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The Auckland Project unveils its redeveloped gardens and celebrates with new events

20 May 2024

The Auckland Project, set up by philanthropists Jonathan and Jane Ruffer, will unveil the redesigned Walled Garden on Saturday 25th May, which has been almost a decade in the making. Designed by Pip Morrison, whose previous work includes the reimagined Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace,...

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Kynren's latest recruit begins his training as the show prepares for its summer run

20 May 2024

Cosmo, the majestic grey shire horse is being put through his paces as the latest recruit to join the cast and crew of the north east’s much awaited summer production Kynren – An Epic Tale of England. Preparing for his starring role as a carriage horse, Cosmo is already impressing the cavalry...

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Beamish celebrates national Visitor Welcome Award!

17 May 2024

Beamish. The Living Museum of the North is delighted to have won the national Visitor Welcome Award at the Museums + Heritage Awards 2024. The County Durham open air museum beat off competition from venues around the country to be named winner of the prestigious award at a ceremony in London. The...

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Popular TV chefs to star at Seaham Food Festival

16 May 2024

Two popular TV presenters are among the first celebrity chefs to be announced for Seaham Food Festival. The Durham County Council-run festival will return to Seaham’s coastline on Saturday 3 and Sunday 4 August, with two days packed with celebrity cookery demonstrations, street entertainment, and...

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VisitEngland joins forces with AccessAble to promote new tourism accessibility guides

16 May 2024

VisitEngland is working with AccessAble to support hospitality and tourism businesses across England to provide detailed descriptions of their venue accessibility for visitors. Through AccessAble’s new Your Accessibility Guide portal, businesses can book and pay for either a guided or on-site...

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Business Growth opportunity

15 May 2024

Are you running a tourism and hospitality business and looking for ways to improve your profitability? The Durham Business Growth Programme has expert advisors to help you focus on practical ways to boost your business exposure, leads and sales. Eligible businesses receive a tailored action plan,...

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Proud Allies training

15 May 2024

Proud allies training raises awareness and increases confidence around inclusive language and engaging with LGBTQIA+ communities and people. Delivered by Northern Pride in partnership with Curious Arts, we are offering three free sessions at Delta Hotels by Marriott in Durham on the...

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Funding boost for reimagined cultural venue

10 May 2024

A cultural venue that will bring internationally significant exhibitions to County Durham has been awarded £500,000, as work gets underway on site. Durham County Council has secured the grant from Arts Council England’s Capital Investment Programme to support its plans to reopen the former...

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Raby Castle champions local contractors and heritage skills

9 May 2024

As the ambitious two-year development scheme, The Rising nears completion, Raby Castle has used the North East’s most skilled local contractors and suppliers to complete the new retail, hospitality and events destination. The Rising, a collection of restored heritage buildings, two thoughtfully...

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Funding boost for reimagined cultural venue

9 May 2024

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ManageGreen

8 May 2024

VCD Strategic Partner Host & Stay has announced the launch of ManageGreen within their property management packages. Dedicated to fostering sustainabiity and conscious travel, ManageGreen represents Host & Stay's commitment to environmental responsibility and signifies an important step...

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Tourism Awards open for applications

8 May 2024

Applications are now open for the 2025 North East England Tourism Awards! With 16 categories to choose from there's sure to be one that suits your business. You can enter as many categories as are relevant to you and your team. To help you with writing and submitting an application, workshops will...

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Meet up and make a difference

8 May 2024

As part of VCD's commitment to deliver more sustainable events and drive regenerative tourism growth, we have introduced a theoretical free place at our training days and events. This entails donating the cost of the day delegate rate and a Supplier Partner stand at each event to the County Durham...

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DDP update

8 May 2024

A reminder that the next Destination Development Partnership update is being held online on Tuesday 14th May 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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Tickets to go on sale tomorrow as Luxmuralis returns to Durham Cathedral in October

2 May 2024

Luxmuralis is returning for a third year to Durham Cathedral with Space, and tickets go on sale at 11am on Friday 3 May, with some special discounted rates. From Wednesday 9 to Sunday 13 October, visitors will be able to experience stunning light projections of galaxies and see original...