Teacher with the candlestick in the dentist’s, after Beamish teamed up with Cluedo makers Hasbro to launch the museum edition of the popular game.
To mark the game’s launch, visitors can join in a Beamish Cluedo event this October Half Term, from 22 to 30 October 2022, and help to solve a murder mystery in The 1900s Town.
Celyn Gurden Williams, Acting Assistant Director of Engagement, at Beamish Museum, said: “We’re very excited to be launching a Beamish Museum edition of Cluedo. It’s fantastic to be able to put a Beamish spin on this classic family game. We’re sure it will provide hours of fun as players use their detective skills to follow the trail around their favourite museum and pick up clues to try and solve the murder of Mr Green the grocer.”
The museum’s latest board game venture comes after the huge success of Beamish Museum versions of Monopoly and Top Trumps.
Celyn added: “Our visitors really love the Beamish versions of Monopoly and Top Trumps so we’re sure Cluedo will prove to be very popular – and also help to solve the mystery of tracking down that perfect family gift this Christmas!”
The County Durham museum will mark the launch of its own version of Cluedo during a special Beamish Cluedo event during October Half Term. From 22 to 30 October 2022, visitors will need to stay vigilant and keep a sharp eye as they play a live game of Beamish Museum Cluedo in The 1900s Town.
Simon Woolley, Head of Learning, at Beamish Museum, said: “We’re looking forward to welcoming sleuths of all ages to the museum over October Half Term for this exciting event which will mark the launch of the museum’s very own version of Cluedo.
“Each day, at 11am and 2pm, visitors to The 1900s Town will be invited to discover, through a process of elimination, where Mr Green was murdered, what weapon was used to commit the crime and, perhaps most importantly, who killed Mr Green?”
Throughout October Half Term, visitors can take part by visiting the locations featured in the game, including the garage, bank and dentist’s, and eliminate each of the suspects and weapons as they discover them. The remaining suspect and weapon will reveal who the murderer was and the weapon they used to commit the crime.
Those who correctly discover the murderer will receive a certificate, and families can also pose for a photograph.
As well as taking part in the Beamish Cluedo event this October Half Term, visitors can explore the 350-acre open air museum. Hop aboard a traditional tram or bus and travel back in time to be surrounded by years of fascinating North East history, from the 1820s through to the 1950s.
Visitors can get their hair done the fashionable 50s way on the 1950s terrace, take a walk down a cobbled Edwardian street and taste delicious food from times gone by including freshly-baked bread, traditional ice cream and fish and chips.
Chat with cheerful costumed engagers, experience life as a Land Girl, practise your football skills in the 1950s, play schoolyard games in The Pit Village and so much more.
Plus, discover how no two visits are the same with our year-round exciting events programme. The Beamish Unlimited Pass means you can pay once and visit free for a year, including daytime events.
Visitors need to pre-book for 10am, 11am and 12pm timeslots but those who are planning to visit from 1pm onwards can just turn up and won’t need to pre-book (last admission is one hour before closing time).
Beamish Museum Cluedo will be available to buy from 22 October 2022 from The 1900s Town Stalls, Museum Shop at the Entrance and online shop at www.beamish.org.uk