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Durham boasts rivers, reservoirs and coast - so whether you enjoy fishing, sea angling, sailing or canoeing, you're sure to find something to whet your appetite.
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Indoor Attraction
Durham City
Redhills Durham Miners Hall is a vibrant hub of community activity, preserving the rich history of the mining industry while also inspiring future generations. Step inside this beautifully refurbished, nationally important building with our new…
Theme Park
Brasside, Durham
Discover a world of family adventures at Adventure Valley, the North East’s biggest family adventure park, with over 50 attractions, activities and shows.


Museum
Barnard Castle
There’s always something great to see and do at The Bowes Museum. With more than 58,000 items in this Museum of artists, designers and makers, there are treasures at every turn.






Shop
Durham City
Enjoy a unique shopping experience in one of the most remarkable, intact, monastic, vaulted undercrofts in the UK. Browse a range of seasonal and locally sourced products.
Adventure Sport Centre
Durham
Adventure Valley Golf – Durham’s only adventure golf course, boasting 18 fun packed holes. Suitable for all ages.

Church / Chapel
Bishop Auckland
The 12thC church of St Helen. Daily Mass times: Sunday and Wednesday, Thursday 10:00, Monday 19:00, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday 09:30.
Blue Badge Guide
Durham City
Graeme Logan, Regional Blue Badge Guide (1989), will bring your Walking, Coach or Driver Guide Tour to life with insight and a sense of humour.

Adventure Park / Playground
Langley Park
Diggerland is the UK’s most unique construction-themed adventure park where guests can drive, ride and operate earth-moving machinery in a safe and family friendly environment. There's one right here in Durham and you can save money off pay on the…


Landmark
A local landmark is the Rookhope Arch at Lintzgarth, a few hundred yards west up the valley; one of the few remaining parts of the 2 miles (3.2 km) Rookhope Chimney. This "horizontal" chimney (parallel to the ground, which actually rises steeply to…
Church / Chapel
Durham
The Church in the Marketplace of Durham City.
Food/Drink Producer
Barnard Castle
Teesdale's oldest and finest butchers selling local beef and lamb and Yorkshire pork and chicken.
Nature Trail
Hamsterley
Experience the wellbeing benefits of nature at Hamsterley Forest.
Public Art
Seaham
Tommy is a statue of a Great War soldier by artist Ray Lonsdale. Displayed close to Seaham war memorial, on Terrace Green by the seafront in Seaham, County Durham. It depicts a First World War soldier, wearing boots, puttees, greatcoat and tin hat,…
Independent Shop / Local
Consett
Shop local at The HUB Consett with over 65 stockists to choose from selling everything from food and drink to crafts, homeware, and jewelry. The quality and selection available is phenomenal. All of the stockists are small and micro North East based…
Nature Reserve
Hesleden
The reserve has exceptional natural exposures of magnesian limestone eroded to produce impressive outcrops with many caves and fissures. Hesleden Dene is best visited in spring for the woodland flora and autumn for the fungi and turning leaves.
Leisure / Swimming Pool
Chester-le-Street
25 Metre swimming pool, learner pool, swimming lessons and aqua fit. Sauna and steam room, exercise classes, adventure play area, Fitness suite and weights room. Please ring to check times as a session system is currently in operation.
Spa and Relaxation
Barnard Castle
Discover Elements Sauna, your premier destination for relaxation and rejuvenation. Our traditional Finnish wood fired public sauna provides a tranquil environment, promoting wellness and helping you unwind from daily stresses. Join us for special…
Activity Centre
Houghton-le-Spring
We provide tailor made outdoor education solutions for everyone.
Art and Craft Activity
Dalton le Dale, Seaham
At Dalton Moor Farm, School of Sustainable Living & Wellbeing, whether you want to learn how to forage for wild food, weave a willow basket, learn more about the farm on a guided farm tour, find your rhythm at a drum circle, howl at the full moon,…
Church / Chapel
Durham City
Christchurch Durham is an Anglican Evangelical Church in Durham, please see website for more details.
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