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City of Culture bid continues

23 Mar 2022

Great news for County Durham and the wider North East England as the county moved a step closer to securing UK City of Culture 2025. DCMS announced late last Friday night that County Durham was one of just four locations from across the UK to be shortlisted for the prestigious title out of the...

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English Tourism Week 2022

23 Mar 2022

This week is English Tourism Week, an opportunity to celebrate and champion our amazing tourism businesses. This year's theme is "You're Welcome" to send the message that everyone working in tourism and the visitor economy is ready and willing to welcome visitors back after the trials of the past...

Industry

Tourism partners explore County Durham’s heritage

21 Mar 2022

Representatives from Spain have experienced some of the delights of County Durham this weekend. Following a region-to-region tourism partnership being signed by Durham County Council and A Coruña Provincial Council in northwest Spain, last year, partners have come together in person to take part...

Industry

County Durham’s UK City of Culture 2025 bid remains on track

21 Mar 2022

County Durham is now a step closer to being named UK City of Culture 2025 and securing the colossal social and economic benefits this would bring. Today, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport announced the county was one of just four locations from across the UK to be shortlisted for...

Industry

Spain's Field Farm opening

16 Mar 2022

Great news that Beamish Museum is holding the opening celebrations for their new 1950s farm this Saturday and Sunday 19th and 20th March from 1pm. Spain's Field Farm is part of the Remaking Beamish project supported by The National Lottery Heritage Fund, Sir Tom Cowie Charitable Trust and Friends...

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Hopes for Durham2025

16 Mar 2022

Tree of Hope, created by digital studio Tekja and produced for Lumiere by Artichoke with support from Visit County Durham, has returned as part of County Durham's bid to be UK City of Culture 2025. People with a connection to the county are invited to open the interactive tree and share...

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Increase your distribution

16 Mar 2022

Tourism Exchange Great Britain (TXGB) has announced partnerships with Airbnb and Spektrix. This means businesses using TXGB can now opt in to the Airbnb channel, and businesses using the Spektrix ticketing system can enjoy real-time integration with other distribution opportunities including...

Industry

Vintage rail travel exhibition launches in Durham – ‘Cradle of the Railways’

16 Mar 2022

An exhibition of 40 vintage railway posters celebrating some of the most iconic stops on the London & North Eastern Railway line opens this week at Ushaw Historic House, Chapels and Gardens, County Durham. From Edinburgh to London & Beyond is a collection of original vintage railway posters...

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Well done Matthew!

9 Mar 2022

Many congratulations to Matthew Henderson, Product Development Manager at our Strategic Partner Beamish, The Living Museum of the North who recently won Rising Star and Overall Winner awards at the Cultural Enterprises Awards 2022 held at Kelvingrove Art Gallery & Museum in Glasgow. Wonderful...

Industry

New piccalilli & chutney catering packs

9 Mar 2022

Our Supplier Partner, Calder's Kitchen, producers of piccalilli and chutneys, has launched new catering packs for food service, sandwich makers, cafe's, deli's, pubs and restaurants. Available in seven delicious, fresh flavours, they are looking for businesses across County Durham to work...

Industry

Raby schools competition

9 Mar 2022

To inspire the next generation of budding designers and engineers, Raby Castle has launched a competition encouraging local schools to design their own adventure playground. The prize for the talented winner and their whole class is exclusive access to The Plotters' Forest, before it opens to the...

Visit County Durham

Showcasing the county

9 Mar 2022

Visit County Durham will be attending and promoting the county at the travel industry's leading media event, International Media Marketplace (IMM), being held at the QEII Centre, London on 14th and 15th March. IMM is a fantastic way to meet travel media representatives and a great opportunity for...

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Welcome Hannah!

2 Mar 2022

The Bowes Museum has announced that Hannah Fox will take up the role of Director in May 2022. Hannah brings a wealth of experience to the Museum combining cross-sector knowledge, together with a passion for enabling access to museums for all people. She has been an Advisory Board member for...

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Annual Visitor Attractions Survey

2 Mar 2022

The VisitEngland Annual Attractions Survey is now live. This year's survey is particularly important as it will help VisitEngland understand the impact of the pandemic on the attractions sector in 2021 and inform industry and government about trends in the attractions' industry in England. If...

Industry

Global Astrotourism Summit

2 Mar 2022

Stargazing has always been a popular activity, but there has been an unprecedented demand for dark sky tours and events since the pandemic. VCD Partner, Star Safaris, has co-ordinated with colleagues to develop the 'Astro-tourism Summit'. The summit provides 18 hours of talks, interviews and...