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Things to Do
Looking for Things to Do this summer? Our new guide to events and activities at Durham University attractions is out now. Visit Durham Castle, the World Heritage Site… Read More
Added Wednesday 24th April 2024
Community Course: Re-centering 'peripheries': the North East and the World in the Medieval and Early Modern periods
Durham University Medieval and Early Modern Student Association (MEMSA) is running a free community course which is open to anyone interested in the history, literature, and heri… Read More
Added Wednesday 24th April 2024
Durham City in Blossom 2024
We’ve teamed up with the National Trust to promote a new trail visiting the wonderful Spring blossom. https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visit/north-east/crook-hall-gard… Read More
Added Tuesday 23rd April 2024
World Heritage by Rail
A Roman soldier made the local news at Newcastle Railway Station on #WorldHeritageDay at the launch of a new guide to UK World Heritage by Rail. The North East has thr… Read More
Added Friday 19th April 2024
Restricted access to areas of Palace Green Library
Due to essential works, there will be a period of restricted access to some areas of Palace Green Library throughout April and May. The planned works will affect access … Read More
Added Thursday 28th March 2024
Our Durham: world heritage for all
What do we want Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site to be - for the city, for the region and for the world? Let’s carve the next chapter together.&n… Read More
Added Friday 20th October 2023
New Online Exhibition! Tunstall and The Tudors
Take a look at the Tunstall and The Tudors online exhibition which has just been launched! This builds on the exhibition which you may have seen at Durham Castle … Read More
Added Friday 22nd September 2023
UNESCO Sites in the UK: Interactive map
We’re really proud to be one of the UNESCO sites on this interactive map! You can see us featured amongst a selection of other World Heritage Sites, Creative Cit… Read More
Added Wednesday 2nd August 2023
Durham Castle: Conservation works in the Norman Chapel
There’s conservation and improvement works currently happening in the Norman Chapel in Durham Castle, here on the World Heritage Site. Click here to find out more! … Read More
Added Friday 28th October 2022