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Durham Explorer Bus Service
Enjoy more amazing days out across the county with the new Durham Explorer bus service this summer. Three new bus services are launching this May to help visitors and residents explore more of the county.
From 23 May to 31 August 2026, the Durham Explorer buses will operate on Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays.
Each service will connect Durham City and locations across the county to a range of visitor destinations including Locomotion, Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, Beamish, The Living Museum of the North, The Auckland Project, Raby Castle, Park and Gardens, The Bowes Museum and High Force Waterfall, with many venues along the route also offering discounts to those who arrive by bus.
There are three services:
- 873 The Durham Dales Explorer - Durham City, Raby Castle, Park and Gdrens, Barnard Castle, Bowes Museum, Low Force Waterfall and Bowlees Visitor Centre, High Force Waterfall. View timetable >
- 874 The Time Traveller Line - Durham City, Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, Beamish Museum. View timetable >
- 875 The Tracks Through Line - Durham City, Bishop Auckland - The Auckland Project, Shildon - Locomotion. View timetable >
It’s never been easier to explore Durham by bus whether you’re staying in the Durham Dales or Durham City!
Along the routes...
Durham University Botanic Garden
Set in countryside and mature woodland. Plant collections from North America, Himalayas and China,…
Crook Hall Gardens
The medieval hall merges into a Jacobean manor house, which in turn merges into a Georgian town…
Locomotion
Explore 200 years of railway history in the world’s first railway town at Locomotion, Europe’s…
