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Whether you’re interested in our industrial heritage, art, ancient castles, exotic gardens or fun for kids, you’ll find plenty of things to do in Durham.
Highlights include:
The Bowes Museum houses a collection of outstanding European fine and decorative arts.
Durham Cathedral, thought by many to be the finest example of Norman church architecture in England, with the tombs of St Cuthbert and The Venerable Bede.
Visit Beamish open air museum for towns and villages recreating life in the North East in the early 1800s and 1900s.
Durham Cathedral
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Beamish is a world famous open air museum telling the story of the people of North East England at two important points in their history – 1825 and 1913.
Tweddle Farm is bursting with Animal Fantasticness, so why not come along today and see for yourself! A Children's Animal Farm and Petting Centre.
Locomotion - The National Railway Museum. Home to over 70 railway vehicles from the national collection with lively interactive displays relating to the development of the railways in Shildon.
Killhope, The North of England Lead Mining Museum, lies high up in the stunning North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Come and experience breathtaking scenery, underground mine adventure, fascinating lead mining history, beautiful woodland walks and amazing wildlife.
DLI Museum and Durham Art Gallery. The museum at this family friendly attraction features The Durham Light Infantry (with emphasis on WWI & WW2) and looks at Durham Home Front life during WW2. Durham art gallery presents an exciting programme.
High Force, The largest waterfall in England. A woodland walk leads you to the spectacular site. Relax, unwind and marvel at this magnificent natural attraction.
The 13th century Grade I listed Medieval hall provides a spectacular backdrop to the stunning gardens. Visitors from all over the world come to share in the timeless magic of Crook Hall and leave inspired by these idylic English theme gardens.
Raby Castle near Staindrop, County Durham is one of the largest inhabited castles in England. It has opulent eighteenth and nineteenth century interiors inside a largely unchanged late medieval shell. It is a Grade I listed building.
The Botanic Gardens have plant collections from around the world, including China, Japan, North America, South Africa, New Zealand and Chile, as well as a woodland garden, alpine garden and bamboo grove.
The Bowes Museum is a hidden treasure, a jewel in the heart of beautiful Teesdale. The magnificent building stands proud in the historic market town of Barnard Castle housing internationally significant collections of fine and decorative arts.
Durham Castle and Cathedral, seated high on a peninsula overlooking the River Wear, have been the first sight to greet visitors to this historic city for hundreds of years and were jointly designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1986.
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