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Flower Festival to pay tribute to County Durham’s people, places and past

17 August 2022 | News

Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens is to host a flower festival celebrating County Durham’s heritage, culture, people and places. Ushaw Flower Fest, will see the 214-year-old Georgian house transform into a floral walking tour that tells rich stories from Durham’s past and present, including mining disasters, community campaigns and the deeds of inspiring women. […]

Summer’s sorted, with affordable fun for all the family at Ushaw

10 August 2022 | News

As we reach the halfway point of the school summer holidays, you’d be forgiven for running somewhat short of ideas to keep the kids entertained. With the cost of living crisis biting, parents up and down the country are on the lookout for ways to make the holidays fun without breaking the bank, and one […]

Visitors enjoy a taste of the seaside at Seaham Food Festival

8 August 2022 | News

Food-lovers from across the region flocked to Durham’s coastline for two days of festival fun. The sun was shining across the weekend for Seaham Food Festival, which saw over 100 traders set up shop to sell everything from mouth-watering street food to delicious cakes and sweet treats. The Durham County Council-run event attracted thousands of […]

Durham Miners Heritage could soon win worldwide recognition

2 August 2022 | News

Redhills, the miners' hall in Durham City, may be among only the 900 global sites of UNESCO world heritage status. And, if a bid by an international consortium is successful, it could mean that Durham City becomes one of the few places to have two World Heritage sites. Durham Cathedral and Castle already hold UNESCO […]

Apply to the North East Tourism Awards

27 July 2022 | News

Applications for the North East England Tourism Awards close on 22nd September 2022. County Durham is blessed with excellent tourism businesses across the range of categories, and the Awards give you an opportunity to shine a light on your successes and generate great PR. If you missed the recent workshop providing hints and tips on […]

Successful US Mission

27 July 2022 | News

In partnership with Marketing Manchester and Avanti Destinations, Visit County Durham has completed a successful US mission to Texas. Feedback from the visit was positive, with many US travel agents keen to start booking clients to the county and advising that there is a real interest from the US market in visiting Durham and the […]

Visitor Economy Factsheet 2021

27 July 2022 | News

Visit County Durham has commissioned the STEAM report over the last 15 years, an economic impact study which allows us to track the performance of our destination. The latest results from this study relate to 2021 and you can view the full breakdown of performance by downloading the Visitor Economy Factsheet. If you have any […]

Durham security officer scoops tourism superstar award

21 July 2022 | Press Releases

Durham has crowned its first Tourism Superstar in three years, following a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Connor Turnbull, a security officer at Dalton Park Outlet Shopping Destination, has been crowned Durham Tourism Superstar 2022 thanks to his excellent customer service, volunteering experience and tenacious attitude to tourism. Richard Kaye, centre manager at Dalton […]

Durham security office scoops tourism superstar award

21 July 2022 | News

CO2 offsetting

21 July 2022 | News

Our Supplier Partner Stick Marketing is planting trees in collaboration with Tree-Nation as part of its ongoing commitment to a more sustainable future. Working with Tree-Nation, they planted 131 trees in June to help offset their CO2 emissions.

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