Explore Durham's unique blend of old and new
Local Attractions
Sightseeing
Area Tour Services
Let those in the know show you around town
Blue Badge Guide Tours
Cycling routes at Hamsterley Forest
Guided Walks along Durham's Heritage Coast
- Sunderland to Hartlepool
- This Is Durham
Prince Bishops River Cruises
- 0191 386 9525
Suggested walks around High Force
- Low & High Force Waterfalls
- VisitEngland
Yorkshire Dales National Park
Local Partners
More Activities
- Kayaking 12 miles
- Surfing 20 miles
- Snow skiing 8 miles
- Snow skiing 15 miles
- Snow skiing 10 miles
- Tennis 2 miles
Things to Do
Area Events
The what, when and where on local happenings, special events and more
Durham Christmas Festival
- 0.2 miles W
- 01/12/17 to 03/12/17
Lumiere - the Uk's Largest Light Festival; Durham 2017
- 0.2 miles W
- 16/11/17 to 19/11/17
Family & Children's Activities
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Adventure Valley 4.4 miles
- Phone: +44 191 3868291
- An extensive range of indoor and outdoor play, along with animals, encounters and daily shows.
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Diggerland Durham 5.3 miles
- Phone: +44 871 2277007
- Family attraction with real ride-on diggers, go-karting, costumed guides and regular events.
- Fee: 15.00 GBP
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Beamish Wild Adventure Park 10.1 miles
- Phone: +44 1207 233733
- Family fun on adventure trails, zip wires and rope bridges, plus high ropes course for over-10s.
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Beamish, Living Museum of the North 12.6 miles
- Phone: +44 191 3704000
- An interactive, living museum telling the story of life in the North East from 1800 onwards.
Golf Nearby
Brancepeth Castle Golf Club 5.3 miles
Brancepeth is a beautiful parkland course of 6400 yards, SSS 71, offering a great variation of holes. The deep ravine cutting through the course, provides some challenging tee shots.
Phone: +44 191 3780075
- Clubhouse and Golf Shop
- Clubhouse Restaurant
- Lessons
- Putting green
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- Brancepeth Castle Golf Club:
- 18 holes, 6,169 yards. Par for course: 70
Chester-le-Street Golf Club 7.7 miles
Lovingly blended into the countryside surrounding Lumley Castle and meandering along the banks of the River Wear, the mature and mainly parkland golf course at Chester-le-Street overlooks the Emirates Durham International Cricket Ground to the West.
Phone: +44 191 13883218
- Clubhouse and Golf Shop
- Lessons
- Driving range and Putting green
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- Chester-le-Street Golf Club:
- 18 holes, 6,187 yards. Par for course: 71
- Golf carts required
Sharpley Golf Course 9.6 miles
A challenging Par 71, 18 hole course with many unusual water features and established greens.
Phone: +44 191 5131100
- Clubhouse
- Rentals and Lessons
- Driving range and Putting green
- Spikes allowed
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- Sharpley Golf Course:
- 18 holes, 5,901 yards. Par for course: 71
Swimming Nearby
Seaton Sluice Beach 12 miles
Whitley Bay 15 miles
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