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July 2025
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Kynren's preview night a roaring success ahead of milestone season08-07-2025
Kynren’s 1,000-strong volunteer cast and crew wowed friends and family on Saturday night during the final dress rehearsal for the spectacular…
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Durham named Best UK Destination at national award02-07-2025
Durham has scooped the award as Best UK Destination as Beamish Museum is named Best UK Attraction at the Group Leisure & Travel Awards 2025…
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Kynren takes home national travel award for the second time02-07-2025
Kynren – An Epic Tale of England has won the Group Leisure & Travel Awards ‘Best Event for Groups’ title for the second time…
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Raby Castle's lifestyle destination celebrates increase in visitors one year on02-07-2025
A major restoration and redevelopment project at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens has celebrated its first birthday this month as well as an increase in…
June 2025
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Beamish, The Living Museum of the North wins £120,000 Art Fund of the Year 2025 Award27-06-2025
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North has been announced as Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025.
Rhiannon Hiles, Beamish’s Chief…
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Iconic high-speed train to make historic visit to Weardale Railway23-06-2025
Railway fans and families are in for a treat this summer as the legendary InterCity 125 High Speed Train (HST) makes a rare appearance on the scenic…
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Mining Art Gallery marks 200 years of the Stockton & Darlington Railway with new exhibition23-06-2025
Bishop Auckland’s Mining Art Gallery commemorates the railway that revolutionised the world with Fuelling the Railway Revolution, an…
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Full Seaham Food Festival line-up revealed11-06-2025
Two star bakers, popular television presenters and the BBC MasterChef Champion of Champions are among the famous faces heading to a North East food…
May 2025
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Top TV chef to headline Seaham Food Festival 29-05-2025
TV presenter, chef and culinary author John Torode MBE has been announced as the headline chef at this year’s Seaham Food Festival.
The…
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Auckland Palace’s Walled Garden becomes hive of activity21-05-2025
To mark World Bee Day, 20th May, The Auckland Project has installed a new apiary in the historic 17th-century Walled Garden at Auckland Palace…
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Kynren begins work on major show for its time travelling theme park15-05-2025
Following recent planning approval, development has now begun on one of the flagship experiences within Kynren – The Storied Lands, the…
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Durham shortlisted for national group travel award15-05-2025
Durham has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Group Travel World Awards 2025.
The county has been chosen as a finalist by Group Travel…
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Durham Fringe Festival returns with its most exciting lineup to date08-05-2025
Between 23rd and 27th July 2025, Durham Fringe Festival will host a spectacular array of performing arts across nine Durham City Centre venues.…
April 2025
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Beamish, The Living Museum of the North shortlisted for Art Fund Museum of the Year 202529-04-2025
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North has been announced as one of five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2025, the world’s largest…
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Crowds enjoy weekend full of flavour at Bishop Auckland Food Festival22-04-2025
The spring sunshine added the perfect seasoning to a weekend full of food and family fun at this year’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival…
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Spend a night at the museum as Beamish opens first self-catering cottages11-04-2025
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is giving visitors a chance to spend a night at the museum with the launch of its first overnight…
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New exhibition tells story of Durham University’s stolen Shakespeare First Folio08-04-2025
For the first time in over a decade Durham University’s edition of William Shakespeare’s First Folio will be on display as the…
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Raby Castle joins prestigious group of historic homes01-04-2025
Raby Castle in County Durham has been invited to join the Treasure Houses of England, a small group of the country’s finest houses, palaces and…
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Durham shortlisted for national award01-04-2025
Durham has been shortlisted as a finalist in the Group Leisure & Travel Awards 2025.
The county has been nominated by readers of Group…