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The Pin
Type
Type:
Family Fun
Durham
Ramside Hall's brand new Entertainment Centre. With a 43-bay Toptracer driving range, six-lane bowling alley, interactive games, a huge sports bar with curve-round screens and a menu full of crowd-pleasers, it’s a go-to for laid-back days and lively…
The Auckland Project
Type
Type:
Castle / Fort
Bishop Auckland
The Auckland Project is unique collection of heritage attractions, galleries, gardens and parkland in Bishop Auckland, at the heart of County Durham.
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous VisitEngland Gold Accolade 2024

- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025

- Regional and Miscellaneous TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2025 2025

- Regional and Miscellaneous VisitEngland Gold Accolade 2024
Durham University Botanic Garden
Type
Type:
Botanic Garden
Durham City
Set in countryside and mature woodland. Plant collections from North America, Himalayas and China, glasshouse rainforest and desert plants. Six Colin Wilbourne sculptures in landscaped garden.
Awards
- Visit England VAQAS 2021

- Green Awards Green Tourism Business Scheme - Silver 2015

- Visit England Quality Assured Visitor Attraction 2017

- Regional and Miscellaneous TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2016

- Regional and Miscellaneous Northern Saints Trails Passport 2021

- Visit England VAQAS 2021
Bowlees Visitor Centre
Type
Type:
Heritage / Visitor Centre
Newbiggin
Situated amidst stunning woodland, near to Low and High Force waterfalls and surrounded by rolling fields that boast some of the best hay meadows in England, Bowlees Visitor Centre has all you need to make your visit to the North Pennines National…
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous North East England Tourism Awards - Small Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Gold 2016

- Regional and Miscellaneous TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2019

- Visit England Visitor Ready 2025

- Regional and Miscellaneous North East England Tourism Awards - Small Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Gold 2016
Seaham Harbour Marina
Type
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Marina
Seaham
The multi award-winning Seaham Marina is County Durham's one and only marina. The marina provides facilities for 96 boats and is home to a fantastic selection of local businesses. From cafes serving delicious homemade cakes to physiotherapy and…
Cow Green Wild Brown Trout Fishery
Type
Type:
Fishery
Baldersdale
Cow Green Reservoir is one of the best wild brown trout fishery in the country offering fantastic scenery of the North Pennine grouse moors.
The Farm Shop at Wynyard Hall Gardens
Type
Type:
Shop
Wynyard
Our Farm Shop is in keeping with our ethos for supporting local producers. It’s filled with the finest, tastiest, most succulent produce from the very best suppliers, who share our passion for quality, great-tasting food and drink.
Dalton Park Cineworld
Type
Type:
Cinema
Seaham
Cineworld Multiplex Cinema chain at Dalton Park Shopping Outlet showing the latest international blockbusters in 2D and 3D formats.
Durham Cathedral Museum
Type
Type:
Cathedral / Minister
Durham City
Explore 2000 years of the North East’s history, culture and faith at Durham Cathedral Museum. Step into the octagonal Great Kitchen and get up close to iconic symbols of Durham, including the Sanctuary Ring and St Cuthbert’s Pectoral Cross.
The Plotters' Forest at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
Type
Type:
Adventure Park / Playground
Staindrop
The Plotters’ Forest is an immersive outdoor playground located in a magical Christmas Tree Plantation at Raby Castle.
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025

- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
Sharpley Springs Golf Club
Type
Type:
Golf Course
Seaham
Set in beautiful rolling countryside and boasting panoramic sea views, Sharpley Golf Course, with Driving Range, is an absolute pleasure to play - a challenging Par 71, Sharpley has many unusual water features and established greens.
Derwent Waterside Park
Type
Type:
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.
Killhope Lead Mining Museum
Type
Type:
Museum
Cowshill
Killhope Lead Mining Museum is temporarily closed whilst restoration works continue. Killhope is a multi award winning Victorian lead mining museum offering a great day out for the family.
Awards
- Visit England VAQAS 2021

- Green Awards Green Tourism Business Scheme - Gold 2017

- Visit England Code of Practice 2017
- Visit England VisitEngland Hidden Gem 2016

- Visit England Best Told Story 2021

- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025

- Visit England VAQAS 2021
Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
Type
Type:
Museum
Beamish
Discover an amazing journey through time at Beamish Museum as you travel back in time to the 1820s, early 1900s, 1940s and 1950s and become immersed in real, living history.
Awards
- Visit England VAQAS 2021

- Regional and Miscellaneous North East England Tourism Awards - Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Highly Commended 2020

- Visit England VisitEngland Award for Excellence Bronze 2016

- Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021

- Regional and Miscellaneous TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2025 2025

- Visit England VAQAS 2021
Mining Art Gallery - The Auckland Project
Type
Type:
Gallery
Bishop Auckland
With three permanent rooms and one temporary exhibition space on the ground floor, the gallery explores working life in the coal mines through original artefacts and artworks by prominent mining artists such as Tom McGuinness and Norman Cornish.
Awards
- Visit England Visitor Ready 2025

- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025

- Regional and Miscellaneous TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Awards 2025 2025

- Visit England Visitor Ready 2025
The Auckland Project - No 42 Gallery and Shop
Type
Type:
Arts & Crafts Shop
Bishop Auckland
Our shop supports local artists, offering them a place to display and sell their work – some of which has been created upstairs in Pod, the special incubator studios created to help new creative businesses. With almost a 100 artists selling their…
Adventure Valley Golf
Type
Type:
Adventure Sport Centre
Durham
Adventure Valley Golf – Durham’s only adventure golf course, boasting 18 fun packed holes. Suitable for all ages.
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021

- Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021
Gruffalo Sculptures at Hamsterley
Type
Type:
Walking
Hamsterley Forest
Gruffalo Orienteering - fun family map reading challenge
Try our fun, navigational challenge at Hamsterley Forest using a simple map to find twelve Gruffalo markers hidden in the deep, dark wood.If you're feeling competitive, choose to run, walk…
Empire Consett
Type
Type:
Theatre
Consett
500 seat capacity theatre and cinema in the heart of Consett.
Broom Mill Farm Shop
Type
Type:
Farm Shop
West Auckland, Bishop Auckland
Set in the Co. Durham countryside near Bishop Auckland, Broom Mill Farm is a family-run farm with roots stretching back to 1987. The farm is known for its commitment to quality food, sustainability and a true 'field to fork' ethos.


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