10 Classes & Workshops in County Durham That You Shouldn't Miss

Welcome to Durham Climbing Centre - the premier indoor bouldering venue in the North East! Durham Climbing Centre caters for every level of climber from beginner to very advanced. Whatever your age or ability, at Durham Climbing Centre there is a challenge for everyone! Suitable for ages 3 years to adults from beginner to advanced! Rock Stars Children's Club, Coffee Lounge & Cafe, Equipment Shop. FREE Adult Coaching weeknights 8pm - 9pm, Ladies Night, Regular events & competitions. Free Parking. Baby change facilities

Celebrate your special event in style with a Cocktail masterclass; where you will learn to make and shake cocktails with the Pro's. Our Cocktail Classes have been carefully designed to offer as much choice and excitement as possible within your budget. All our classes generally last one hour. For larger bookings we allow slightly more time so as not to rush your guests. Non-alcoholic packages are available at a reduced rate of £15 so that everyone has the chance to get involved and make cocktails, regardless of their condition or beliefs. Friends and family are welcome to watch your class for no charge. Food options are also available, please contact us for more details. Our packages are all available in our host venues of Fat Buddha Newcastle and Durham.

ROXCOOL AT A GLANCE Roxcool was established in 2009 We hold the Adventure Activity Licensing Service (AALS) licence Hold Public Liability insurance to the Sum of £5 million Full member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) (Cliff Lowther (Roxcool owner) is the NE regional rep) Approved Activity Provider for the Duke of Edinburgh Award Gold D of E assessor The only NE provider of all Mountain Training Awards Professional awards for staff All staff hold current first aid qualifications and have hold a DBS About ROXCOOL ROXCOOL is a professional instructional business based in the North East of England. We specialise in climbing and mountaineering courses but also offer opportunities for adventures throughout the world. We pride ourselves on being the 'first choice' provider of Mountain Training National Governing Body awards, as well as offering technical self improvement courses relating to safe systems used in climbing and mountaineering situations. We also provide a guiding service so you can enjoy and access some of the classic climbs and scrambles of The Lake District and the UK. So learn to climb, Learn to navigate and generally have an awesome time. Established formally in January 2009 we have been involved in the delivery of these courses and adventure experiences for many years and have many satisfied customers, some of whom have gone onto bigger and better things. Group Work and Residentials (AALA Licensed/Approved) Roxcool holds a license to carry out adventurous activities in Rock Climbing, Abseiling, Hill Walking and Scrambling, Gorge/Gyhll/coastal scrambling and many more on a daily basis. We can also plan, organise and run your residential programme at a very competitive price. Most of our residentials are based in the Lake District or North Yorkshire but we can organise them anywhere in the UK or even Europe. This enables a unique opportunity to those attending to learn life skills. Many of the opportunities also meet criteria for the initiatives 'Teaching Outside the Classroom' and 'Every Child Matters' Professional consultancy and Technical Advice service With our years of experience and involvement in adventurous activities we feel we can offer a professional consultancy service to organisations such as climbing walls, film crews, Local Authorities, youth groups etc requiring technical expertise. We are the current Technical Advisors to: Northumbria University, Sunderland Wall, Guisborough Leisure Centre Climbing Wall and D of E Redcar, Low Mill Outdoor Centre and Newburn Leisure Centre. Public Speaking The ROXCOOL team are available for public speaking engagements for schools, colleges, youth organisations and for the general public. We have a plethora of talks/lectures available from Rock climbing in the Lake District to motivational presentations about living and sometimes surviving in developing countries. About the Team The team is led by owner Cliff Lowther. A Mountaineering Instructor Award holder (MIA) and member of the Association of Mountaineering Instructors (AMI) since 1992. Cliff has been involved professionally with the delivery of outdoor adventurous activities for over twenty years, so you can rest assured you will be given the best value for money experience anywhere. All other members of the Team have qualifications and extensive knowledge appropriate to the activity they are working on. We have a strong ethos here at ROXCOOL where all staff are encouraged to give our clients 'life-changing experiences', whether this is through the venues we use or the manner in which our programmes are delivered.

Woolaballoo is the North-East's premier yarn store stocking exquisite yarns to the discerning knitter!

Cooking School for for kids and adults with sessions for all ages running weekly from our new site in Darlington

We offer a range of flight training courses to suit your needs, from pleasure flights to full pilot qualifications with our experienced flight instructors. We love sharing our enthusiasm and passion for flying with our students and customers and look forward to welcoming you to our school soon.

An arts and crafts cafe for all ages with various activities and workshops. Weekly time table available as well as one off workshops