Pockerley Old Hall is a two storey medieval stone pele tower, which replaced a Norman fortified manor house. Part of a manorial complex, the vaulted ground floor, supports a hall and a small chamber, under roof timbers of 1440. The three-light mullion window in the hall, is a 20th century replacement but the stairs in the end wall, are lit by an original square headed two-light window. In the late 18th century, Pockerley Farmhouse was extended, when the Georgian wing was added. Standing on a hill in the centre of the Beamish valley from at least 1183, the Old Hall was already on the museum site. 5 miles north is Ravensworth Castle and 6 miles south-east is Lumley Castle.