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.
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Latest news
The Light offers a bright future for County Durham culture
The name of a new cultural venue that will boost Durham City’s visitor offer and provide a home for creativity and innovation has been announced. The Light will bring together art and science in an engaging space where visitors will be able to view internationally significant exhibitions; artists will be able to create and collaborate,…
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Durham Community Action celebrates turning 90!
Durham Community Action, the voluntary sector infrastructure organisation for County Durham, celebrated it’s 90th birthday last week. The organisation provides advice, support and assistance to frontline groups operating in the Voluntary and Community Sector and to various communities of interest across the county. Back in the depression years of the 1930s, more than 30% of…
Leading the way in groundbreaking research
Durham University have been ranked third in the UK for interdisciplinary science research. Our researchers work across traditional academic disciplines to address global challenges, transforming lives for the better. That’s why we’re very pleased to have been placed third in the UK, and 128th globally, in the second annual Times Higher Education Interdisciplinary Science Rankings. Interdisciplinary…
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