Based close to the town of Sedgefield, the hot air balloon trips take visitors over the wonderful County Durham scenery between Durham city and Darlington. There are two sites from which you can take a balloon trip with Hardwick Park...

This historic castle has been the home of the Bishops of Durham for over 800 years, and today is the Bishop’s official residence. The historic building, with its magnificent Chapel, Throne Room and Long Dining Room, is already the administrative...

Located in the centre of the town, this art gallery has been formulated in order to offer a collection of works that will appeal to all tastes. The centre offers a lively forum in which local artists can exhibit...

The centrepiece of the town, this beautiful building is a fine piece of architecture that is the cultural, social and administrative centre of the town. A great deal goes on here, including many exhibitions related to local art projects...

To celebrate the rich railway heritage of Darlington, this sculpture was commissioned and created in 1997 by David Mach. Comprising over 181,000 bricks, the sculpture is a mockup of the famous “Mallard” locomotive and lies only 1000 yards from the...

This exhibition is only open by appointment, so please make sure that you make contact with the authorities in advance to avoid disappointment. The Bus Preservation Society houses a collection of old buses and associated artefacts that have served...

The Green Dragon Museum is one of the best respected galleries of its type in the area and is dedicated to the medium of photography. It celebrates a great art form and shows a fine number of artists on...

Hartlepool Library offers one of the most important places of cultural exchange and learning in the community. There are a great range of texts and audiovisual material available for loan at the centre as well as a fine reference...

Locomotion celebrates Shildon’s history as one of the world’s oldest railway towns. The first passenger train on the first passenger railway in the world left from here in 1825. Now, this hands-on interactive experiences brings teh reality of the railways...

Stockton Central Library houses an extensive collection of fiction and non-fiction texts available for loan, as well as a large audio-visual section. The library is also home to a local history collection where visitors can look through archived and...

The Wheatley Hill Heritage Centre is staffed entirely by enthusiastic volunteers, and remains the best place to get a flavour of the community, its history and its people. The main focus of the exhibits are on mining in the...