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Raby Castle achieves Green Tourism Award

Raby Castle achieves Green Tourism Award

23 April 2024 | News

Raby Castle has secured a significant achievement in the Green Tourism awards certification programme with a silver in recognition of the business’s commitment to sustainability. The Green Tourism awards are acknowledged worldwide as an indicator of good environmentally-friendly practice and act as a hallmark of ‘green quality’. Raby Castle submitted evidence across multiple criteria including […]

Crowds flock to Bishop Auckland to enjoy taste of popular food festival

Crowds flock to Bishop Auckland to enjoy taste of popular food festival

22 April 2024 | News

Thousands flocked to this weekend’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival, where celebrity chefs, tasty treats, and family fun were all on the menu. More than 150 stalls lined the streets, with traders from County Durham and beyond selling curries, crepes, cocktails and mocktails and more. Famous chefs including plant-based and vegan duo, BOSH!, and BBC Saturday […]

Women's professional cricket coming to Durham

Women's professional cricket coming to Durham

18 April 2024 | News

Following an extensive bidding process Durham Cricket have been awarded a Tier 1 professional women’s team. A restructure of the women’s professional game has seen the England and Wales Cricket Board award 8 counties with professional women’s teams. Durham will be joined by Essex, Hampshire, Lancashire, Nottingham, Surrey, Somerset and Warwickshire to form the new […]

Major investment in UK peatlands from German environmental association

Major investment in UK peatlands from German environmental association

18 April 2024 | News

A significant international collaboration to support peatland restoration in the NorthPennines National Landscape has been announced by German environmentalassociation, the Nature And Biodiversity Conservation Union (NABU). The €1.1 million investment will be used to restore valuable peatlands in the NorthPennines, helping to promote better global climate regulation. Healthy peatlands arevital for biodiversity and provide multiple […]

How's Business?

How's Business?

18 April 2024 | News

Please spare 10 minutes of your time to complete our latest How's Business survey. The results are important for us to see what is happening across the visitor economy and to analyse where there are key themes and issues. The results of the survey help form our future activity and to see how we can […]

VE Attractions Survey

VE Attractions Survey

18 April 2024 | News

The deadline for completing the VisitEngland annual survey of attractions is 30th April 2024. If you received an invite to participate, please respond as soon as possible. If you'd like an invite, please email annualattractionssurvey@bva-bdrc.com. The survey looks at a number of measures including trends in visitor numbers and profiles, entrance fees, employment, sustainability and […]

Four of North East England’s Tourism Trailblazers Announced as Finalists at National Awards

Four of North East England’s Tourism Trailblazers Announced as Finalists at National Awards

15 April 2024 | News

A tranquil boat tour business, a luxury hotel, a fine-dining restaurant housed in a 13th century friary and a national park unsung-hero are among the finalists at the national VisitEngland Awards for Excellence which recognises exceptional visitor economy businesses and individuals from around the UK. County Durham’s Rockliffe Hall Hotel, Serenity Farne Island Boat Tours, […]

More than 150 traders confirmed for Bishop Auckland Food Festival

More than 150 traders confirmed for Bishop Auckland Food Festival

10 April 2024 | News

Curries, crepes, cocktails and mocktails will be among the mouthwatering delights on offer at next weekend’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival. Durham County Council, which organises the festival, has confirmed more than 150 traders from County Durham and beyond will be taking stalls at the event on Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 April. And alongside the […]

Specialist markets coming to 11 County Durham centres

Specialist markets coming to 11 County Durham centres

5 April 2024 | News

New markets ranging from street food to Christmas markets will be coming to locations across County Durham. Durham County Council has procured specialist social enterprise Baccanalia to organise bespoke markets at 11 centres across the county. Ranging from craft markets, street food, farmers’ markets, vintage fayres and Christmas markets, the events will run across the […]

DDP Update Reminder

DDP Update Reminder

3 April 2024 | News

A reminder that the next Destination Development Partnership update is being held online on Thursday 18th April at 8:30am. Hear from Visitor Economy leaders on a range of topics and updates from the programmes being delivered as part of the Destination Development Partnership Pilot. Reserve your place.

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