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  1. Add Half Day Bee and Beekeeping Related Courses - Unit A The Old School to your Itinerary

    Half Day Bee and Beekeeping Related Courses - Unit A The Old School

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    Type:

    Workshop

    Middleton-in-Teesdale, Barnard Castle

    A selection of bee related short courses, hosted at our workshops beside the River Tees in Middleton-In-Teesdale. Join our expert Beekeeper to learn something new about bees!

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2026to14 Dec 2026Open 09:00 - 17:00
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  2. Add John Kearns - Tilting At Windmills - Gala Durham to your Itinerary

    John Kearns - Tilting At Windmills - Gala Durham

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Durham

    Tilting at Windmills is the brand-new stand-up show from Taskmaster alumni and double Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, John Kearns.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Oct 2026Open 19:30 -
    More info for John Kearns - Tilting At Windmills - Gala Durham

  3. Add G4 Christmas 2026 - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    G4 Christmas 2026 - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Gather to celebrate the most wonderful time of the year as G4 bring glad tidings of great joy this festive season, with the return of their 'G4 Christmas' tour in the most awe-inspiring cathedrals, priories, minsters, halls and abbeys across the UK.

    Dates

    From:
    23 Nov 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
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  4. Add Paws & Claus 2026 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Paws & Claus 2026 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Stanley

    A ‘Paw’fect photo opportunity. Join Father Christmas in the Coffee Pot Café at the Entrance Building for a cosy breakfast experience designed especially for visitors and their four‑legged friends.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Dec 2026Open 09:00 - 10:00
    From:
    18 Dec 2026Open 09:00 - 10:00
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  5. Add Grand Cinema: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG) - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Grand Cinema: How the Grinch Stole Christmas (PG) - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Stanley

    Transport yourself to the golden age of cinema with a nostalgic afternoon in our beautifully restored 1950s Grand cinema. The Grand cinema, from Ryhope, in Sunderland, has been recreated and brought to life in our 1950s Town.

    Dates

    From:
    12 Dec 2026Open 13:45 -
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  6. Add Spafford Campbell - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    Spafford Campbell - Market Square - Durham Folk Festival

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    Type:

    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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  7. Add Breakfast with Santa - Empire Consett to your Itinerary

    Breakfast with Santa - Empire Consett

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Consett

    Ho ho ho! Santa’s coming to town!
    Come and enjoy breakfast with Father Christmas this festive season at Empire Consett where young ones can receive a present and enjoy a light breakfast of toast and pastries with juice or water. Accompanying adults…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2026Open 11:30 - 13:00
    From:
    24 Dec 2026Open 09:00 - 10:30
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  8. Add Durham Christmas Festival to your Itinerary

    Durham Christmas Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham Market Place, Durham City

    Durham Christmas Festival returns – the perfect combination of Christmas shopping and seasonal entertainment in the unique and stunning setting that is Durham City Centre.

    Dates

    From:
    4 Dec 2026to6 Dec 2026
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  9. Add A Magical Christmas Stay - High Force Waterfall and Hotel to your Itinerary

    A Magical Christmas Stay - High Force Waterfall and Hotel

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Forest In Teesdale, Barnard Castle

    A relaxed countryside Christmas getaway in County Durham Looking for the perfect rural escape this festive season? Spend Christmas in the heart of the North Pennines National Landscape at High Force Hotel – a beautiful country hotel beside one of…

    Dates

    From:
    24 Dec 2026to27 Dec 2026
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  10. Add East Anglian Tunes Workshop - Durham Folk Festival to your Itinerary

    East Anglian Tunes Workshop - Durham Folk Festival

    Type

    Type:

    Festival

    Flass Street, Durham

    Learn tunes in the East Anglian tradition with master melodeon player Katie Howson.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 11:30 - 12:30
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  11. Add Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club - Coffee Morning to your Itinerary

    Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club - Coffee Morning

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    Type:

    Local Events

    Sedgefield

    Ferryhill, Sedgefield and District Flower Club welcome members of the public to join us for a coffee morning where we have tea/coffee, a bite to eat and a raffle.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 12:00
    From:
    20 Nov 2026Open 10:00 - 12:00
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  12. Add Make an Impression! The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Make an Impression! The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    October Half Term

    Barnard Castle

    Inspired by Impressions of Light: Masterpieces from MuMa – Le Havre and The Bowes Museum, look out from the Create Space and make their own artwork based on what they can see.

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    26 Oct 2026to30 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
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    27 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
    From:
    28 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
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    29 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
    From:
    30 Oct 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
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  13. Add Opulence at Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    Opulence at Lumley Castle Hotel

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Chester-Le-Street

    Lumley Castle Hotel at Chester-le-Street, County Durham, will be the backdrop for Opulence, running on Friday 4 and Saturday 5 September.

    While the big-name performers are not being unveiled until later this month, organisers have promised it will…

    Dates

    From:
    4 Sept 2026to5 Sept 2026
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  14. Add Georgian Gathering at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Georgian Gathering at Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Beamish

    Step back to the hustle and bustle of the early 1800s.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026to20 Sept 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
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  15. Add The Winter Market - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    The Winter Market - The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Barnard Castle

    Discover a festive seasonal wonderland at The Bowes Museum, with over 100 stalls market, food and drink, museum entry and activities for all ages.

    Venue

    The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle

    Dates

    From:
    11 Dec 2026to13 Dec 2026Open 10:00 - 16:00
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  16. Add Carrie Hope Fletcher - The Ghostlight Tour to your Itinerary

    Carrie Hope Fletcher - The Ghostlight Tour

    Type

    Type:

    Concert

    Durham City

    Carrie Hope Fletcher (Heathers, Cinderella, Calamity Jane), one of the UK's most beloved musical theatre stars, is set to light up cathedrals across the UK in her breathtaking new Ghost Light concert tour.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Oct 2026Open 19:30 - 22:00
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  17. Add Moliere - The Last Laugh - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Moliere - The Last Laugh - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Theatre

    Staindrop

    An entertaining evening of wit, storytelling and theatrical imagination at Raby Castle, Park & Gardens.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

    Dates

    From:
    19 Sept 2026Open 18:00 - 20:00
    More info for Moliere - The Last Laugh - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

  18. Add Dried Flower Wreath Workshop - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Dried Flower Wreath Workshop - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Workshop

    Darlington

    Join Deborah from Periwinkle Barn in the Conservatory at Raby Castle, Park & Gardens for a beautifully relaxed autumn dried flower wreath workshop, set against views over the Walled Gardens.

    Dates

    From:
    26 Sept 2026Open 10:30 -
    More info for Dried Flower Wreath Workshop - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

  19. Add Street Food Carousel Aycliffe to your Itinerary

    Street Food Carousel Aycliffe

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    Type:

    Food & Drink Festival

    Durham

    LAST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH Aycliffe, Street Food Carousel.

    Dates

    From:
    25 Sept 2026Open 15:00 - 20:00
    From:
    30 Oct 2026Open 15:00 - 20:00
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  20. Add Silver Stacking Ring Workshop - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Silver Stacking Ring Workshop - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Arts & Crafts

    Darlington

    Step into a realm of exquisite beauty and craftsmanship with PeaceGold Jewellery House at Raby Castle, Park & Gardens where craftsmanship is not just a skill, but an art form.

    Dates

    From:
    7 Nov 2026to9 Nov 2026Open 12:00 - 15:30
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