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Beat the blues in Durham's Great Outdoors
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The Gala Theatre
The Gala Theatre is a superb arts venue in the heart of Durham City with 500 seat theatre, 2 cinema...
Horse Riding: Baldersdale Packhorse Trail - Horse
This circular 18km (60% off-road) horse riding trail has 370m of ascent and starts from the south...
Horse Riding: Derwent Reservoir - Walks, rides and wildlife
Derwent Reservoir is within the North Pennines AONB and, after Kielder, is the second largest...
The Auckland Project
Auckland Castle is the former private palace for the Prince Bishops of Durham, dating back 900...
Killhope (Closed until 1 April 2019)
Refurbished in 2016, Killhope is a multi award winning Victorian lead mining museum offering a...
Durham Town Hall
The Town Hall has been central to life in Durham city for more than 650 years. A recent makeover...
Wharton Park
This VisitEngland accredited attraction Wharton Park commands spectacular views across Durham City....
Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
Experience a real sense of your past at Beamish, a living, working museum, set in 300 acres of...
Hamsterley Forest
Information point and tearoom, cycle hire and forest drive with children's play area. Four mile...
Hardwick Park
This VisitEngland accredited attraction is an 18th Century parkland featuring beautiful views, rich...
Binchester Roman Fort
Remains of Commandant's house and neighbouring bath-house containing one of the best preserved...
DLI Collection at Palace Green Library
Explore the history of the Durham Light Infantry enjoying items from the collection with...
Durham Cathedral
Thought by many to be the finest example of Norman church architecture in England, with the tombs...
Museum of Archaeology
Living on the Hills - 10,000 years of Durham. This permanent exhibition uses objects from Museum of...
Open Treasure at Durham Cathedral
Open Treasure is a new world-class exhibition route which transforms public access to some of...
Raby Castle
Medieval Raby Castle, home of Lord Barnard's family since 1626, includes a 200 acre deer park,...
Durham University Oriental Museum
Explore Ancient Egypt and Western Asia, the Himalayas, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia all...
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- 1The Gala Theatre
- 2Horse Riding: Baldersdale Packhorse Trail - Horse
- 3Horse Riding: Derwent Reservoir - Walks, rides and wildlife
- 4The Auckland Project
- 5Killhope (Closed until 1 April 2019)
- 6Ushaw
- 7Durham Town Hall
- 8Wharton Park
- 9Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
- 10Hamsterley Forest
- 11Hardwick Park
- 12Binchester Roman Fort
- 13DLI Collection at Palace Green Library
- 14Durham Cathedral
- 15Museum of Archaeology
- 16Open Treasure at Durham Cathedral
- 17Raby Castle
- 18Durham University Oriental Museum
Things to Do
There's no shortage of things to do during a short break in Durham - a county full of surprises.
No visit to the county would be complete without a visit to the world-famous Durham Cathedral, which together with the adjacent Castle forms a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Durham City. And if you love history you can delve further into the county's fascinating past at exciting attractions in the Durham Dales, Durham Coast and the Vale of Durham including Beamish - The living Museum of the North, England's largest open air museum. Plus, don't miss the spectacular live open air night show Kynren, an epic tale of England, which takes place in Bishop Auckland throughout the summer.
Take some tranquil time out in the county's many green spaces, country parks and gardens, or get active as you explore the Durham Dales of Teesdale and Weardale, and the North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - packed with walking and cycling routes and dotted with hidden gems and historical treasure troves.
From a day at the races to international cricket, golfing holidays and indulgent spa breaks, you'll be spoilt for choice in Durham.
