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August 2025
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Kynren receives TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice Award during its tenth anniversary season07-08-2025
Kynren – An Epic Tale of England has been recognised in Tripadvisor’s® Travellers’ Choice® Awards for 2025, as its…
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TripAdvisor names The Bowes Museum among its top 10% of attractions worldwide07-08-2025
The Bowes Museum has been recognised in Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice Awards for 2025.
Tripadvisor’s Travellers’ Choice…
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Sun, sea and fabulous fare at Seaham Food Festival04-08-2025
Thousands of people flocked to Seaham this weekend for two fun-packed days of great food, cookery demonstrations and live entertainment.
Once…
July 2025
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Dalton Park Outlet welcomes stylish bar and dining experience to its line up25-07-2025
This summer, Dalton Park Outlet, the North East’s largest outlet shopping destination, will welcome Cafebar eighteen38, a dynamic Scottish-born…
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Countdown to S&DR200 celebrations in September25-07-2025
Excitement is building for S&DR200’s celebrations across County Durham and Tees Valley as the festival counts down to the Stockton &…
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Durham Brass Festival 2025: a roaring success21-07-2025
Schoolchildren dancing to Dolly Parton; Futureheads frontman Barry Hyde performing melodies for miners in their spiritual home; and brass on board a…
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Sun-sational: Dalton Park's summer of events has landed15-07-2025
Visitors are invited to a tantalising programme of free events, plus
the chance to win a £500 holiday voucher!
The North East’s…
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The spirit of Kynren: Celebrating 10 years, £65.5 million boost to the North East and a bold vision for the future14-07-2025
Kynren – An Epic Tale of England is celebrating a decade of unforgettable storytelling, community spirit and regional impact with the release…
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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.…