Aykley Heads House register office

Book an appointment

Contact us to book an appointment to:

• register a birth
• register a death
• give your notice of marriage or civil partnership

Appointments are available between 9.00am and 4.00pm from Monday to Friday. 

Hold your celebration here

Aykley Heads House is a Grade 2 listed, moderate-sized country villa. There are three ceremony rooms on the ground floor which are easily accessible:

• the main ceremony room holds up to 65 people
• the second ceremony room holds up to 35 people
• the third ceremony room holds up to 20 people, and is located in a stairwell area 

Photographs can be taken in the grounds. 

You can book ceremonies on weekdays, weekends and public holidays - contact us to find out what dates are available.

How to get here

The Durham Register Office is located at Aykley Heads House, Aykley Heads, Durham. DH1 5TS. 

Aykley heads House is a short bus or car journey from Durham City. It is set back from the main road in its own grounds and there is good public transport links nearby as well as the University Hospital of North Durham.