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Grassholme Observatory Events

Discover more about Durham’s dark skies at events and workshops at Britain’s newest observatory.

Immerse yourself in the wonders of the cosmos with Grassholme Observatory's captivating events. Join us for awe-inspiring stargazing sessions, astronomy workshops, and guided observatory tours in the heart of Durham. Explore the mysteries of the night sky, learn from expert talks and lectures, and engage in celestial experiences suitable for all ages. Plan your visit to Grassholme Observatory and embark on a celestial journey, discovering the beauty of the universe right here in Durham.

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  1. Colourful abstract art by Tom Hume

    Add Tom Hume: Retrospective - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Tom Hume: Retrospective - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

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    Type:

    Exhibition

    Durham

    The first comprehensive exhibition of the work of Tom Hume, a Durham-based artist and art teacher.

    Dates

    From:
    8 Nov 2025to31 Jan 2026
    More info for Tom Hume: Retrospective - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
  2. Copyright - Dash Photography. Couple embracing on their wedding day.

    Add Wedding Open Day - Hall Garth Hotel and Country Club to your Itinerary

    Wedding Open Day - Hall Garth Hotel and Country Club

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    Type:

    Wedding Fairs and Events

    Darlington

    Experience the magic of Hall Garth Hotel, nestled in its expansive 70-acre parkland. Our enchanting venue offers a picturesque setting with hidden gardens, graceful weeping willows, and charming kissing bridges, perfect for capturing those timeless…

    Dates

    From:
    12 Oct 2025Open 11:00 - 14:00
    More info for Wedding Open Day - Hall Garth Hotel and Country Club
  3. A brass band performing in the 1900s Town Bandstand at Beamish Museum with crowds watching.

    Add Brass Bands - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Brass Bands - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Beamish

    Tap your foot along to the sound of brass bands at Beamish Museum, who will be performing tunes in The 1900s Town bandstand from 2pm - 4pm. 

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to7 Sept 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Brass Bands - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North
  4. Children on a mini tour in Durham Cathedral

    Add Summer Family Activities - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Summer Family Activities - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham

    Bringing history to life this summer with crafts, storytelling and mini-tours.

    Dates

    From:
    21 July 2025to31 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Summer Family Activities - Durham Cathedral
  5. Three images of artwork depicting activities on the train

    Railway 200: Exhibition Train - Inspiration

    Type

    Type:

    Heritage

    Welcome to Inspiration.  Discover the past, present and future of railways on our incredible exhibition train Inspiration, touring Britain from 27th June 2025.

    Dates

    From:
    27 June 2025to1 Oct 2025
    More info for Railway 200: Exhibition Train - Inspiration
  6. 4 Roman Germanic mercenaries in battle

    Add Roman Army Weekend to your Itinerary

    Roman Army Weekend

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Bishop Auckland

    The Roman Army returns to Binchester Roman Fort to do battle against the enemy! Come and see demonstrations of archery, slingstaffs and the firing of the artillery catapult; the ballista.

    Dates

    From:
    24 Aug 2025to25 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 16:30
    More info for Roman Army Weekend
  7. Sunset over Raby Castle, view from the lake

    Add Summer Lates - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Summer Lates - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Summer Event

    Staindrop

    Join us for a relaxed Summer Late. Amble in the stunning remodelled walled gardens, enjoy a bite to eat or a glass of wine in the beautiful Vinery and why not treat yourself to something from the stunning Coach House Shop.  A wonderful evening…

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to16 Aug 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Summer Lates - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
  8. Crook Hall gardens

    Add Crook Hall Gardens Poetry Walk to your Itinerary

    Crook Hall Gardens Poetry Walk

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    From summer sonnets to autumn anthologies, wintery works to springtime stanzas, experience a seasonal poetry walk at Crook Hall Gardens.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Sept 2025to15 Sept 2025Open 13:00 - 13:50
    From:
    6 Dec 2025Open 13:00 - 13:50
    More info for Crook Hall Gardens Poetry Walk
  9. Families enjoying the facilities at Wharton Park

    Add Summer Brass Concerts at Wharton Park to your Itinerary

    Summer Brass Concerts at Wharton Park

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Durham City

    We look forward to welcoming a selection of local colliery brass bands who will bring music to the ears of our visitors.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Aug 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    From:
    31 Aug 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Summer Brass Concerts at Wharton Park
  10. A willow reindeer

    Add Festive Willow Reindeer Workshop at Raby Castle to your Itinerary

    Festive Willow Reindeer Workshop at Raby Castle

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Staindrop

    Join our Festive Willow Reindeer Workshop, hosted in the beautifully restored Riding School at Raby Castle.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    6 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Festive Willow Reindeer Workshop at Raby Castle
  11. Collabro: The Harmonies Tour. Poster shows half of the faces of four members of the group

    Add Collabro: The Harmonies Tour - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Collabro: The Harmonies Tour - Durham Cathedral

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    The College, Durham

    To celebrate their famous harmonies, the boys are touring the UK's most beautiful cathedrals for stunning, intimate, piano-led concerts.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Feb 2026Open 19:30 -
    More info for Collabro: The Harmonies Tour - Durham Cathedral
  12. Children in Hamsterley Forest searching for stick characters on The Stickman Man Trail. Credit Forestry England Crown Copyright

    Add The Stick Man Trail at Hamsterley Forest to your Itinerary

    The Stick Man Trail at Hamsterley Forest

    Type

    Type:

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Feb 2025to31 Jan 2026
    More info for The Stick Man Trail at Hamsterley Forest
  13. A Japanese Noh theatre mask

    Add Family Activities: Mask Making Workshop - Durham University Oriental Museum to your Itinerary

    Family Activities: Mask Making Workshop - Durham University Oriental Museum

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Durham City

    Check out our new Telling Tales exhibition and make your own theatre-style mask.

    Dates

    From:
    23 Aug 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Family Activities: Mask Making Workshop - Durham University Oriental Museum
  14. Illustration of Prince Rupert of The Rhine, Mark Turnbull book cover.

    Add Mark Turnbull 'Prince Rupert - The Cavalier and His Conflicts' - Bishop Auckland Library to your Itinerary

    Mark Turnbull 'Prince Rupert - The Cavalier and His Conflicts' - Bishop Auckland Library

    Type

    Type:

    Talks

    Bishop Auckland

    Prince Rupert of The Rhine (nephew to King Charles I) was both the archetypal royalist hero and parliamentarian villain. He was the dashing cavalier; handsome, courageous and determined. But he also had at least 11 derogatory pseudonyms, coined by…

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025Open 11:00 -
    More info for Mark Turnbull 'Prince Rupert - The Cavalier and His Conflicts' - Bishop Auckland Library
  15. Exterior view of Escomb Saxon Church

    Add Heritage Open Days - Escomb Saxon Church to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days - Escomb Saxon Church

    Type

    Type:

    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.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025Open 13:00 - 17:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days - Escomb Saxon Church
  16. Nick Helm

    Add Nick Helm No One Gets Out Alive to your Itinerary

    Nick Helm No One Gets Out Alive

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Well don't worry, the man with the golden larynx is back – and he's aiming high.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Nick Helm No One Gets Out Alive
  17. Statue of St Godric

    Add Heritage Open Days - Church of our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric to your Itinerary

    Heritage Open Days - Church of our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric

    Type

    Type:

    Heritage Open Days

    Durham City

    Between the train and the bus stations, a landmark in the Durham City Conservation Area, St. Godric's Grade II listed church was designed by Edward Pugin. Opened in 1864 it has beautiful examples of Victorian stained glass and a fine high altar.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Sept 2025to13 Sept 2025Open 11:00 - 17:00
    From:
    19 Sept 2025to20 Sept 2025Open 11:00 - 17:00
    More info for Heritage Open Days - Church of our Lady of Mercy and St. Godric
  18. Illustration of faceless person - Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan book of Japanese ghost stories

    Add Lafcadio Hearn – Kwaidan at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Lafcadio Hearn – Kwaidan at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Durham

    This Autumn at Ushaw, see a touring exhibition of prints inspired by the writing of Lafcadio Hearn’s Kwaidan book of Japanese ghost stories. Perfect for spooky season!

    Dates

    From:
    6 Sept 2025to2 Nov 2025
    More info for Lafcadio Hearn – Kwaidan at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens
  19. Large Christmas Tree at Raby Castle

    Add Raby Castle at Christmas to your Itinerary

    Raby Castle at Christmas

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Staindrop

    Step back in time to experience a traditional family Christmas at Raby Castle.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    22 Nov 2025to23 Nov 2025
    From:
    28 Nov 2025to30 Nov 2025
    From:
    3 Dec 2025to7 Dec 2025
    From:
    10 Dec 2025to12 Dec 2025
    From:
    14 Dec 2025
    From:
    17 Dec 2025to24 Dec 2025
    From:
    29 Dec 2025to31 Dec 2025
    From:
    2 Jan 2026to4 Jan 2026
    More info for Raby Castle at Christmas
  20. A woman looking at a car crash, on a desolate rural road.

    Add Alys Always by Lucinda Cox (Psychological Drama) to your Itinerary

    Alys Always by Lucinda Cox (Psychological Drama)

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Fowlers Yard, Durham

    After helping at the scene of a fatal accident, Frances finds her life changed.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Sept 2025Open 14:30 -
    From:
    22 Sept 2025to26 Sept 2025Open 19:30 -
    From:
    27 Sept 2025Open 14:30 -
    More info for Alys Always by Lucinda Cox (Psychological Drama)
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