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October 2019
Lumiere Durham Group Travel Bookings 01-10-2019
Lumiere - the UK's largest light festival will return to Durham City this November, once again transforming the city into a…
September 2019
New Downton Abbey Film at Beamish Museum13-09-2019
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is delighted to have been a location for the new Downton Abbey movie.
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Launch date announced for Auckland Castle10-09-2019
A public opening date has now been confirmed for an historic North East castle, which was once home to some of the country’s most influential…
August 2019
Durham’s exciting new heritage experiences for groups30-08-2019
Durham has always been a county renowned for its heritage and award-winning attractions, but now a series of new developments have created…
June 2019
The Vikings of Northumbria set to invade Open Treasure 10-06-2019
On 11 June 2019, 10am, Durham Cathedral’s multi award-winning museum experience, Open Treasure, will experience a Norse invasion, a
Kynren Celebrates Volunteers' Week05-06-2019
The 1,000-strong cast and crew of ‘Kynren – an epic tale of England’, the UK’s largest outdoor theatrical performance, is…
May 2019
New Curator’s Exciting Plans to Explore Raby’s Untold Stories31-05-2019
Raby Castle has appointed its first full-time curator as it prepares to explore some of the untold stories behind the fascinating family…
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New Art Gallery Brings Masterpieces to Durham09-05-2019
Launching in Bishop Auckland on Saturday, 1 June the Bishop Trevor Gallery, part of The Auckland Project, will offer a programme of special temporary…
Durham Cathedral's central tower reopens08-05-2019
It won’t be long before the skyline of Durham City is restored to its former glory, as the conservation work on Durham Cathedral’s…
March 2019
Community Commemorates Cornish Centenary28-03-2019
The Durham mining community that provided a lifetime of inspiration for artist Norman Cornish, will sit at the heart of a special exhibition,…
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Raby Castle’s Behind the Scenes Tours 22-03-2019
Raby Castle’s behind the scenes tours are a chance for visitors to step straight into rooms and corridors from a bygone era and glimpse rooms…
Durham Cathedral to allow visitor photography 04-03-2019
Durham Cathedral is delighted to announce that as of Friday 8 March 2019, photography for personal use will be permitted inside the Cathedral…
February 2019
Masterchef's Gregg Wallace returns to Durham13-02-2019
His passion for good food made him the perfect choice to co-host BBC MasterChef and now the nation's most famous greengrocer is headlining Bishop…
Discover Durham’s incredible developments 11-02-2019
If you think you know Durham as a group travel destination, think again, as a host of exciting new attractions, events and anniversaries make the…
September 2018
International travel trade ‘Discover Durham’ as group destination05-09-2018
Discover Durham welcomed international travel trade operators in September to experience the best the county has to offer the inbound group…
April 2018
The Auckland Tower due to open July 201818-04-2018
Visits to The Auckland Project will soon begin at Auckland Tower where you can find all the information you need to explore Auckland castle, grounds…
Re-making Beamish18-04-2018
Work on Remaking Beamish, the biggest project in Beamish’s 48-year history, is progressing very well, despite the dreadful weather that hit the…
