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Industry
Poised for playtime - The Plotters' Forest to open on Friday 15 April
7 Apr 2022
Raby Castle’s new highly anticipated adventure playground, The Plotters’ Forest, opens to the public on Friday 15th April, in time for the Easter weekend. Towering amongst the trees in the […]
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Industry
ALVA visitor figures update
6 Apr 2022
The Association of Leading Visitor Attractions (ALVA) has released the visitor figures of its members for 2021. The total number of visits to ALVA sites in 2021 was 67.8 million, […]
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Industry
Struggling to recruit staff?
6 Apr 2022
Reed in Partnership invite County Durham employers to join them at their upcoming career fairs. Meet and interview participants and hear about the service Reed in Partnership offer through the […]
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Visit County Durham
Special offer for VCD Partners
6 Apr 2022
Inspirational speakers representing all areas of hotel marketing will take the stage at this year's National Hotel Marketing Conference, organised in partnership with the Hotel Marketing Association. Expected to attract up […]
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Visit County Durham
Check your inbox!
6 Apr 2022
Our VCD Partnership renewal process is underway for 2022-23 and we'd like to say a big 'thank you' to the many businesses that have renewed already. Please remember to check […]
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Industry
Anticipation builds for reimagined cultural venue
6 Apr 2022
A first glimpse of an exciting new cultural venue for County Durham has been revealed. Durham County Council has released a visualisation of what the former DLI Museum and Gallery […]
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Visit County Durham
Rural broadband connectivity
30 Mar 2022
The National Innovation Centre for Rural Enterprise is collaborating with Building Digital UK, part of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, to find out the views and experiences of […]
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Visit County Durham
Celebrating the industry
30 Mar 2022
Last week the North East tourism family came together to celebrate the region's visitor economy at The North East England Tourism Awards 2022. Very proud that County Durham businesses picked […]
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Visit County Durham
Welcome back!
30 Mar 2022
Wonderful news for the city and county that the National Trust has acquired Crook Hall & Gardens which can once again add its weight to our growing tourism offer. The […]
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Visit County Durham
Promoting Durham
30 Mar 2022
Visit County Durham represented the County at VisitBritain's flagship global travel trade event ExploreGB. The event, held virtually, gave us the chance to promote our fantastic tourism products and services […]
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Visit County Durham
Welcoming our Spanish partners
23 Mar 2022
Representatives from Spain have experienced some of the delights of County Durham this past weekend. Last year, Durham County Council and A Coruña Provincial Council in northwest Spain signed a region-to-region […]
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Visit County Durham
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 […]
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Visit County Durham
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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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