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  1. Add North Pennines NatureFest: Family Friendly Printing Workshop to your Itinerary

    North Pennines NatureFest: Family Friendly Printing Workshop

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    Children/Family events

    Alston

    Learn how to create nature-inspired prints using botanicals collected from the North Pennines in this hands-on family friendly event.

    Dates

    From:
    25 May 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00
    More info for North Pennines NatureFest: Family Friendly Printing Workshop

  2. Add Raby Through the Lens to your Itinerary

    Raby Through the Lens

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    Participatory Event

    Staindrop

    Join us for Raby Through The Lens, a relaxed and welcoming photography social held on the first Tuesday of every month.

    Dates

    From:
    3 June 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00
    From:
    1 July 2025Open 10:00 - 12:00
    More info for Raby Through the Lens

  3. Add Durham Cricket - England Men v West Indies ODI to your Itinerary

    Durham Cricket - England Men v West Indies ODI

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    Sporting Event

    Chester le Street

    The England men’s and women’s cricket teams will return to Durham’s Banks Homes Riverside Stadium in 2025 with two one day internationals against stellar opposition. 

    Dates

    From:
    6 June 2025
    More info for Durham Cricket - England Men v West Indies ODI

  4. Add Children: Join the Victorian Workforce to your Itinerary

    Children: Join the Victorian Workforce

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    Children/Family events

    Staindrop

    Families join us this Half Term and step back in time to the year 1900 and experience life as part of a Victorian workforce at Raby Castle. On this special family tour, join the Butler as he takes you on a fascinating journey through the castle,…

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    23 May 2025Open 10:00 - 11:00
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    29 May 2025Open 10:00 - 11:00
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    31 May 2025Open 10:00 - 11:00
    More info for Children: Join the Victorian Workforce

  5. Add Railway 200 Talk: “Timothy Hackworth’s Institute” – with Dave Reynolds to your Itinerary

    Railway 200 Talk: “Timothy Hackworth’s Institute” – with Dave Reynolds

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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:
    21 May 2025
    More info for Railway 200 Talk: “Timothy Hackworth’s Institute” – with Dave Reynolds

  6. Add Spotlight Tour - Joséphine, A Woman of Taste and Fashion - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Spotlight Tour - Joséphine, A Woman of Taste and Fashion - The Bowes Museum

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    Join Rachel Whitworth, Curator of Fashion & Textiles for an insightful introduction to the new Joséphine: A Woman of Taste and Fashion exhibition.

    Dates

    From:
    5 June 2025Open 11:00 - 11:30
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    10 July 2025Open 11:00 - 11:30
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    14 July 2025Open 11:00 - 11:30
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    18 Sept 2025Open 11:00 - 11:30
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    23 Oct 2025Open 11:00 - 11:30
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    27 Oct 2025Open 11:00 - 11:30
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    5 Feb 2026Open 11:00 - 11:30
    More info for Spotlight Tour - Joséphine, A Woman of Taste and Fashion - The Bowes Museum

  7. Add International Cricket Returns to Seat Unique Riverside in 2025 to your Itinerary

    International Cricket Returns to Seat Unique Riverside in 2025

    Chester le Street

    Durham Cricket have once again secured two England international fixtures in 2025. Both the men’s and women’s teams will play at Durham's Banks Homes Riverside ground in Chester le Street in prime summer slots.

    Dates

    From:
    6 June 2025Open 18:30 -
    From:
    22 July 2025Open 13:00 -
    More info for International Cricket Returns to Seat Unique Riverside in 2025

  8. Add Aromatherapy for Natural Skincare Workshop to your Itinerary

    Aromatherapy for Natural Skincare Workshop

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    Workshop

    Lanchester

    The workshop is suitable for those new to aromatherapy. A printed handbook of the sessions will be given for you to refer back to at home.

    Dates

    From:
    6 July 2025Open 13:00 - 16:00
    More info for Aromatherapy for Natural Skincare Workshop

  9. Add Vibe Into Wellness - Beamish Hall Country House Hotel to your Itinerary

    Vibe Into Wellness - Beamish Hall Country House Hotel

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    Wellness Event

    Stanley

    Join us for a celebration of all thing’s wellness, personal growth and spiritual exploration. Let’s raise life's good vibrations.

    Dates

    From:
    8 June 2025Open 11:00 - 18:00
    More info for Vibe Into Wellness - Beamish Hall Country House Hotel

  10. Add Durham Fringe Festival: Who Killed t’Duke to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Who Killed t’Duke

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    Theatre

    Durham City

    Who killed t’Duke is a classic whodunnit set in Medieval England where the Marx Brothers meets Murder Mystery! All that’s left of William Longbotham, Duke of Snetterdale is his ghost, which still roams this Earth today waiting for his killers to be…

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to27 July 2025Open 14:00 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Who Killed t’Duke

  11. County Durham Golf Trail 2025

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    Type:

    Golf Events

    The County Durham Golf Trail is taking place again in 2025 – it will run from Mon June 30th to Thurs July 3rd.

    Dates

    From:
    30 June 2025to3 July 2025
    More info for County Durham Golf Trail 2025

  12. 'In the Veins' produced by the Yorkshire & North East Film Archive

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    Film

    ‘In the Veins’ is a short film that resonates through time, using over a century of archive footage to shine a light onto the face of the mining heritage of Yorkshire and the North East of England.

    Dates

    From:
    6 May 2025to27 May 2025
    More info for 'In the Veins' produced by the Yorkshire & North East Film Archive

  13. Add Sheep Shearing - Hall Hill Farm to your Itinerary

    Sheep Shearing - Hall Hill Farm

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Durham

    See the sheep shearer at work giving a series of Sheep Shearing demonstrations over the Bank Holiday weekend, Saturday 25th, Sunday 26th & Monday 27th May 2025. Demonstrations start from 12 noon. All the other usual activities are available…

    Dates

    From:
    25 May 2025to27 May 2025
    More info for Sheep Shearing - Hall Hill Farm

  14. Add Adult Art Series: Botanical Ink Painting to your Itinerary

    Adult Art Series: Botanical Ink Painting

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    Type:

    Arts & Crafts

    Barnard Castle

    Join artist Jane Young for experimental painting session using botanical inks. Drawing inspiration from the landscapes of Joséphine Bowes, and the abstract expressionist painter Helen Frankenthaler, this workshop blends colour, nature, and…

    Dates

    From:
    19 May 2025Open 13:00 - 15:00
    More info for Adult Art Series: Botanical Ink Painting

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

    S&DR200 Public Art Commissions at Locomotion

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    Type:

    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

  16. Add Glenda Young - Book Signing, Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls to your Itinerary

    Glenda Young - Book Signing, Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls

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    Local Events

    Chester-le-Street

    Book launch of Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls.

    Dates

    From:
    24 May 2025Open 11:00 - 15:00
    More info for Glenda Young - Book Signing, Secrets of The Toffee Factory Girls

  17. Add Durham Fringe Festival: Love Hurts to your Itinerary

    Durham Fringe Festival: Love Hurts

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    Theatre

    Durham City

    Death has had a rebranding – the cape and scythe has had to go and he's here with his purple suit and his customer satisfaction survey to give death a more user-friendly vibe.

    Dates

    From:
    23 July 2025to24 July 2025Open 16:00 -
    More info for Durham Fringe Festival: Love Hurts

  18. Add Children's Halloween Party to your Itinerary

    Children's Halloween Party

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    Type:

    Halloween

    Peterlee

    Get ready for a spooktacular night of fun at Peterlee's Children's Halloween Party.

    Dates

    From:
    31 Oct 2025Open 17:00 - 19:00
    More info for Children's Halloween Party

  19. Add Forest Runner 5K Challenge to your Itinerary

    Forest Runner 5K Challenge

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    Type:

    Sporting Event

    Redford, Hamsterley Forest

    Forest Runner has evolved from exclusive live events to accessible Strava challenges that anyone can join, anywhere across Forestry England's magnificent forests. You choose when and where to run between 19 May - 1 June 2025.

    Dates

    From:
    19 May 2025to1 June 2025
    More info for Forest Runner 5K Challenge

  20. Add North Pennines NatureFest: Nature Camp Weekend to your Itinerary

    North Pennines NatureFest: Nature Camp Weekend

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Barnard Castle

    Enjoy a family-friendly weekend of nature themed activities.

    Dates

    From:
    31 May 2025to1 June 2025
    More info for North Pennines NatureFest: Nature Camp Weekend