Visitors to the Durham Dales Centre can look forward to a new Italian-inspired café, as a well-established family-run restaurant business prepares to open its latest venture at the popular Weardale destination.

First held in 1970, Earth Day began as a global movement to support environmental protection and raise awareness of the importance of caring for the natural world.

If you’ve never properly explored the Durham Dales Centre in Stanhope, you might think you know what to expect.

Easter is just around the corner. One week it still feels like winter, the next there are signs of spring everywhere you look. At the Durham Dales Centre, that shift is reflected not just in the styling inside, but in the experience as a whole.

We’ve had a fresh delivery from the Just for Women Centre, with new handmade items now available in the gift shop.

Tucked into the landscape of Weardale, the Durham Dales Centre has long been a place where visitors pause, explore, and reconnect with a slower rhythm of life. And during English Tourism Week, it feels like the perfect moment to celebrate exactly that.

If Mother’s Day has crept up on you this year, don’t worry — the Durham Dales Centre Gift Shop is full of thoughtful, beautiful gifts that will make Mum feel truly special. Whether she loves cosy home décor, unique handmade pieces, or something a little different, you’ll find plenty of inspiration right here in the heart of Weardale. Thoughtful Gifts Mum Will Love The gift shop at Durham Dales Centre is packed with beautiful items from local makers and carefully chosen suppl

There’s something magical about this time of year in the Dales. The days grow a little brighter, the flowers start to appear, and our shops begin filling with beautiful new collections inspired by spring and countryside living.

Creativity is taking centre stage in Weardale today as artists, makers and designers gather at Rookhope Business Centre for the Unlock Your Creative Potential in County Durham event.

If you’re visiting the Durham Dales Centre in Stanhope, you’re perfectly placed to explore some of the North East’s most rewarding walks.

If you’re in need of a little seasonal refresh, there’s something lovely waiting for you at the Durham Dales Centre.

Calling all makers, artists, designers, and creative thinkers who live, work, or draw inspiration from the stunning County Durham landscape.

The Durham Dales Centre in Stanhope has unveiled a brand-new website, marking an exciting new chapter for one of Weardale’s most loved destinations.

Enjoy up to 75% off selected seasonal items in the Durham Dales Centre gift shop. Further reductions now on. In-store only, while stocks last.

Our shelves are looking very tempting again after a much-loved top up from The Canny Candy Gadgies, and there are so many delicious flavours to choose from.

The Gift Shop, gardens and courtyard toilets will be closed 23rd December from 4pm and we will re-open 10am on Monday 5th December.

Rookhope Business Centre’s first Christmas Pop Up Shop, held in Workshop 1, 10am – 4pm Friday 5th – Sunday 7th December 2025

Thank you to everyone who attended Rookhope’s Christmas Light Switch On last night. Also a thank you to everybody involved making it happen.

At 5pm we switched on the Durham Dales Centre Christmas Lights ready for Stanhope Christmas Lights market place tree switch on

It was an honour to see Sara Cox on Day 2 of her 135 mile marathon challenge for BBC’s Children in Need 2025