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New board members appointed to drive forward Beamish Museum’s next chapter

21 Mar 2025

Beamish, The Living Museum of the North has announced the latest appointments to its Board of Trustees, who will play a key role in guiding the award-winning museum into its next chapter of success, innovation and relevance. Ryan Baldry, Dr Nikita Chiu, Louise Melville, Peter Morland, and Fletcher...

Industry

Double awards delight for Kynren at the 2025 North East England Tourism Awards

21 Mar 2025

Epic outdoor spectacular Kynren was the big winner at the 2025 North East England Tourism Awards picking up two new awards for Volunteer of the Year, for the crew and team behind the event, and Tourism Festival or Event of the Year. The new awards were introduced this year to showcase even more of...

Industry

Durham Brass Festival announces 2025 line-up

19 Mar 2025

One of the region’s best-loved cultural events returns this year with a headline performance by Bill Ryder-Jones. Organised by Durham County Council and supported by Arts Council England, Durham Brass Festival won ‘Performance of the Year’ at the 2024 North East Culture Awards for Public...

Industry

Durham Cricket women’s team and the Durham Story announce new partnership

19 Mar 2025

As some of the first Durham Champions helping to share the Durham Story with the world, the Durham place brand is the first ever sponsor of the new Durham Cricket women’s team, a partnership which embodies the spirit and ambition of women in sport as well as the county. Hear from the team on what...

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Durham Women’s FC & Durham Cricket working together to pursue new state-of-the-art facility for elite women’s sport

17 Mar 2025

Durham Women’s FC and Durham Cricket are working together to pursue a new stateof-the-art facility dedicated to elite women’s football and cricket alongside current community sports, helping the North East to stake its claim as the UK’s first Region of Sport. The two sporting clubs have...

Industry

VisitEngland announces venue and date of Awards for Excellence 2025

14 Mar 2025

VisitEngland has announced that this year’s VisitEngland Awards for Excellence will be held at the Brighton Dome Corn Exchange on 4 June. The 35th national awards will see finalists from 21 regional competitions recognised as Gold, Silver and Bronze winners across 16 core...

Industry

Kynren Acquires Flambards Victorian Village for Immersive Experience at The Storied Lands

13 Mar 2025

Kynren – The Storied Lands, the UK’s first live-action historical theme park, is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the renowned Flambards Victorian Village, ensuring that this extra-ordinary collection remains together and will be brought to life in a spectacular new show at the...

Industry

Work to restore historic Durham footpaths complete

13 Mar 2025

Work to restore an historic route past Durham Cathedral has been completed. Durham County Council has been carrying out extensive refurbishment on North and South Bailey, also known as The Bailey, in Durham City. The historic streets the name of which derives from being the outer...

Visit County Durham

Vote for Wendy!

12 Mar 2025

The deadline is fast approaching to get your vote in for Wendy Wilshere, Kynren's Head of Volunteer Casting and Engagement to become this year's VisitEngland Tourism Superstar. County Durham and North East England have a proud record of being home to the national Tourism Superstar and your vote can...

Visit County Durham

VCD Partnership Renewals

12 Mar 2025

Our VCD Partnership renewal process is underway for 2025-26 and we'd like to say thank you to the many businesses that have supported and worked in partnership with us over the past year. Please remember to check your spam/junk folder for your renewal email and if you have not received your...

Visit County Durham

North East England Visitor Economy Update

12 Mar 2025

As you will be aware, the North East Devolution Deal, the North East Mayor's Manifesto and the draft Local Growth Plans all reference the importance of the Visitor Economy to the region. In November 2024, the Cabinet of the North East Combined Authority requested that proposals are developed,...

Industry

Week-long celebration of England’s tourism industry fast approaching

7 Mar 2025

English Tourism Week, the annual week dedicated to celebrating England’s tourism industry, is fast approaching with businesses, destinations and visitor attractions encouraged to get involved. Taking place from 14-to-23 March 2025, English Tourism Week sees the industry come together to...

Industry

Durham announces first-ever Seven Stories pop-up on World Book Day

6 Mar 2025

World Book Day is always a special occasion, but this year, the city of Durham has even more reason to celebrate. In an exciting first, Durham will host the country’s inaugural pop-up ‘Two Tales’ from Seven Stories, the National Centre for Children’s Books. This transformative space will...

Industry

The Spanish Gallery hosts special guest Dr Lucy West to celebrate historic art

6 Mar 2025

The Spanish Gallery, an art gallery in Bishop Auckland, is hosting a one-off lecture with special guest Dr Lucy West, a curator from Dulwich Picture Gallery, to celebrate the loan of an important Spanish painting. Hung at The Spanish Gallery owned and managed by The Auckland Project, a...

Industry

Green Tourism Opportunity

5 Mar 2025

Time is running out to join the Green Tourism movement and get globally recognised for your sustainability efforts. Your first year of membership is fully funded thanks to Destination North East England funding. This fantastic offer ends 31st March 2025, so apply now to make a positive impact on...