A FOOT-and-mouth affected tourist attraction has been given two cash grants to help it draw visitors back.
Beamish Open Air Museum will receive £30,000 in total to help it recover from last year's disaster.
A £20,000 grant from regional development agency One NorthEast will be used to target tour operators, coach companies and social groups to make day visits or short- break holidays in County Durham and Northumberland.
Northern Rock Foundation has also given Beamish a grant, of £10,000, to help it update exhibits.
A spokeswoman for Beamish said: "These projects will be of great benefit not only to Beamish, but also to the local economy.
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