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PrevEast Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre
Type
Type:
Heritage / Visitor Centre
Seaham
The East Durham Heritage and Lifeboat Centre displays the historic lifeboat The George Elmy and gives and insight into the rich heritage of the area.
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
Hopetown Darlington
Type
Type:
Railway
Darlington
Discover Darlington's story of engineering, ideas and invention.
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
Awards
- Visit England VisitEngland Welcome Award 2024
- Visit England VisitEngland Quality Assured Visitor Attraction 2024
The EDAN Gallery
Type
Type:
Gallery
Seaham
The EDAN Gallery is the only dedicated art gallery in East Durham.
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
Auckland Tower - The Auckland Project
Type
Type:
Heritage / Visitor Centre
Bishop Auckland
Auckland Tower is the perfect place to get a feel for The Auckland Project, the stunning setting, and to pick up everything you’ll need for your day of exploration.
Dates
- From:
- 19 Feb 2025to24 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous VisitEngland Gold Accolade 2024
- Visit England Visitor Ready 2024
- Visit England VisitEngland Quality Assured Visitor Attraction 2024
- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
The Bowes Museum
Type
Type:
Museum
Barnard Castle
There’s always something great to see and do at The Bowes Museum. With more than 50,000 items in this Museum of artists, designers and makers, there are treasures at every turn.
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025Open 10:00 - 17:00
Awards
- Visit England VAQAS 2021
- Regional and Miscellaneous TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2016
- Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021
- Visit England VisitEngland Award Quality Food and Drink 2023 2023
- Visit England Visitor Ready 2024
- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
Killhope Lead Mining Museum
Type
Type:
Museum
Cowshill
*Due to ongoing restoration works Killhope will remain temporarily closed.
Awards
- Visit England VAQAS 2021
- Green Awards Green Tourism Business Scheme - Gold 2017
- Visit England Code of Practice 2017
- Visit England Visitengland Hidden Gem 2016
- Visit England Best Told Story 2021
- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
- Visit England VAQAS 2021
Bishop Auckland Town Hall
Type
Type:
Gallery
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland Town Hall is a multi-purpose cultural venue situated in Bishop Auckland market place. It offers regular art exhibitions, live music, theatre and films as well as a café and library with free internet access and local history…
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous Northern Saints Trails Passport 2021
Beamish - The Living Museum of the North
Type
Type:
Museum
Beamish
Discover an amazing journey through time at Beamish Museum as you travel back in time to the 1820s, early 1900s, 1940s and 1950s and become immersed in real, living history.
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
Awards
- Visit England VAQAS 2021
- Regional and Miscellaneous North East England Tourism Awards - Large Visitor Attraction of the Year Award - Highly Commended 2020
- Visit England VisitEngland Award for Excellence Bronze 2016
- Regional and Miscellaneous TripAdvisor Travellers Choice Award 2020 2020
- Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021
The Story
Type
Type:
Heritage / Visitor Centre
South Road, Durham
The Story offers a gateway to the history of County Durham and its people. Bringing together our diverse collections of records and objects for the first time, The Story charts thousands of years of everyday life in the county.
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
Durham University Oriental Museum
Type
Type:
Museum
Durham City
Explore Ancient Egypt and Western Asia, the Himalayas, China, Japan, Korea and Southeast Asia all in one museum. The Oriental Museum is devoted to the art and archaeology of the great cultures of North Africa and Asia.
Dates
- From:
- 5 Jan 2025to23 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
Awards
- Visit England VAQAS 2021
- Green Awards Green Tourism Business Scheme - Gold 2015
- Visit England Quality Assured Visitor Attraction 2017
- Regional and Miscellaneous North East England Small Visitor Attraction of the Year Highly Commended 2015
- Regional and Miscellaneous Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2018
- Regional and Miscellaneous Northern Saints Trails Passport 2021
Mining Art Gallery - The Auckland Project
Type
Type:
Gallery
Bishop Auckland
With three permanent rooms and one temporary exhibition space on the ground floor, the gallery explores working life in the coal mines through original artefacts and artworks by prominent mining artists such as Tom McGuinness and Norman Cornish.
Dates
- From:
- 19 Feb 2025to24 Dec 2025Various Opening Times
Awards
- Visit England Visitor Ready 2024
- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
Crook Hall Gardens
Type
Type:
National Trust
Durham City
The medieval hall merges into a Jacobean manor house, which in turn merges into a Georgian town house, reflecting its development over the centuries. The Hall provides a spectacular backdrop to the stunning 10-acre gardens, paddock and fields,…
Dates
- From:
- 15 Feb 2025to20 Dec 2025
Locomotion
Type
Type:
Museum
Shildon
At Locomotion you can see highlights of the national collection of railway vehicles in the world’s first railway town.
Dates
- From:
- 1 Jan 2025to31 Dec 2025
Awards
- Regional and Miscellaneous North East England Tourism Awards - Tourism Event of the Year - Bronze 2014
- Visit England Quality Assured Visitor Attraction 2017
- Regional and Miscellaneous Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2018
- Regional and Miscellaneous WTTC Safe Travels 2021
- Regional and Miscellaneous Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
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