Our Summer guides are always popular and this year I have decided to do more guides to cover more areas. There's lots going on throughout County Durham this Summer so we have put together this guide to hopefully give you plenty of ideas for things to do.
Scroll to the bottom of this guide for more ideas.
If you have a family friendly event that you would like us to include in our guides please click HERE
You can also advertise your business every Friday for free in our very popular Facebook Group. HERE
What's On
Durham Cathedral
🌞Gaia - Experience Earth as its seen from Space.
Throughout Summer - Free entry
🌞Gaia family activities - Earth themed and Sustainable crafts
Throughout Summer
🌞Design your own Gaia in Glass - 26th July, 9th August, 30th August
🌞Cyanotype - 27th July, 24th August, 31st August
🌞Sea tern natural Crafts - 2nd, 16th, 23rd August
🌞Verse Cycle its not easy being green - 3rd, 10th, 17th August
🌞Sunset silent disco 11th August
Crook Hall NT
🌞Moth Night - 11th August
🌞Children's Nature Trail - Throughout summer
🌞Green corridor Nature Walk 23rd-27th August
🌞Festival of Archaeology 25th July
🌞Nature crafts for kids - 27th July - 31st August
🌞Summer of sport - 28th July - 1st September
Wharton Park
🌞Brass Summer Series - Throughout Summer
🌞Fresh Air Fridays - 28 July, 4 August, 18 August, 25 August, 1 September
🌞Love exploring Fairies App - Throughout Summer
Gala Theatre
🌞Alice in Wonderland 1st August - 12th August
Oriental Museum
🌞Monster Modelling with Paul Raymond - 25th July
🌞Little Dragons - 26th July
🌞Tiger Tastic - International Tiger Day - 29th July
🌞Paper Crane workshop - 2nd August
🌞Pom Pom Power - 4th August
🌞Lucky Cats - 5th August
🌞Museum Bugs - 2nd September
The Auckland Project
🌞Knight School - 22nd July - 3rd September
🌞Tales through time - interactive tour - 22nd July - 2nd September
🌞Children's Art Week - 22nd -23rd July
🌞Tap into Art - Family drawing session - 26th July - 20th August
🌞Tap into Art - Family printmaking - 2nd August - 27th August
🌞Art in faith family printmaking - 5th August
🌞Summer storytelling - 12th August - 13th August
🌞Kids forest school - 17th August
🌞Art in the park - 22nd August - 1st September
🌞Art in faith - Decorate a tote bag - 26th August
🌞History of hunters on film - 31st August - 1st September
Beamish Museum
🌞Tractor Show - 22nd-23rd July
🌞Musical Mondays - from 24th July
🌞1219 Caledonia works steam day selected days throughout
🌞Beamish Allotment garden and craft show - 26th, 27th, 28th August
🌞Dig for victory - 31st July - 3rd September
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Raby Castle
🌞Pilot Penny's Flying Visit to the Plotters Forest - Throughout 🌞Mythical adventure in the Deer Park - Throughout
🌞Adventure cinema - The greatest Showman - 30th July
🌞Open Air theatre - Bad Dad - 5th August
High Force Waterfall
🌞Butterflies & Bumblebees trail - Throughout
🌞Teddy bears picnic afternoon tea - 30th July
Bowlees visitors centre
🌞Wild Wednesdays -different activity each week - Throughout
🌞Bowlees Explorers - Throughout
🌞Children's Archaeology day - 22nd, 23rd August
Grassholme Observatory
🌞Family Astronomy - Throughout
Adventure Valley
🌞Summer Fest - 22nd July - 3rd September
Dalton Park Outlet
🌞Beach-Fest - 14th August - 3rd September
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Hardwick Park
🌞 Holiday club - 7th-11th August
🌞Summer family Forest club - Various dates through Summer
🌞Love exploring app
Hamsterley Forest
🌞Zog Trail - Throughout Summer
🌞Enjoy one of the many walking routes
🌞Orienteering
🌞Play areas
Tweddle Farm
🌞Superheroes & Princesses - 5th-6th August
🌞Tweddle Carnival - 18th, 19th, 20th August
Lanchester Garden Centre
🌞ArtVentures Lego Fun 25th July
🌞Wizard hat workshop 31st July
🌞Magic wand workshop 31st July
🌞Spell book workshop 31st July
🌞Fairies & Trolls forest school 2nd August
🌞Beginners art workshop - 5th August
🌞Mutant mayhem at breakfast - 6th August
🌞Big Flying Science workshop - 7th August
🌞Under the sea dance workshop - 9th August
🌞Mr elephant safari - 16th August
🌞Bath bomb workshop - 18th August
🌞Summer festival forest school - 23rd August
🌞Hair braids & Milkshake - 29th August
Durham climbing centre
🌞Summer camp - Throughout
🌞Summer rock star sessions - Throughout
Botanic Gardens
🌞Signs of summer trail - throughout summer
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🌞Marvellous minibeasts - 1st-31st August
🌞Teddy bears picnic - 14th August
🌞Crazy creatures - 17th August
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Durham Fringe Festival
🌞Lots of activities going on - 26th-30th July
Sedgefield
🌞Includfest - 29th July
Red Acre/Terrace Beach Seaham
🌞Beach Clean - 1st, 18th August
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St David Church
🌞Trainmaster - 20th August
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Durham Book Festival
🌞24th-25th August
Barnard Castle
🌞The Truck Show - 25th-28th August
Wolsingham Show
🌞2nd-3rd September
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Check out these other posts for more ideas
Spring walk ideas (Also nice during summer)
If you have a family friendly event that you would like us to include in our guides please click HERE
You can also advertise your business every Friday for free in our very popular Facebook Group. HERE