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English Tourism Week

6 Feb 2025

English Tourism Week takes place 14th - 23rd March, and the campaign toolkit is now available for you to download. Designed to kickstart the summer season, the annual campaign gives businesses and destinations an opportunity to shout about tourism as part of a national campaign and raise awareness...

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Hall Hill Farm in County Durham Crowned UK’s Best Large Farm Attraction

6 Feb 2025

Hall Hill Farm near Lanchester, County Durham, is celebrating a huge win after being named Large Farm Attraction of the Year at the prestigious National Farm Attractions Network Awards. The awards gala, held last week at Blackpool’s Winter Gardens, brought together the UK’s top farm...

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Ramside Hall Hotel to create multi million pound golf facility

6 Feb 2025

A County Durham hotel is investing more than £6m in creating what will be one of the UK’s top golf facilities. Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf and Spa already has two championship courses, which brings players from across the region and nationally. And now the hotel is building a multi-million-pound...

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VisitBritain awards Gateway Fund to inspire international visitors to explore Britain through regional gateways

3 Feb 2025

Destination North East England and Marketing Manchester have secured funding from VisitBritain’s GREAT Gateway Innovation Fund. With VisitBritain’s global screen tourism campaign ‘Starring GREAT Britain’ set to launch, the Gateway Fund campaigns will feature film and tv...

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North Pennines tribute festival returns for 2025 with early bird discount offer

3 Feb 2025

Derwent Fest is back and ready to transport festival goers through the decades with a tribute weekend like no other. Set in the picturesque North Pennines at Derwent Waterside Park, music, fun and relaxation come together to create an unforgettable weekend. The event takes place on 15 & 16...

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Local Award Voting

29 Jan 2025

Voting is now open for Tourism Event & Festival of the Year in the North East England Tourism Awards! This is the first time we've had a publicly voted category - good luck to all the finalists. The businesses shortlisted are: Durham Fire & Ice Festival (Durham BID), Kynren, Northern Pride...

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LNER unveils 'Darlington' livery as it celebrates 200 years of the railway

29 Jan 2025

To kick off a year of celebrations, LNER has unveiled a commemorative livery on one of its Azuma trains to mark 200 years since the first passenger journey on the world-famous Stockton & Darlington Railway (S&DR). ‘Darlington’ has been designed to hail the town’s world-changing...

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Save the date! Lumiere Durham returns in 2025

28 Jan 2025

Tuesday 28 January 2025. Artichoke has announced dates for Lumiere Durham 2025, the UK’s light art biennial. The hugely popular event will take place over three evenings this autumn, from Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 November 2025. Produced and curated by Artichoke and commissioned by Durham County...

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VisitBritain launches global screen tourism campaign with blockbuster-inspired film

28 Jan 2025

To drive inbound tourism across Britain, national tourism agency VisitBritain has this week launched a global screen tourism campaign, kicking off with a blockbuster-inspired film that sees Britain the star of the show. The campaign ‘Starring GREAT Britain’ rolls out internationally...

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Durham Restaurant Week Returns From January 31 to February 7

27 Jan 2025

Diners in Durham can try out the city’s newly opened restaurants at a fraction of the cost during Durham Restaurant Week – which kicks off next Friday. Fiik, Zaap Thai, Jozef’s Riverside Bar and Restaurant and Café at The Quarter have all signed up to the hugely popular event, which runs...

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The Bowes Museum attracts internationally acclaimed music artists as part of a series of intimate performances in the historic building starting with Nerina Pallot

24 Jan 2025

BRIT award, Ivor Novello and Mercury Music Prize nominated artists very familiar with playing to large national and international audiences, are being attracted to perform in the intimate setting of The Bowes Museum this year. The concert series kicks off with a solo concert by Nerina Pallot on 21...

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Electronic Travel Authorisation

22 Jan 2025

Since 8th January, eligible non-Europeans visiting the UK need to apply for an Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) for permission to travel to the UK. From 5th March 2025, eligible Europeans can apply for an ETA, and will need an ETA to travel to the UK from 2nd April 2025. An ETA costs £10 and...

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LNER Welcomes in 2025; A Year Of Celebration, Collaboration and Transformation

20 Jan 2025

LNER will be welcoming in 2025 as it joins the rail industry in marking 200 years of the modern railway and a once in a generation timetable uplift that will bring more services and faster journeys.

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Get Set, Green

15 Jan 2025

County Durham's annual Get Set, Green exhibition is set to take place on Wednesday 19th February at Ramside Hall, Durham. The event is sponsored by the Durham Business Growth Programme and is being co-ordinated by Business Durham and Durham County Council's Low Carbon Team. The event aims to...

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DDP update

8 Jan 2025

A reminder that the next Destination Development Partnership update is being held online on Thursday 16th January at 8:30am. This month we will be joined by tourism leaders from across the region as we delve into 2025 travel and tourism trends, take a look at the big events and major developments...