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Devolution deal for North East

Devolution deal for North East

12 January 2023 | News

Plans to bring billions of pounds and more power to North East England have been outlined by the Government. The new deal, which is subject to a governance review and public consultation, offers a potential £4.2 billion of investment and would see the formation of a new combined authority, headed by an elected 'Metro' mayor […]

Rising to the challenge together

Rising to the challenge together

11 January 2023 | News

Growing Durham’s visitor economy is a key priority for Visit County Durham. Here two of the destination management organisation’s board directors give their insights into the importance of investing in tourism and why a partnership approach is always best. With a wealth of experience in developing some of the UK’s foremost landed estate businesses, Duncan […]

Collaboration makes for memorable marketing campaign

Collaboration makes for memorable marketing campaign

10 January 2023 | Press Releases

Visit County Durham has joined forces with a leading influencer marketing agency for a campaign that is positioning Durham as the place to go to make memories. Memorable Moments draws upon Durham’s amazing heritage, culture, countryside, and coast, along with its great places to eat, drink and stay, to market the county as the perfect […]

The Year in Search

The Year in Search

6 January 2023 | Visit County Durham

Throughout 2022 significant events continued to impact the county's visitor economy, from the lifting of final Covid restrictions to the cost-of-living crisis. Find out how these events, and more, affected what consumers were searching for on thisisdurham.com, the county’s official tourism website. January As 2022 began, our website visitors were looking for Things to Do and […]

VCD Blog - What's New for 2023 and Beyond

VCD Blog - What's New for 2023 and Beyond

22 December 2022 | Visit County Durham

A number of exciting new openings will be taking place across the county in 2023, further enhancing Durham’s offer, attracting new audiences and encouraging return visits. Raby Estates Ambitious renovations and developments are underway at Raby Estates, as they expand the visitor offer at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens. The Rising development is due to be […]

The Year in Search

The Year in Search

21 December 2022 | News

Throughout 2022 significant events continued to impact the county's visitor economy, from the lifting of final Covid restrictions to the cost-of-living crisis. Find out how these events, and more, affected what consumers were searching for on thisisdurham.com, the county’s official tourism website. January As 2022 began, our website visitors were looking for Things to Do […]

VCD Blog - The sky’s the limit: Developing astro tourism in Durham

VCD Blog - The sky’s the limit: Developing astro tourism in Durham

21 December 2022 | Visit County Durham

Winter is setting in, with its dark nights and frosty mornings traditionally signifying the end of the main tourist season. In Durham, this is certainly not the case. For when it comes to astro tourism, the season is just getting started. It is estimated that 80 per cent of British people cannot see the Milky […]

Fire & Ice

Fire & Ice

19 December 2022 | Events Calendar

February 23-24 | Durham

The sky’s the limit: Developing astro tourism in Durham

The sky’s the limit: Developing astro tourism in Durham

19 December 2022 | Industry News

Winter is setting in, with its dark nights and frosty mornings traditionally signifying the end of the main tourist season. In Durham, this is certainly not the case. For when it comes to astro tourism, the season is just getting started. It is estimated that 80 per cent of British people cannot see the Milky […]

A66 update

A66 update

19 December 2022 | News

National Highways has issued a December update for the A66 Northern Trans-Pennine project. It includes information about the milestones the team have reached over the last few months as well as what will be happening next year. If planning is approved, the project will start in 2024 and will dual the remaining single carriageways between […]

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