Things to do in County Durham


Culture Vultures

Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
Durham Castle and Cathedral
Raby Castle, Staindrop
Beamish Museum near Stanley


Local Food Lovers


Durham region food Festival(October), Durham Indoor market
Dropswell Farm shop and cafe, Bradley Burn Farm shop


Train buffs



Locomotion
Tanfield railway
Weardale railway
Darlington Railway museum


Garden Lovers


Polemonium Plantery
Durham Botanical Gardens
Hardwick Country Park
Crook Hall Gardens
Birkheads secret garden and nursery

Theatres


Durham Gala
Sunderland Empire

Scenic days out


Teesdale
Low force, high force, and for the fitter ones falcon clints, cauldron snout and high cup nick. cow green resevoir

Weardale
Stanhope, killhope lead mine, lead mine trail. Hamsterly forest (dont forget the bike!)

Durham Heritage Coast-UK Landscape Award Winners 2010
hartlepool to seaham, coastal path, eastcoast rail

Nature- the birds and bees


RSPB Saltholme and Seal Sands
Rainton Meadows
Castle Eden Dene, home of Durham Argus Butterfly, which can also be seen at Trimdon Grange local nature reserve.
Low Barns nature reserve
Red Kites