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  1. Add Home Front, Home Farm 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Home Front, Home Farm 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Children/Family events

    Beamish

    Visit our 1940s Farm to learn about life in the British countryside during the Second World War.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025to21 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Home Front, Home Farm 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

  2. Add Durham Brick Show Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Durham Brick Show Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

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    Show / Display

    Durham

    On the weekend of Saturday 13 and Sunday 14 September 2025, feast your eyes on a fantastic array of intricate LEGO®️ creations at Durham Brick Show.

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025to14 Sept 2025
    More info for Durham Brick Show Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

  3. Add The Bishop Auckland Family Festival 2025 to your Itinerary

    The Bishop Auckland Family Festival 2025

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    Children/Family events

    Bishop Auckland

    An exciting weekend packed with hands-on creative workshops, entertainment, building competitions and activities that encourage imagination and play for people of all ages.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Aug 2025to17 Aug 2025Open 11:00 -
    More info for The Bishop Auckland Family Festival 2025

  4. Add Andy Parsons "Please #@!$ off to Mars" - The Witham to your Itinerary

    Andy Parsons "Please #@!$ off to Mars" - The Witham

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    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Life is hard. Come and have a laugh about it. Andy is back with a brand-new show.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Nov 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Andy Parsons "Please #@!$ off to Mars" - The Witham

  5. Add Crook Hall Gardens Poetry Walk to your Itinerary

    Crook Hall Gardens Poetry Walk

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    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
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    6 Dec 2025Open 13:00 - 13:50
    More info for Crook Hall Gardens Poetry Walk

  6. Add Railway 200 Talk: “The Stockton & Darlington Railway – Getting America on Track” – with Jonathan Ratcliffe to your Itinerary

    Railway 200 Talk: “The Stockton & Darlington Railway – Getting America on Track” – with Jonathan Ratcliffe

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    Talks

    Shildon

    As we’re into the Stockton & Darlington Railway Bicentenary year, we’re teaming up with the Friends of the Stockton & Darlington Railway and Jane Hackworth-Young to present a series of talks at Timothy Hackworth’s own Institute.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Sept 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Railway 200 Talk: “The Stockton & Darlington Railway – Getting America on Track” – with Jonathan Ratcliffe

  7. Add Family Activities: Fab Faces - Durham University Oriental Museum to your Itinerary

    Family Activities: Fab Faces - Durham University Oriental Museum

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    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Spot the intricately carved wooden face, roots and all, and make your own fantastical face collage.

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Family Activities: Fab Faces - Durham University Oriental Museum

  8. Add Horticultural Show 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Horticultural Show 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Show / Display

    Beamish

    The museum has teamed up with the North East Horticultural Society for this annual event, taking place on the museum’s Events Field, which will see fierce, friendly competition at the museum as a vast array of vegetables, flowers and crafts are put…

    Dates

    From:
    6 Sept 2025to7 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Horticultural Show 2025 - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

  9. Add Exhibition: 'VJ Day 80' at Brancepeth Castle to your Itinerary

    Exhibition: 'VJ Day 80' at Brancepeth Castle

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    Exhibition

    Brancepeth

    Commemorating the 80th anniversary of Victory over Japan and the end of World War II.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Aug 2025Open 09:00 - 13:00
    More info for Exhibition: 'VJ Day 80' at Brancepeth Castle

  10. Add S&DR200 Public Art Commissions at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 Public Art Commissions at Locomotion

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    Children/Family events

    Shildon

    As part of the S&DR200 celebrations, two special public art installations will be unveiled in 2025, each capturing a unique story of the Stockton & Darlington Railway’s legacy and its connection to the community.

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2025to30 Sept 2025
    More info for S&DR200 Public Art Commissions at Locomotion

  11. Add Guided Walks for Groups - RSPB Saltholme to your Itinerary

    Guided Walks for Groups - RSPB Saltholme

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    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Port Clarence, Middlesbrough

    Want to get more out of your visit to RSPB Saltholme? We offer group guided walks! We can tailor the walk route and topic(s) to suit your group.

    Dates

    From:
    1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for Guided Walks for Groups - RSPB Saltholme

  12. Add Magna Carta - Secret Spaces - Durham Cathedral to your Itinerary

    Magna Carta - Secret Spaces - Durham Cathedral

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    Type:

    Historical

    Durham

    Join us on this exclusive tour of the Cathedral’s secret spaces that are rarely open to the general public.

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    15 Aug 2025Open 13:00 -
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    1 Nov 2025Open 13:00 -
    More info for Magna Carta - Secret Spaces - Durham Cathedral

  13. Add Wedding Fayres & Open Evenings at South Causey Inn to your Itinerary

    Wedding Fayres & Open Evenings at South Causey Inn

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    Type:

    Wedding Fairs and Events

    Stanley

    South Causey Inn in County Durham offers a unique and picturesque setting, with four distinct venues to choose from. Whether you prefer a small, intimate ceremony or a grand celebration, South Causey Inn can tailor your wedding to your specific…

    Dates

    From:
    1 Oct 2025Open 16:00 - 20:00
    More info for Wedding Fayres & Open Evenings at South Causey Inn

  14. Add Jeanie and the Jollyboys - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Jeanie and the Jollyboys - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Beamish

    Enjoy the sound of Jeanie and the Jollyboys, who will be performing in the 1950s welfare hall between 12-2pm.

    Dates

    From:
    24 Aug 2025Open 12:00 - 14:00
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    21 Sept 2025Open 12:00 - 14:00
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    12 Oct 2025Open 12:00 - 14:00
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    16 Nov 2025Open 12:00 - 14:00
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    7 Dec 2025Open 12:00 - 14:00
    More info for Jeanie and the Jollyboys - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

  15. Add John Robertson "Plays With His Audience" to your Itinerary

    John Robertson "Plays With His Audience"

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    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    Improv, mayhem, gaming comedy, crowd work and songs from the UK's most manic comic on his first-ever stand-up tour!

    Dates

    From:
    6 Dec 2025Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for John Robertson "Plays With His Audience"

  16. Add The Plotters’ Forest Enchanted Christmas Trail at Raby Castle Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    The Plotters’ Forest Enchanted Christmas Trail at Raby Castle Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Staindrop

    Enchanted Christmas Trail at The Plotters’ Forest – Day & Evening Experiences. Step into a world of festive wonder this Christmas.

    Venue

    Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, Staindrop

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    15 Nov 2025to16 Nov 2025
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    22 Nov 2025to23 Nov 2025
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    29 Nov 2025to30 Nov 2025
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    3 Dec 2025to7 Dec 2025
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    13 Dec 2025to24 Dec 2025
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    17 Dec 2025to23 Dec 2025
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    29 Dec 2025to31 Dec 2025
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    1 Jan 2026to4 Jan 2026
    More info for The Plotters’ Forest Enchanted Christmas Trail at Raby Castle Park and Gardens

  17. Add The Bowes Museum Winter Market to your Itinerary

    The Bowes Museum Winter Market

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Barnard Castle

    The galleries and grounds of the French styled Museum in Barnard Castle are once again set to come alive with the sights, sounds and smells of the season as the highly anticipated annual Winter Market returns from Friday 12th  December until Sunday…

    Dates

    From:
    12 Dec 2025to14 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for The Bowes Museum Winter Market

  18. Add S&DR200 - Rail Futures at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Rail Futures at Locomotion

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Shildon

    A chance to visit a mobile exhibition train that looks at the railway and freight industry, showcasing how rail transport can help address future challenges.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Sept 2025to1 Oct 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Rail Futures at Locomotion

  19. Add Passport to Nature: Wildfowl Identification to your Itinerary

    Passport to Nature: Wildfowl Identification

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Sedgefield

    As autumn fades and winter takes hold, there's no better time to discover the fascinating world of wildfowl at Hardwick Park.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025Open 07:00 - 09:00
    More info for Passport to Nature: Wildfowl Identification

  20. Add Railway 200: Diesel Pioneers Gala at Tanfield Railway to your Itinerary

    Railway 200: Diesel Pioneers Gala at Tanfield Railway

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Marley Hill, Tanfield

    Join us this September for the Diesel Pioneers Gala, a standout event in our Tanfield300 celebrations! Taking place on the 20th and 21st of September 2025, this gala is a tribute to the industrial diesel locomotives that played a vital role in…

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025to21 Sept 2025
    More info for Railway 200: Diesel Pioneers Gala at Tanfield Railway