Bishop Auckland Heritage Festival 2022
The festival runs from 9 to 26 September. Picture this: then and now, with County Durham Forum for History and Heritage. We look forward to seeing you.
Heritage Open Days
Various venues offering free entry.
- 9 to 18 September
- Heritage Open Days
Exhibition
At Bishop Auckland Town Hall
- 12 September to 20 November
- 10.00am to 4.00pm, Monday to Saturday
- free entry
A reflection on five years of the Heritage Action Zone project to curate local heritage and restore the conservation area. This is a visual story told through architecture, art and artefacts from the Bishop Big Dig.
History fair
At Bishop Auckland Town Hall
- 24 September
- 11.00am to 3.00pm
- free entry
Meet local history and heritage societies with music, re-enactment groups, guided walks, talks and vintage bus tours.
Bishop Auckland Civic Society talk
At Bishop Auckland Town Hall
- 26 September
- 7.30pm
Guest speaker Dr Andrew Breeze from the University of Navarra, Spain talks about a Viking battle at Bishop Auckland in AD 844.
Sporting Heritage Day
At King James Academy
- 1 October 2022
- 10.00am to 2.00pm
By Durham Amateur Football Trust
In partnership with
- The Auckland Project
- Bishop Auckland Civic Society
- Brighter Bishop Auckland
- Durham Amateur Football Trust
- Durham County Council
- The People's Museum
- The Architectural Heritage Fund
- County Durham Forum for History and Heritage
- Bishop Auckland Heritage Action Zone
- bishopaucklandhaz@durham.gov.uk
