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

    Exhibition: 'VJ Day 80' at Brancepeth Castle

    Type

    Type:

    Exhibition

    Brancepeth

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

    Dates

    From:
    2 Aug 2025Open 09:00 - 13:00
    From:
    9 Aug 2025Open 09:00 - 16:00
    From:
    14 Aug 2025Open 09:00 - 13:00
    More info for Exhibition: 'VJ Day 80' at Brancepeth Castle

  2. Add Summer Lates at High Force Hotel and Waterfall to your Itinerary

    Summer Lates at High Force Hotel and Waterfall

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    Type:

    Summer Event

    Forest-in-Teesdale

    Evenings Just Got Better at High Force Waterfall. Until the 7th of September we are now open daily until 8pm! Giving you more time to unwind, explore, and catch those spectacular sunset views in one of the North East’s most scenic locations.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to7 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 20:00
    More info for Summer Lates at High Force Hotel and Waterfall

  3. Add Crook Hall Gardens Tour: History and Literary Links to your Itinerary

    Crook Hall Gardens Tour: History and Literary Links

    Type

    Type:

    Guided Walk

    Step into Crook Hall Gardens' past on a guided tour.

    Dates

    From:
    16 Apr 2025to29 Oct 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Crook Hall Gardens Tour: History and Literary Links

  4. Add Diane Rowe - The History of Hawthorn - Murton Library to your Itinerary

    Diane Rowe - The History of Hawthorn - Murton Library

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    Type:

    Talks

    Murton, Seaham

    Join local historian Diane Rowe for a talk on the history and geography of the Hawthorn settlement from the 880s to the present day. 

    Dates

    From:
    16 Sept 2025Open 10:30 -
    More info for Diane Rowe - The History of Hawthorn - Murton Library

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

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

    Type

    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

  6. Add Swift-Tea Party - Lanchester Garden Centre to your Itinerary

    Swift-Tea Party - Lanchester Garden Centre

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Bargate Bank, Lanchester

    Join us this "Cruel Summer" for our very first Swift-Tea - with live singing, games, dance competitions and of course meet & greet with photo opportunities.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Aug 2025Open 17:30 - 19:00
    More info for Swift-Tea Party - Lanchester Garden Centre

  7. Add Freddie Mercury Tribute Night to your Itinerary

    Freddie Mercury Tribute Night

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    Type:

    Music Event

    Peterlee

    Get ready to ROCK as we bring you an electrifying night of Queen's greatest hits with an unmissable Freddie Mercury Tribute.  

    Dates

    From:
    29 Nov 2025Open 19:00 - 22:30
    More info for Freddie Mercury Tribute Night

  8. Add Teddy Bear's Picnic to your Itinerary

    Teddy Bear's Picnic

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Barnard Castle

    Calling All Little Adventurers (and Their Favourite Teddy Bears!)  If your little one is aged 1 to 8, grab your teddies and get ready for a day packed with fun, giggles, and adventure! 

    Dates

    From:
    2 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 14:30
    More info for Teddy Bear's Picnic

  9. Add Viking Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Viking Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Durham

    On Saturday 27 & Sunday 28 September head to Ushaw for their Viking Weekend where history comes alive!

    Dates

    From:
    27 Sept 2025to28 Sept 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Viking Weekend - Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens

  10. Add Ballet Black: Shadows to your Itinerary

    Ballet Black: Shadows

    Type

    Type:

    Dance

    Durham City

    Now in its 23rd year, Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black return to Gala Durham with an exciting new double bill, including Pancho's darkly comic adaptation of Oyinkan Braithwaite's international bestselling novel, My Sister, The Serial Killer.

    Dates

    From:
    14 Oct 2025Open 19:30 - 21:45
    More info for Ballet Black: Shadows

  11. 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)

  12. Add Beamish Folk - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North to your Itinerary

    Beamish Folk - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

    Type

    Type:

    Music Event

    Beamish

    Beamish Folk is a new folk music session taking place on the second Sunday of each month in our 1900s Pit Village band hall, 11.30am-1.30pm.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Aug 2025to9 Nov 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Beamish Folk - Beamish, The Living Museum of the North

  13. Add Pete Firman "Tricks & Giggles" - The Witham to your Itinerary

    Pete Firman "Tricks & Giggles" - The Witham

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    With over 4.5 million social media followers and countless TV appearances under his belt, Pete Firman is the UK's top comic magician.

    Dates

    From:
    17 Apr 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Pete Firman "Tricks & Giggles" - The Witham

  14. Add Family Storytelling: Magna Carta to your Itinerary

    Family Storytelling: Magna Carta

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham

    Hear from local storyteller and writer Elizabeth Baker, as she shares original and thought-provoking tales, as you learn more about Magna Carta and the North exhibition, as history comes to life. Booking is not required.

    Dates

    From:
    5 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 15:30
    From:
    12 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 15:30
    More info for Family Storytelling: Magna Carta

  15. Add Josh Jones I Haven't Won The Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show - The Witham to your Itinerary

    Josh Jones I Haven't Won The Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show - The Witham

    Type

    Type:

    Comedy

    Barnard Castle

    I Haven't Won The Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show.

    Star of Would I Lie To You? (BBC1), The Jonathan Ross Show (ITV), 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown (CH4), Comedy Central Live, House of Games (BBC2), Dancing On Ice (ITV), The Stand Up Sketch…

    Dates

    From:
    13 Sept 2025Open 20:00 - 22:00
    More info for Josh Jones I Haven't Won The Lottery So Here's Another Tour Show - The Witham

  16. Add Special Tour: Raby and The Royal Family - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to your Itinerary

    Special Tour: Raby and The Royal Family - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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    Type:

    Historical

    Staindrop

    Raby's hugely popular tour commemorating the castle's historic links with royalty returns for 2025. Beginning with Raby's origins as a manor belonging to King Canute in the early 11th century, we will guide you through almost 1,000 years of Raby's…

    Dates

    From:
    6 Sept 2025Open 10:00 -
    From:
    11 Oct 2025Open 10:00 -
    More info for Special Tour: Raby and The Royal Family - Raby Castle, Park and Gardens

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

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

    Type

    Type:

    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

  18. Add Princesses & Superheroes - Tweddle Children's Animal Farm to your Itinerary

    Princesses & Superheroes - Tweddle Children's Animal Farm

    Type

    Type:

    Family Fun

    Blackhall Colliery

    Join us for a magical day as Princesses and Heroes take over the farm! Dress up as your favourite character and join in with their exciting performances. Face painting will be available throughout the day free of charge!

    Dates

    From:
    2 Aug 2025to3 Aug 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Princesses & Superheroes - Tweddle Children's Animal Farm

  19. Add Big "Bath Bomb" Science to your Itinerary

    Big "Bath Bomb" Science

    Type

    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Bargate Bank, Lanchester

    This Summer we welcome back Big Science for some more exciting and fun experiments, this time centred around bath bombs.

    Dates

    From:
    6 Aug 2025Open 11:30 - 12:30
    More info for Big "Bath Bomb" Science

  20. Add Bublé & Bubbles - Party Night to your Itinerary

    Bublé & Bubbles - Party Night

    Type

    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    West Auckland

    Join Alex Hall as he swoons the night away with a tribute to Michael Buble.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Dec 2025Open 19:00 - 23:45
    More info for Bublé & Bubbles - Party Night