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Experience the excitement of summer with our collection of summer events in Durham.

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  1. Aerial View of Hawthorn Dene

    Add 60 Years of Hawthorn Dene to your Itinerary

    60 Years of Hawthorn Dene

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    Guided Walk

    Seaham

    Take a ramble through Hawthorn Dene with Northern Reserves Officer, Michael Andrews. Members and volunteers only.

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    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for 60 Years of Hawthorn Dene
  2. Exterior view of Raby Castle

    Add Behind the Scenes Tour of Raby Castle to your Itinerary

    Behind the Scenes Tour of Raby Castle

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    Talks

    Staindrop

    Join us for an extraordinary journey into the heart of history as we unveil the hidden stories and treasures of Raby Castle.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

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    20 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Behind the Scenes Tour of Raby Castle
  3. Close up image of a steam engine funnel/chimney

    S&DR200 - Ghost Train

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    Festival

    Darlington and Stockton

    The S&DR200 Festival’s epic outdoor event ‘Ghost Train’ will steam through Darlington and Stockton this September. This two-part outdoor performance, created and produced by Avanti Display Ltd and Walk the Plank, is part of the regional celebrations…

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    20 Sept 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Ghost Train
  4. School pupils 1898

    Add Heritage Open Days: Cotherstone Old Chapel Project to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days: Cotherstone Old Chapel Project

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    Heritage Open Days

    Barnard Castle

    Former Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, also village school until 1965. Now community owned/run shop, café and heritage centre. Special display of material showing the history and refurbishment of the building. Guided walk leaflet. Refreshments.

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    20 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days: Cotherstone Old Chapel Project
  5. HOD

    Add Heritage Open Days: St Andrew's Church to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days: St Andrew's Church

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    Heritage Open Days

    Seaham

    St Andrews Church has some unique features dating back to Anglo-Saxon origins. It is situated in an ancient village which has a diverse history starting with a reference by the Venerable Bede.

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    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days: St Andrew's Church
  6. Heritage Open Days Logo

    Add Heritage Open Days: North End Allotments and Flass Vale Nature Reserve to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days: North End Allotments and Flass Vale Nature Reserve

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    Heritage Open Days

    Durham City

    North End Allotments - enjoy a cup of tea and cake, wander around the beautiful allotments, and take home jam/chutney and allotment produce. Something for all the family. Combine it with a walk through Flass Vale.

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    20 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 16:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days: North End Allotments and Flass Vale Nature Reserve
  7. A Jewish shofar made from animal horn.

    Add Family Activities: Celebrating Rosh Hashanah- Durham University Oriental Museum to your Itinerary

    Family Activities: Celebrating Rosh Hashanah- Durham University Oriental Museum

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    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Find out about Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year festival, and make a shofar musical instrument

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    20 Sept 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Family Activities: Celebrating Rosh Hashanah- Durham University Oriental Museum
  8. St Edmund's Church

    Add Heritage Open Days - Build a Church, Build a Village:  St Edmund’s Church to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days - Build a Church, Build a Village: St Edmund’s Church

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    Heritage Open Days

    Edmundbyers

    Build a Lego church and village; exhibition of plans and photos; talk about St Thomas church, Stanhope by Dr Rob Young.

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    From:
    20 Sept 2025to21 Sept 2025Open 13:00 - 17:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days - Build a Church, Build a Village: St Edmund’s Church
  9. C. Ady Davis, St James' Church at Hamsterley

    Add Heritage Open Days - St James’ Church, Hamsterley to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days - St James’ Church, Hamsterley

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    Heritage Open Days

    Hamsterley

    St James' Church, Hamsterley. An opportunity to see one of County Durham's Grade 1 listed churches.

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    20 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days - St James’ Church, Hamsterley
  10. Exterior view of Escomb Saxon Church

    Add Heritage Open Days - Escomb Saxon Church to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days - Escomb Saxon Church

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    Heritage Open Days

    Escomb, Bishop Auckland

    Have a guided tour of this ancient, Anglo-Saxon Church, built in the 7th century, and learn about its history and heritage.

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    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 13:00 - 17:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days - Escomb Saxon Church
  11. A Stone Cottage in the countryside

    Add Heritage Open Days: Archaeology in Upper Teesdale to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days: Archaeology in Upper Teesdale

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    Guided Walk

    Newbiggin

    Join Altogether Archaeology on a 4 mile guided walk to see how people lived and used the Teesdale landscape.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025to21 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days: Archaeology in Upper Teesdale
  12. Characters from the Murder Mystery Dinner at Lumley Castle

    Add Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea - Murder-Ton at Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea - Murder-Ton at Lumley Castle Hotel

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    Murder Mystery

    Chester le Street

    Secrets and lies are about to surface in our nod to Bridgeton but with a Murder!  

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    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 14:00 - 17:30
    More info for Murder Mystery Afternoon Tea - Murder-Ton at Lumley Castle Hotel
  13. Four steam engines at Tanfield

    Add Railway 200: Diesel Pioneers Gala at Tanfield Railway to your Itinerary

    Railway 200: Diesel Pioneers Gala at Tanfield Railway

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    Children/Family events

    Marley Hill, Tanfield

    Join us this September for the Diesel Pioneers Gala, a standout event in our Tanfield300 celebrations! Taking place on the 20th and 21st of September 2025, this gala is a tribute to the industrial diesel locomotives that played a vital role in…

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    20 Sept 2025to21 Sept 2025
    More info for Railway 200: Diesel Pioneers Gala at Tanfield Railway
  14. Train on the Thorpe Light Railway

    Add Heritage Open Days - Thorpe Light Railway to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days - Thorpe Light Railway

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    Heritage Open Days

    Whorlton

    An opportunity for visitors to learn about the history of Thorpe Light Railway, and hear about ongoing projects and future plans.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 12:30 - 15:30
    More info for Heritage Open Days - Thorpe Light Railway
  15. People partying at Greek Fest

    Add The Big Fat Greek Fest! to your Itinerary

    The Big Fat Greek Fest!

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    Festival

    Sedgefield

    BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! Get ready for an unforgettable experience at The Big Fat Greek Fest!

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    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 18:00
    More info for The Big Fat Greek Fest!
  16. Heritage Open Days logo in pink and blue.

    Add Heritage Open Days: Flass Vale and Orchard Tour to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days: Flass Vale and Orchard Tour

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    Heritage Open Days

    Durham City

    Flass Vale is a wooded valley close to the centre of Durham City.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 13:00 -
    More info for Heritage Open Days: Flass Vale and Orchard Tour
  17. Inside St Laurence's Church

    Add Heritage Open Days - St Laurence’s Church, Pittington to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days - St Laurence’s Church, Pittington

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    Heritage Open Days

    High Pittington

    Visit St Laurence Church. Refreshments available.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days - St Laurence’s Church, Pittington
  18. Marian Art in Durham Cathedral (artwork showing depiction of Mary).

    Add Marian Art in Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Marian Art in Durham Cathedral

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    Exhibition

    The College, Durham

    Join Professor Jane Heath from the Department of Theology and Religion at Durham University on this specially curated tour of the Marian Art in Durham Cathedral.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 11:00 -
    More info for Marian Art in Durham Cathedral
  19. Two people sawing a log - Beamish Museum

    Add Home Front, Home Farm 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Home Front, Home Farm 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Children/Family events

    Beamish

    Visit our 1940s Farm to learn about life in the British countryside during the Second World War.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025to21 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Home Front, Home Farm 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
  20. Black and white photo of a miner

    Add A Northern Requiem - for the Miners - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    A Northern Requiem - for the Miners - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Durham

    Ten years ago, the wheels turned at the last deep coal mine in Britain for the final time. Across the coalfields, miners and their families mourned for their industry and their way of life. Now, A Northern Requiem celebrates those people and…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for A Northern Requiem - for the Miners - Durham Cathedral
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