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July 2024
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Beamish named region’s most visited attraction and among top nationally15-07-2024
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North has been named the North East’s most visited attraction and among the top in the country, in a new…
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Auckland Castle, Auckland Tower and Faith Museum named amongst best buildings in the UK15-07-2024
Auckland Castle, Auckland Tower and the Faith Museum in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, have been named amongst the UK’s best new buildings in…
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Viking invasion hits Bishop Auckland ahead of Kynren 2024 show12-07-2024
Full of sparks, sword fights and sheep, Kynren’s cast and crew is putting together the finishing touches at its pre-show entertainment…
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Traders announced for Seaham Food Festival03-07-2024
From loaded mac and cheese, Mediterranean mezze, to creamy cheesecakes and sweet treats, the traders have been announced for Seaham Food Festival…
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Auckland Castle hosts rare European masterpieces01-07-2024
An intriguing new exhibition opening at Auckland Castle this summer will unveil rarely seen European masterpieces.
From 6 July, paintings by…
June 2024
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Beamish Museum prepares to open new 1950s and Georgian exhibits24-06-2024
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is preparing to open its newest exhibits - a Georgian tavern and pottery, and 1950s cinema and shops, marking…
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Bishop Auckland is officially 'Coach Friendly'21-06-2024
Bishop Auckland has been awarded the Confederation of Passenger Transport’s ‘Coach Friendly’ accreditation, in recognition of the…
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New visitor destination in the north set to open this weekend13-06-2024
After six years of planning, Raby Castle is ready to open its doors and welcome visitors to The Rising, a 24-acre site featuring the remodelled…
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Be the first to see inside The Story10-06-2024
A new visitor attraction celebrating the past, present and future of County Durham will open to the public next week.
Durham County Council has…
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Team of 100 dig to uncover the home of infamous Tower of London prisoner06-06-2024
Visitors to Auckland Castle will have the opportunity to see a working archaeological site this summer as a team of 100 students and experts aim to…
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Sunday chefs announced for Seaham Food Festival04-06-2024
The full celebrity line up for Seaham Food Festival has been confirmed with the announcement of the final chefs who will be taking to the cookery…
May 2024
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Coach Friendly Status Renewed for Beamish Museum24-05-2024
Beamish, The Living Museum of the North is celebrating the renewal of its Coach Friendly Status by The Confederation of Passenger Transport UK…
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Locomotion’s £8m New Hall opens on 24 May23-05-2024
A brand new £8m collections building opens at Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham, this weekend – the museum’s most…
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The Auckland Project unveils its redeveloped gardens and celebrates with new events20-05-2024
The Auckland Project, set up by philanthropists Jonathan and Jane Ruffer, will unveil the redesigned Walled Garden on Saturday 25th May, which has…
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Kynren's latest recruit begins his training as the show prepares for its summer run20-05-2024
Cosmo, the majestic grey shire horse is being put through his paces as the latest recruit to join the cast and crew of the north east’s much…
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Beamish celebrates national Visitor Welcome Award!17-05-2024
Beamish. The Living Museum of the North is delighted to have won the national Visitor Welcome Award at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024.
The…
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Raby Castle champions local contractors and heritage skills10-05-2024
As the ambitious two-year development scheme, The Rising nears completion, Raby Castle has used the North East’s most skilled local contractors…
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Funding boost for reimagined cultural venue09-05-2024
A cultural venue that will bring internationally significant exhibitions to County Durham has been awarded £500,000, as work gets underway on…
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Tickets to go on sale tomorrow as Luxmuralis returns to Durham Cathedral in October02-05-2024
Luxmuralis is returning for a third year to Durham Cathedral with Space, and tickets go on sale at 11am on Friday 3 May, with some special…
April 2024
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Raby Castle achieves Green Tourism Award23-04-2024
Raby Castle has secured a significant achievement in the Green Tourism awards certification programme with a silver in recognition of the…
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Crowds flock to Bishop Auckland to enjoy taste of popular food festival22-04-2024
Thousands flocked to this weekend’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival, where celebrity chefs, tasty treats, and family fun were all on the menu…
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More than 150 traders confirmed for Bishop Auckland Food Festival10-04-2024
Curries, crepes, cocktails and mocktails will be among the mouthwatering delights on offer at next weekend’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival…
March 2024
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Majestic rare breed of horse arrives in County Durham meet Kynren's newest cast member26-03-2024
A rare breed of horse that is listed as at-risk with less than 200 left in the world has become the newest cast member in an award-winning outdoor…
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Waybeams renewal project sucessfully completed ahead of schedule 22 March, Stanhope, Weardale21-03-2024
Weardale Railway is thrilled to announce the successful completion of the Waybeams Renewal Project, marking a significant milestone for the…
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1500 hours of painstaking work with several thousand parts make a working Silver Swan20-03-2024
After more than 1500 hours of painstaking work carried out by specialist horologists, The Bowes Museum's iconic 250 year old life size Silver…
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Durham Cathedral calls on people to help create Peace Doves for its upcoming summer installation18-03-2024
Over 15,000 paper doves created by visitors with messages of peace will be suspended in Durham Cathedral this summer.
Peace Doves, a…
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Europe’s largest collection of historic rail vehicles assembled at Locomotion18-03-2024
Locomotion in Shildon, County Durham is to undertake the museum’s biggest ever rail shunt to create Europe’s largest undercover display…
February 2024
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Three more celebrity chefs confirmed for Bishop Auckland Food Festival26-02-2024
A BBC Saturday Kitchen presenter, an award-winning chef and a food content creator with millions of TikTok views will headline the Sunday cookery…
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Return of the Vikings!26-02-2024
A Viking village, complete with cookhouse, cottages and a working blacksmith’s forge, is being recreated as part of a spectacular live outdoor…
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The Story to open this summer16-02-2024
A brand-new visitor attraction telling the tale of County Durham’s heritage will open this summer.
Durham County Council has confirmed…
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BOSH! First celebrity chefs revealed for this year’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival05-02-2024
A duo billed as “the world’s biggest vegan and plant-based chefs” are among the headliners at this year’s Bishop Auckland…
January 2024
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Exciting year ahead at Beamish Museum with new exhibits and a full calendar of events18-01-2024
Look forward to an action-packed 2024 as Beamish, The Living Museum of the North prepares for the opening of its latest Remaking Beamish project…
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Raby Castle celebrates its equine past as work commences on 18th century coach house and stables08-01-2024
Restoration work is underway on the 18th century Coach House and Stables at Raby Castle, a key part of ‘The Rising’ development, the…
November 2023
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Bishop Auckland Shines Bright as AGLOW Opens to Visitors21-11-2023
Auckland Castle’s first large-scale Christmas event opens to the public on Wednesday 22nd November, dazzling visitors to the County Durham…
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Durham city transformed into a giant art gallery20-11-2023
The 2023 edition of the UK’s light biennial Lumiere closed in Durham on Sunday night, having welcomed tens of thousands of visitors…
October 2023
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The Faith Museum opened its doors to the public for the first time this weekend10-10-2023
The Faith Museum explores the myriad ways in which faith has shaped lives and communities across Britain, through rarely seen objects, personal…
September 2023
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Full steam ahead – 200 years of train travel to be marked with celebrations28-09-2023
The two year countdown is on, to mark the bicentenary of the birth of the modern railway with celebrations throughout 2025.
The Stockton &…
June 2023
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Coach Tourism Association membership presents new opportunities for Durham12-06-2023
Discover Durham is now an official member of the Coach Tourism Association.
Led by Visit County Durham, Discover Durham is the county’s…