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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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Our Durham Story

Our story is an extraordinary blend of beauty, enterprise, heritage, culture and ambition, found in all four corners of the county, which shines a light on what makes our county special.

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Durham Champions

Durham Champions

Proud of Durham?
Become a Durham Champion and help take the Durham story to the world. Whether you’re a business, resident or Durham University alumni, find out to get involved.

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Latest news

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How exploring Durham’s history is helping to build a brighter future for tourism

With tourism already on the rise, the 2026 opening of a new historical theme park, The Storied Lands, is expected to further boost the local economy. View the story at ITV

Read more How exploring Durham’s history is helping to build a brighter future for tourism

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Bumper investment drives continued growth for Durham’s visitor economy

Latest tourism figures show a major boost for Durham’s visitor economy as the county sees overall visitor expenditure rise to a record £1.38billion, with the number of day visitors now 7.6% higher than pre pandemic figures, and overnight visitors also rising by 1.8%. Visit County Durham, the county’s Destination Management Organisation and Durham County Council’s…

Read more Bumper investment drives continued growth for Durham’s visitor economy

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National newspaper names Durham as one of the happiest places to live in Britain

The Guardian’s happiest places to live in Britain revealed. Durham City has been ranked as one of the happiest places to live in Britain.  Journalists at The Guardian used scientific data to work out the happiest places to live taking into account a number of social factors including easy access to countryside and parks, the…

Read more National newspaper names Durham as one of the happiest places to live in Britain

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