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Durham Tourism Superstar

Visit County Durham is showcasing the best in customer service offered to visitors to the county with the annual Durham Tourism Superstar initiative.

Durham has had 3 national superstar winners from Beamish Museum and Durham Cathedral, as well as 5 national finalists from Auckland Castle, Hall Hill Farm, Walworth Birds of Prey Centre, Kynren and most recently Raby Castle, with Jimmy Nicol, Volunteer Room Stewart, going forward for the national prize after being named Durham Tourism Superstar 2025.

Find out more about the winner of Durham Tourism Superstar 2025.

The success Durham has received at the national level demonstrates the high quality of the sector across the county. If you would like to nominate a colleague to highlight their dedication and passion working in Durham’s tourism industry please fill out the nomination form below. For details of timelines and tips to help with nominations please see the Durham Tourism Superstar guidelines.

If you have any queries, please contact keri.smith@visitcountydurham.org

Durham Tourism Superstar - Nomination Form

Closing date for nominations – Wednesday 3 June 2026

Please refer to the Superstar guidelines before completing this form.

Business Name(Required)

(As it would appear on the trophy)

Nominator details:

Nominator Name(Required)

Nominator Job Title(Required)

Nominator Email

Nominator Phone(Required)

Nomination for Durham Tourism Superstar:

Full Name / Team name with individual names(Required)

Job Title(s)(Required)

Email (if nominating a team please use one email as a central contact)

Nominator Phone (if nominating a team please use one number as a central contact)(Required)

Place of work and description of job(Required)

(Include roles and responsibilities)

Why should this person/team win Durham Tourism Superstar 2026?(Required)

(300 words or less)

Should the nominee be successful at shortlisting, they will appear on an online public vote. Please provide a 100 word or less description that could be used to support their campaign (please note this will only be used in the event of the nominee being shortlisted).

Why should you vote for this person/team to win Durham Tourism Superstar 2026?(Required)

(100 words or less)

Upload a recent image of your nominee(Required)

Max. file size: 150 MB.