Blog (September 2017) - This is Durham

We’re launching Taste Durham Month in some style with the fantastic news that the critically-acclaimed Orangery restaurant at Rockliffe Hall has just been awarded four coveted AA Rosettes, making it the only hotel, golf and spa resort in England to hold such an accolade.

The spacecraft that transported astronaut Tim Peake to the International Space Station is landing at Locomotion!

TakeOff is England’s leading festival of theatre for children and young people, produced by Theatre Hullabaloo, and it’s headed back to the region for its milestone thirtieth edition between 16 - 22 October.

Theatre group Burn The Curtain are bringing an immersive theatrical experience to Hamsterley Forest in October.

This October half-term, the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty is hosting their very first Stargazing Festival.

Durham Book Festival returns between 7 – 15 October, giving a chance for lovers of literature to indulge their passion.

Durham Book Festival returns between 7 – 15 October, with a whole host of talks, readings and workshops for literature lovers to dive into.

On Saturday, the latest remarkable season of Kynren wrapped up, but organisers Eleven Arches have already revealed ambitious plans for future of the Bishop Auckland spectacular.

Durham’s Gala Theatre and the Old Cinema Launderette have teamed up to bring the city a new, boutique music festival: The Launderette Sessions.

Lumiere, the UK’s largest light festival, will return to Durham for the fifth time between 16 - 19 November 2017, and the first iconic locations to be featured in the spectacular have been revealed.