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Attraction
Barnard Castle
Come for a leisurely wander around our farm and make friends with our wonderful animals.
Outdoor and Wildlife Activity
Barnard Castle
Grassholme Waterside Park is a place that captures your imagination and lets it run wild, for you to make your perfect day out.
Adventure Sport Centre
Durham
Adventure Valley Golf – Durham’s only adventure golf course, boasting 18 fun packed holes. Suitable for all ages.
Outdoor and Wildlife Activity
Edmunbyers
Derwent Waterside Park is the perfect place for fun, laughter and the great fresh air with the people you love.
Festival & Events Organisers
Durham
The 2025 Durham Fringe Festival will return 23rd to 27th July. The North East's biggest recognised fringe festival – featuring the best in dance, drama, magic, music, poetry, stand-up comedy and more.
Outdoor Adventure Activities
and North East England,
Tailor made guided wild swimming walks, instant book packaged taster sessions, and shorter wild swim experiences, in the North Pennines, and beyond.
Family Fun
Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland
Families can join a new forest adventure as the much-loved character Stick Man, based on the beautiful picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, returns to Forestry England Hamsterley.
Family Fun
Durham City
Visitors to Wharton Park in Durham City can enjoy new and exciting adventures with the launch of an interactive mobile app, a free app which can be downloaded for both Android and iPhone.
Walking
Seaham
This walk provides opportunities to explore Seaham and the Marina where there are a number of places to have a coffee or a meal or simply enjoy the view with an ice cream. Cafés, bars and small shops are plentiful along North Terrace and the Marina.…
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,…
Walking Route
Durham City
Around every corner in Durham City is something old and interesting. To see it all in one walk is not possible, but here is a start in getting to know the City’s rich history.
Activity Centre
Houghton-le-Spring
We provide tailor made outdoor education solutions for everyone.
Adventure Park / Playground
Staindrop
The Plotters’ Forest is an immersive outdoor playground located in a magical Christmas Tree Plantation at Raby Castle.
Attraction
Near Witton Gilbert
The Forest Adventure is an action packed family day out. Explore acres of green, leafy woodland, enjoy some fresh air whilst spending a few hours outdoors with family and friends.
Outdoor and Wildlife Activity
Darlington
Spend time in nature and watch the seasons change in Raby Castle’s stunning Deer Park and Walled Gardens, which are open to visitors from 10am - 4pm every day.
Walking Route
Ferryhill
Follow the path of the ancient glacier to discover two protected reserves. A Discover Brightwater Walk suitable for Children/Families.
Walking Route
Durham
This walk is currently closed for maintenance.
Come and enjoy a 3-mile circular route around the Ushaw estate, starting at the main house and taking in the old hilltop with wide-open views of Durham’s countryside.
Walking Route
Fishburn
Experience this rare landscape and ancient species, and journey through the first stronghold of the Prince Bishops. A Discover Brightwater walk suitable for children/families.
Family Fun
Get out and about in beautiful Durham!
Walking
Sedgefield
Visitors to Hardwick Park in Sedgefield can enjoy new and exciting adventures with the launch of an interactive mobile app. The free Love Exploring mobile app features digital treasure hunts, suitable for all ages. In one of the most popular,…
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