Welcome to Durham
Welcome to County Durham, or to many, simply Durham.
An inspiring place to live, work, invest, visit or study. Durham boasts a world-famous city, stunning countryside and coast, innovative businesses, space for business to thrive, fascinating heritage and world-class culture.
Home to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Durham Cathedral and Durham Castle, alongside Durham University, a globally renowned centre of research and teaching excellence, Durham is an ambitious and innovative place of international importance.
Located at the heart of North East England, we celebrate our regional, national and international role, and embrace working in partnership to further propel Durham as a county that really delivers.
Discover Durham
Durham is an innovation engine, cultural powerhouse, place of learning and unspoilt beauty, powered by a proud heritage and a DNA of inventiveness and entrepreneurship which has provided many world firsts.
This amazingly diverse place is under 3 hours from London, is home to over half a million people, and warmly welcomes over 20 million visitors and 20,000 Durham University students every year.
Durham Champions
Latest news
Kynren gains national recognition in The Telegraph
Kynren, the award-winning live action spectacular based in Durham, has been featured in The Telegraph’s travel round-up “20 reasons why you don’t need to leave Britain this year”. The article highlights standout experiences and attractions across the UK and positions Britain as a world-class destination for 2026. The Telegraph highlights The Storied Lands, a major new daytime attraction coming…
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Durham Champions gather to hear county success stories
Over 50 businesses, organisations and individuals from across County Durham came together this week for the third Durham Champions meeting. This county-wide network of people who are passionate about the place and want to see it thrive, heard inspiring talks from Kate Culverhouse, Community Relations Manager at Banks Group – a successful Durham-born and based…
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S&DR200 Celebrates a year of Storytelling Through the Arts
Since March 2025, S&DR200 has captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe with a vibrant cultural programme that has used culture as a tool to tell stories of international importance. Since March 2025, S&DR200 has captured the imagination of hundreds of thousands of people from across the globe with…
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