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Annual Enterprise Day
12 Feb 2025
Our Strategic Partner New College Durham (NCD) are holding their annual Enterprise Day on the 17th March. The day consists of Business, Travel and Tourism students getting the opportunity to […]
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Kynren announces its new time travelling theme park
12 Feb 2025
The creators of Kynren – An Epic Tale of England have unveiled their most ambitious and exciting project to date: a brand-new historical theme park, Kynren – The Storied Lands. Set to open […]
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Into The Light Place Partnership to Open New Mentorship Scheme
12 Feb 2025
Into the Light’s skills hub, hosted by Beamish Museum, to increase opportunities in the creative and cultural sector is looking for mentors who would like to get involved. The County […]
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17 Arts & Culture Leaders Selected for Leadership Development Opportunity in County Durham
11 Feb 2025
The Bowes Museum is excited to announce the 17 dynamic individuals selected to DurhamCreative Community Fellows, a free and innovative learning experience for people driving positivechange in County Durham through […]
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S&DR200 festival launches with All Change, a spectacular open-air live performance and drone show
11 Feb 2025
The S&DR200 festival will launch with All Change, a spectacular open-air event in Bishop Auckland combining dazzling projections, drones and up to 100 live performers bringing history to life, on […]
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New team appointed to manage the walled gardens at Raby Castle - a must visit for 2025
10 Feb 2025
Creative gardener and artist Becky Crowley has been appointed as Raby Castle, Park and Garden’s assistant head gardener in the remodelled 18th century Walled Gardens. The revitalised 300-year-old Walled Gardens, which […]
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Park to reach new heights with tower attraction
10 Feb 2025
A new play attraction standing almost 15 metres tall is to be installed in a County Durham park. Durham County Council has been making improvements to Hardwick Park’s play area […]
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First chefs announced for Bishop Auckland Food Festival
7 Feb 2025
A Sunday Brunch host, social media baker, and a MasterChef champion are among the celebrity chefs who will appear at this year’s Bishop Auckland Food Festival. The popular Durham County […]
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English Tourism Week
6 Feb 2025
English Tourism Week takes place 14th - 23rd March, and the campaign toolkit is now available for you to download. Designed to kickstart the summer season, the annual campaign gives […]
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Hall Hill Farm in County Durham Crowned UK’s Best Large Farm Attraction
6 Feb 2025
Hall Hill Farm near Lanchester, County Durham, is celebrating a huge win after being named Large Farm Attraction of the Year at the prestigious National Farm Attractions Network Awards. The awards gala, […]
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Ramside Hall Hotel to create multi million pound golf facility
6 Feb 2025
A County Durham hotel is investing more than £6m in creating what will be one of the UK’s top golf facilities. Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa already has two […]
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VisitBritain awards Gateway Fund to inspire international visitors to explore Britain through regional gateways
3 Feb 2025
Destination North East England and Marketing Manchester have secured funding from VisitBritain’s GREAT Gateway Innovation Fund. With VisitBritain’s global screen tourism campaign ‘Starring GREAT Britain’ set to launch, the Gateway Fund campaigns will […]
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North Pennines tribute festival returns for 2025 with early bird discount offer
3 Feb 2025
Derwent Fest is back and ready to transport festival goers through the decades with a tribute weekend like no other. Set in the picturesque North Pennines at Derwent Waterside Park, […]
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Local Award Voting
29 Jan 2025
Voting is now open for Tourism Event & Festival of the Year in the North East England Tourism Awards! This is the first time we've had a publicly voted category […]
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LNER unveils 'Darlington' livery as it celebrates 200 years of the railway
29 Jan 2025
To kick off a year of celebrations, LNER has unveiled a commemorative livery on one of its Azuma trains to mark 200 years since the first passenger journey on the […]
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