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
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
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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…
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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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