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Everything to entertain your family in Durham this spring.
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Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Princess Live! is the ultimate princess pop party, featuring your favourite fairy-tale royalty in this all singing, all dancing concert show. The ticket also includes a photo opportunity after the show with the characters.
Easter
Durham
This Easter, enjoy lots of feathers and family fun at Ushaw as we celebrate the launch of our new exhibition The Discovery of Birds.
Easter
Durham
Gather together to illustrate your own drawstring backpack, and make a pair of binoculars and some bird feeders before going off on your own ornithological adventure in Ushaw’s grounds.
Children/Family events
Lanchester
This Easter we welcome back Big Science for some more exciting and fun experiments, this time with a chocolate twist.
Easter
Stanley
Step into a world of whimsy and wonder this Easter Saturday...Get ready as South Causey Inn transforms into a magical Mad Hatter’s Easter Wonderland! Enjoy a truly enchanting experience with a Breakfast Brunch or a fantastical Afternoon Tea Party,…
Easter
Sedgefield
Can your family escape the woodland at Hardwick Park this Easter in the Great Easter Escape? Families will need to work together to crack the codes and help the Easter bunny who needs your help. Take part in a range of challenges and games cracking…
Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Make time for making; join in and get creative. An opportunity to try out new techniques, materials and experiment with the Museum’s team of artists, makers and designers in the Create Space.
Easter
Durham
Easter Trail: Burrowing Bunnies, Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April 2025. Price: £1 per trail sheet, purchase from café during opening hours.
Festival
Station Road, Darlington
An exhibition looking at the engineering innovation that inspired Stephenson, the father of the railways, leading to the opening of Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825.
Children/Family events
Durham City
Durham’s World Heritage Day will see a range of exciting and interactive activities happening in the beautiful and historic surroundings of Palace Green.
Show / Display
Shildon
In April, Locomotion, in partnership with Shildon Model Railway Club, will host a model railways show featuring a range of different layouts and displays.
Easter
Durham
Come and join us for drop in free papercrafts on Wednesday 16 & 23 April.
Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Time for The Bowes’ youngest visitors to explore and play in the Conversation Gallery, investigate materials and be creative in this self-led, free-play session.
Children/Family events
Durham
Get interactive with the Crazy Creatures visiting the Garden for the day.
Easter
Stanley
Good Friday Brunch & Afternoon Tea with the Easter Bunny...Spring is in the air, and Easter weekend is just around the corner! Celebrate Good Friday in a truly magical way at South Causey Inn, where you can enjoy a delicious Brunch or a traditional…
Children/Family events
Durham
Come and see the new-born lambs during March and April. We have several different breeds of sheep which will lamb over 8 weeks. Feed the pet lambs and see the fluffy Easter chicks, as well as all the usual farm activities.
Exhibition
Durham
Drawing on Ushaw Library’s rich and varied natural history holdings, The Discovery of Birds illuminates the development of bird art and ornithology from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century.
Easter
Houghton Le Spring
Its cuteness overload this Easter at Down at the farm, Houghton Le Spring! Get ready for lots of new life as we welcome newborns for the season!
Family Fun
Sedgefield
Spring is awakening at Hardwick Park, and there's no better way to greet the season than with an early morning stroll through the park.
Easter
Durham
Children aged between two and six are invited to join us to enjoy a rhyming tale of Springtime adventure. Take part in exploring and games like the five little bunnies and make some Easter themed crafts in this interactive session. The workshop…
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