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  1. Add Mickleton Village Hall and the Community Over the Years - Heritage Open Days to your Itinerary

    Mickleton Village Hall and the Community Over the Years - Heritage Open Days

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    Heritage Open Days

    Barnard Castle

    Come and see on the cinema screen how the village hall was built and what actually goes on in the hall. Displays and presentations by user groups and see how people use the site from family get togethers to country weddings. Tea and cake by…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 11:00 - 16:00
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  2. Add Spafford Campbell - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Spafford Campbell - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    Spafford Campbell are twenty-something mould-breakers, fiddle player Owen Spafford and guitarist Louis Campbell. The two first met as teenagers playing traditional music. The connection, they say, was immediate. The duo Spafford Campbell began…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 16:30 - 17:00
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  3. Add Taffy Thomas - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Taffy Thomas - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival

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    Festival

    Durham

    Britain's very first Storytelling Laureate, Taffy has a repertoire of more than 300 stories, collected mainly from traditional oral sources, which he is happy to tell in almost any situation. This repertoire was built by meeting and working with…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 18:30 - 19:00
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  4. Add The Wilsons - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    The Wilsons - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    Festival

    Durham

    The the foremost proponents in the country of traditional harmony singing, The Wilsons repertoire is rich with songs from Teeside and the North East. They famously joined Sting in New York for his production The Last Ship, have performed at the BBC…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2026Open 16:00 - 16:30
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  5. Add Friends' Lecture Series - Andrew Scott to your Itinerary

    Friends' Lecture Series - Andrew Scott

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    Type:

    Talks

    The College, Durham

    Talk on Harrison & Harrison Organ Builders by Andrew Scott.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Sept 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for Friends' Lecture Series - Andrew Scott

  6. Add Cuthbert Centre for Pilgrimage and Prayer Open Day - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Cuthbert Centre for Pilgrimage and Prayer Open Day - Durham Cathedral

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    Heritage Open Days

    Palace Green, Durham

    As we take the first steps in this shared journey, we invite you to come and see the new Cuthbert Centre for Pilgrimage and Prayer and hear about opportunities to get involved. The Cuthbert Centre for Pilgrimage and Prayer is Durham Cathedral’s…

    Dates

    From:
    26 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 15:00
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  7. Add Shildon's Wagon Legacy - Locomotion to your Itinerary

    Shildon's Wagon Legacy - Locomotion

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    Talks

    Shildon

    The opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in September 1825 transformed Shildon into one of the world's first railway towns. But that was only the beginning. As Shildon grew, Shildon Works became a nationally significant centre for wagon…

    Dates

    From:
    26 Sept 2026to27 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Shildon's Wagon Legacy - Locomotion

  8. Add Transport Classic Car Day by NECPWA - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Transport Classic Car Day by NECPWA - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Road Show

    Stanley

    Start your engines and get to Beamish to see the NECPWA fantastic display of cars on the museum’s Events Field. For more information, keep checking back here or follow us on our Facebook and Instagram pages. As with all daytime events, you can use…

    Dates

    From:
    27 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
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  9. Add Ushaw Proms - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Ushaw Proms - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

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    Type:

    Concert

    Bearpark, Durham

    Experience the tradition and grandeur of The Last Night of the Proms in the breathtaking St Cuthbert’s Chapel.

    Dates

    From:
    3 Oct 2026Open 19:00 - 21:00
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  10. Add Guided Walk: Crook Hall Gardens to the Oriental Museum - Crook Hall Gardens to your Itinerary

    Guided Walk: Crook Hall Gardens to the Oriental Museum - Crook Hall Gardens

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    Guided Walk

    Durham

    Explore Durham on a guided walk to the Oriental Museum. Join walk leaders for a scenic walk from Crook Hall Gardens to Durham University's Oriental Museum, discovering the city's history as you go. Includes a 20 minute visit to the Oriental Museum…

    Dates

    From:
    4 Oct 2026Open 13:00 - 15:15
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    25 Oct 2026Open 13:00 - 15:15
    From:
    15 Nov 2026Open 13:00 - 15:15
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  11. Add The Rebels of Raby Talk with Castle Curator - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    The Rebels of Raby Talk with Castle Curator - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Talks

    Staindrop

    Raby's history is far from peaceful, and in this new talk, Raby's Curator will explore how the castle's residents were drawn into some of the most turbulent political moments in English history.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    10 Oct 2026Open 14:30 - 15:30
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  12. Add Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Haunted Raby: Ghost Walk Tour - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Staindrop

    Join us at dusk for a special torchlit tour of Raby Castle. Find out from our guides about the unexplained phenomenon and reported hauntings witnessed over centuries at the castle. From the unfortunate demise of some of the castle's past residents…

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    24 Oct 2026to1 Nov 2026Open 18:00 - 19:00
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  13. Add Friends Lecture Series - 'The Bayeux Tapestry: Art & Message' by Richard Gameson to your Itinerary

    Friends Lecture Series - 'The Bayeux Tapestry: Art & Message' by Richard Gameson

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    Type:

    Lecture

    The College, Durham

    Find out more about this wonderful tapestry - its dyes and how they compare to the materials used in contemporary manuscripts and more with Richard Gameson.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Oct 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for Friends Lecture Series - 'The Bayeux Tapestry: Art & Message' by Richard Gameson

  14. Add Halloween Evening - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Halloween Evening - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Stanley

    Something spooky is coming… Step back in time and get ready for a night you’ll never forget.
    Join us for a special spine-tingling experience as Beamish is transformed into The Un-living Museum of the North.

    Dates

    From:
    28 Oct 2026to31 Oct 2026Various Opening Times
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  15. Add Halloween Ghost Walk - Durham City to your Itinerary

    Halloween Ghost Walk - Durham City

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    Halloween

    Durham

    Join Ghost of Durham for a spooky walks around the Durham Streets. Are YOU brave enough? Join us for an hour of spooky tales from the amazing Andrew Ross, aka Walking with the Ghosts of Durham!

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2026Open 21:00 - 22:00
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  16. Add Raby Castle at Christmas - Raby Castle, Park & Gardens to your Itinerary

    Raby Castle at Christmas - Raby Castle, Park & Gardens

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    Christmas and New Year

    Darlington

    Raby Castle is opening it’s doors for Christmas for the second time in five decades to showcase the castle decorated for Christmas, designed by custodian and creative director, Lady Barnard.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Nov 2026to3 Jan 2027Open 11:00 - 16:00
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  17. Add Friends Lecture Series - All the Heavenly Hosts: Angels in Art by Marie-Therese Mayne to your Itinerary

    Friends Lecture Series - All the Heavenly Hosts: Angels in Art by Marie-Therese Mayne

    Type

    Type:

    Lecture

    The College, Durham

    All the Heavenly Hosts: Angels in Art.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Nov 2026Open 18:30 -
    More info for Friends Lecture Series - All the Heavenly Hosts: Angels in Art by Marie-Therese Mayne

  18. Add Medieval Knight Dinner - Lumley Castle to your Itinerary

    Medieval Knight Dinner - Lumley Castle

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    Food & Drink

    Chester le Street

    Seated on wooden benches, at wooden tables in the Castles Baronial Hall. A 5-course feast is served with mead & wine, whilst being entertained by Ladies of the court, Court Chamberlain & Herald, with musicians, all in traditional costume.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Nov 2026Open 18:30 - 00:00
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