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  1. Add The Sham Fender Experience at South Causey Inn to your Itinerary

    The Sham Fender Experience at South Causey Inn

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    Music Event

    Stanley

    Get ready for an unforgettable night of live music, incredible energy, and all the anthems you know and love. The Sham Fender Experience is coming to South Causey Inn, bringing the electrifying sound of Sam Fender to life in a show that feels just…

    Dates

    From:
    16 Jan 2026Open 19:00 -
    More info for The Sham Fender Experience at South Causey Inn

  2. Add Stargazing Suppers - High Force Hotel and Waterfall to your Itinerary

    Stargazing Suppers - High Force Hotel and Waterfall

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    Dark Skies

    Forest-in-Teesdale

    Discover the magnificence of the night sky with an exciting stargazing experience at the breath-taking High Force Waterfall in County Durham.

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    2 Jan 2026to4 Jan 2026
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    12 Feb 2026to15 Feb 2026
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    27 Feb 2026to28 Feb 2026
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    13 Mar 2026to14 Mar 2026
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    19 Mar 2026to21 Mar 2026
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    27 Mar 2026to28 Mar 2026
    More info for Stargazing Suppers - High Force Hotel and Waterfall

  3. Add Bisque Pottery Workshops to your Itinerary

    Bisque Pottery Workshops

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    Workshop

    Barnard Castle

    Join Mud & More Pottery to paint your own bisque cat or dog figurine, cast from 18th and 19th objects in The Bowes Museum's collection.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Sept 2025to28 Feb 2026Various Opening Times
    More info for Bisque Pottery Workshops

  4. Add LGBTQIA+ Object Trail - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    LGBTQIA+ Object Trail - The Bowes Museum

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    Children/Family events

    Barnard Castle

    Explore The Bowes Museum’s collection through a different lens and learn about the stories and emotions objects hold through the lived experiences of those who identify as LGBTQIA+.

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    From:
    1 May 2025to31 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for LGBTQIA+ Object Trail - The Bowes Museum

  5. Add Grimms’ Fairy Tales reimagined: an art trail at Crook Hall Gardens at Crook Hall Gardens to your Itinerary

    Grimms’ Fairy Tales reimagined: an art trail at Crook Hall Gardens at Crook Hall Gardens

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    Children/Family events

    Durham City

    Discover familiar fairytales creatively reimagined through art.

    Dates

    From:
    19 Dec 2025to21 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
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    26 Dec 2025to28 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 16:00
    More info for Grimms’ Fairy Tales reimagined: an art trail at Crook Hall Gardens at Crook Hall Gardens

  6. Add 'Twas The Night Before Christmas to your Itinerary

    'Twas The Night Before Christmas

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    Christmas and New Year

    Annfield Plain

    Innominata choir present "Twas a Night before Christmas" to include Christmas Cantata by Oliver Tarney, Carols by Peter Warlock, Sarah Quartel and Bob Chilcot and traditional carols for choir and audience.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2025Open 18:30 - 20:30
    More info for 'Twas The Night Before Christmas

  7. Add S&DR200 - Young Railway Photographer of the Year exhibition at Locomotion to your Itinerary

    S&DR200 - Young Railway Photographer of the Year exhibition at Locomotion

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    Exhibition

    Shildon

    The exhibition will feature the winning entries from a competition to find the UK’s most promising young railway photographers.

    Dates

    From:
    1 June 2025to31 Dec 2025
    More info for S&DR200 - Young Railway Photographer of the Year exhibition at Locomotion

  8. Add Pippa Hale: Pet Project - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Pippa Hale: Pet Project - The Bowes Museum

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    Exhibition

    Barnard Castle

    See the museum’s renowned ceramic collection re-imagined into a vibrant and interactive experience for all ages.

    Dates

    From:
    26 July 2025to1 Mar 2026
    More info for Pippa Hale: Pet Project - The Bowes Museum

  9. Add Durham University Palatinate Orchestra - Tchaikovsky's Symphony Pathétique to your Itinerary

    Durham University Palatinate Orchestra - Tchaikovsky's Symphony Pathétique

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    Concert

    The College, Durham

    Durham University Palatinate Orchestra's 90-piece Symphony Orchestra plays Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony, his Pathétique Symphony, and music by Elgar and Pejačević in Durham Cathedral.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Mar 2026Open 19:30 - 21:30
    More info for Durham University Palatinate Orchestra - Tchaikovsky's Symphony Pathétique

  10. Guided Countryside Walks

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    Guided Walk

    County Durham's beautiful countryside is home to a wide variety of plants and animals and the area has a fascinating historical and geological heritage.

    Dates

    From:
    10 Sept 2025to19 Dec 2025
    More info for Guided Countryside Walks

  11. Add Afternoon Sing-a-long with Alex Hall - Bowburn Hall Hotel to your Itinerary

    Afternoon Sing-a-long with Alex Hall - Bowburn Hall Hotel

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    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Afternoon Sing-a-long with Alex Hall.

    Dates

    From:
    18 Dec 2025Open 12:00 - 16:00
    More info for Afternoon Sing-a-long with Alex Hall - Bowburn Hall Hotel

  12. Add Frankie Mack - Singer & Showman to your Itinerary

    Frankie Mack - Singer & Showman

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    Music Event

    Peterlee

    If you've holidayed in Tenerife, you've probably seen Frankie Mack live… now catch him one night only at The Peterlee Pavilion!

    Dates

    From:
    25 Apr 2026Open 14:00 - 19:00
    More info for Frankie Mack - Singer & Showman

  13. Add Robin Hood Pantomime - Lumley Castle Hotel to your Itinerary

    Robin Hood Pantomime - Lumley Castle Hotel

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    Christmas and New Year

    Chester le Street

    The Sheriff of Nottingham and Bad Prince John are up to their usual nasty tricks, and only Robin Hood and the Merry  Men and Women of Sherwood Forest can put a stop to their  wicked behaviour.  

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2025to22 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
    More info for Robin Hood Pantomime - Lumley Castle Hotel

  14. Add The High Force Polar Quest to your Itinerary

    The High Force Polar Quest

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Forest in Teesdale

    Step into a frosty woodland world full of winter magic on our self-led High Force Polar Quest Trail.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Nov 2025to4 Jan 2026
    More info for The High Force Polar Quest

  15. Add Santa's Walkergate Walkabout to your Itinerary

    Santa's Walkergate Walkabout

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    Type:

    Christmas and New Year

    Durham

    Santa Claus is taking break from his busy North Pole workshop to visit the families of Durham at Walkergate this Christmas!

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2025Open 12:30 - 16:30
    More info for Santa's Walkergate Walkabout

  16. Add Durham Cricket - England Men v Sri Lanka Men ODI to your Itinerary

    Durham Cricket - England Men v Sri Lanka Men ODI

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    Sporting Event

    Chester le Street

    England Men take on Sri Lanka Men in a thrilling one day international on Tuesday 22 September 2026.

    Dates

    From:
    22 Sept 2026
    More info for Durham Cricket - England Men v Sri Lanka Men ODI

  17. Add 80s, 90s, Noughties and NOW to your Itinerary

    80s, 90s, Noughties and NOW

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    Christmas and New Year

    Durham City

    Eat, drink and be merry. Strut up the red carpet for 7pm to mingle with your party goers before enjoying a sumptuous three course menu.

    Dates

    From:
    20 Dec 2025
    More info for 80s, 90s, Noughties and NOW

  18. Add Christmas Brass Band at South Causey Inn to your Itinerary

    Christmas Brass Band at South Causey Inn

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    Christmas and New Year

    Stanley

    Get ready for a truly unforgettable festive experience this Christmas season...

    Our much-loved Christmas Brass Band is making its triumphant return, bringing an evening of spectacular live music that the whole family will enjoy. Step into the…

    Dates

    From:
    18 Dec 2025Open 19:00 -
    More info for Christmas Brass Band at South Causey Inn

  19. Add Crookfest'26 to your Itinerary

    Crookfest'26

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    Type:

    Festival

    Willington , Crook

    Crook Fest 2026. ​​​​​One day. Three stages. 18 bands.

    Dates

    From:
    3 May 2026Open 11:30 - 22:30
    More info for Crookfest'26

  20. Add Family Open Day - The Bowes Museum to your Itinerary

    Family Open Day - The Bowes Museum

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    Type:

    Children/Family events

    Barnard Castle

    Join us for a free day of family-friendly activities. Inspired by the museum's Pippa Hale: Pet Project exhibition, enjoy a variety of activities as we celebrate all things pets at the museum.

    Dates

    From:
    21 Feb 2026Open 10:00 - 17:00
    More info for Family Open Day - The Bowes Museum