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March 2024
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Durham Cathedral calls on people to help create Peace Doves for its upcoming summer installation18-03-2024
Over 15,000 paper doves created by visitors with messages of peace will be suspended in Durham Cathedral this summer.
Peace Doves, a…
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Europe’s largest collection of historic rail vehicles assembled at Locomotion18-03-2024
Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham is to undertake the museum’s biggest ever rail shunt to create Europe’s largest undercover display…
February 2024
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Three more celebrity chefs confirmed for Bishop Auckland Food Festival26-02-2024
A BBC Saturday Kitchen presenter, an award-winning chef and a food content creator with millions of TikTok views will headline the Sunday cookery…
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Return of the Vikings!26-02-2024
A Viking village, complete with cookhouse, cottages and a working blacksmith’s forge, is being recreated as part of a spectacular live outdoor…
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The Story to open this summer16-02-2024
A brand-new visitor attraction telling the tale of County Durham’s heritage will open this summer.
Durham County Council has confirmed…
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BOSH! First celebrity chefs revealed for this year’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival05-02-2024
A duo billed as “the world’s biggest vegan and plant-based chefs” are among the headliners at this year’s Bishop Auckland…
January 2024
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Exciting year ahead at Beamish Museum with new exhibits and a full calendar of events18-01-2024
Look forward to an action-packed 2024 as Beamish, The Living Museum of the North prepares for the opening of its latest Remaking Beamish project…
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Raby Castle celebrates its equine past as work commences on 18th century coach house and stables08-01-2024
Restoration work is underway on the 18th century Coach House and Stables at Raby Castle, a key part of ‘The Rising’ development, the…
November 2023
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Bishop Auckland Shines Bright as AGLOW Opens to Visitors21-11-2023
Auckland Castle’s first large-scale Christmas event opens to the public on Wednesday 22nd November, dazzling visitors to the County Durham…
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Durham city transformed into a giant art gallery20-11-2023
The 2023 edition of the UK’s light biennial Lumiere closed in Durham on Sunday night, having welcomed tens of thousands of visitors…
October 2023
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The Faith Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time this weekend10-10-2023
The Faith Museum explores the myriad ways in which faith has shaped lives and communities across Britain, through rarely seen objects, personal…
September 2023
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Full steam ahead – 200 years of train travel to be marked with celebrations28-09-2023
The two year countdown is on, to mark the bicentenary of the birth of the modern railway with celebrations throughout 2025.
The Stockton &…
June 2023
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Coach Tourism Association membership presents new opportunities for Durham12-06-2023
Discover Durham is now an official member of the Coach Tourism Association.
Led by Visit County Durham, Discover Durham is the county’s…