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Everything to entertain your family in Durham this spring.
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Easter
Seaham
Looking for the perfect way to spend your Easter break and Bank Holiday weekend? Head to Dalton Park for a fun-filled day out with the whole family.
Easter
Durham
Easter Trail: Burrowing Bunnies, Saturday 12 April to Sunday 27 April 2025. Price: £1 per trail sheet, purchase from café during opening hours.
Family Fun
Stanley
Join us at South Causey Inn for our Scarecrow Festival, running from Thursday, 17th April to Monday, 28th April! This exciting event is perfect for families, friends, and scarecrow enthusiasts of all ages.
Easter
Bishop Auckland
Families are in for a treat this Easter as Auckland Palace welcomes the Easter Bunny to Bishop Auckland, bringing a whole host of exciting activities for all ages to enjoy.
Easter
Shildon
To celebrate the opening of the Stockton & Darlington Railway in 1825, we're exploring themes of journeys, movement and forces through free, fun, family activities through the Easter holidays.
Exhibition
Durham
Drawing on Ushaw Library’s rich and varied natural history holdings, The Discovery of Birds illuminates the development of bird art and ornithology from the Renaissance to the nineteenth century.
Easter
Durham
Choose either a bird or square shaped base and decorate to your heart’s content using tumbled glass pieces.
Easter
Bishop Auckland
Our popular Egg Hunt returns for another year of festive fun throughout the Easter holidays!
Easter
Beamish
Travel back in time at Beamish Museum to discover how Easter was celebrated in the 1820s, early 1900s, 1940s and 1950s with a whole host of egg-citing activities.
Easter
Stanley
Special Dietary & Children's Menu Children's Afternoon Tea Menu Gluten Free Afternoon Tea Menu Vegan Afternoon Tea Menu
Causey's Traditional Indulge in a selection of delicate sandwiches, freshly baked scones with clotted cream and jam, and a…
Easter
Durham
Don’t miss all the extra fun at Adventure Valley this Easter Holidays. Visit the spectacular undercover Easter Garden, follow the ‘Egg-cellent’ Bunny Adventure to earn a chocolate treat and meet the Easter Bunny! Plus, meet our Adorable Baby Animals…
Children/Family events
Lanchester
This Easter we welcome back Big Science for some more exciting and fun experiments, this time with a chocolate twist.
Easter
Durham
This Easter, enjoy lots of feathers and family fun at Ushaw as we celebrate the launch of our new exhibition The Discovery of Birds.
Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Take a moment to slow down, connect with yourself, and embrace the present through mindful abstract mark-making.
Easter
Durham City
Commemorate the coming of The King to Durham Cathedral by creating your own Maundy Money to give to someone special in your life.
Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Join artist Betty Brown to create beautiful patchwork patterns from coloured papers.
Festival
S&DR200 and Little Inventors are celebrating the 200th anniversary of the Stockton and Darlington Railway with the S&DR Invention Challenge, inviting Year 5–8 students from Stockton, Darlington, and Durham to reimagine the 4,000 miles of disused…
Family Fun
Hamsterley, Bishop Auckland
Families can join a new forest adventure as the much-loved character Stick Man, based on the beautiful picture book by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, returns to Forestry England Hamsterley.
Children/Family events
Barnard Castle
Gather with us in an outdoor-inspired campsite in the Conversation Gallery. Discover the fascinating world of wildlife in the parkland, delve into the natural wonders that influenced some of the museum’s treasures and play games inspired by the…
Easter
Forest In Teesdale
This spring, embark on an enchanting adventure with the whole family at High Force Waterfall! The Bunny Ears Woodland Trail is the perfect way to explore the beauty of nature while enjoying some seasonal fun.
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