Discover the best top things to do in County Durham, United Kingdom including Sweet Greetings, Folio Gallery, Crushed Chilli Gallery, Chocolate Fayre, The White Room Gallery, The Glass and Art Gallery, The Cheese and Wine Shop, The Sandra Parker Studio, Spennymoor Town Hall Art Gallery, Thought Foundation.
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Crushed Chilli Gallery is owned by Stained Glass and Fused Glass artist Janet Rogers.The gallery in the centre of Durham City, showcases a fine range of contemporary art, including: paintings, sculpture, furniture, ceramics, glass, jewellery and textiles. Janet Rogers works from her studio within the gallery producing glass commissions.5 minutes walk from Durham Station
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We love chocolate. It's as simple as that! With over 90 different luxurious handmade chocolates to choose from as well as boxed chocolates, fudges, turkish delight, marzipans and chocolate coated confectionary, you will always find something to suit every taste at Chocolate Fayre. The first thing you will notice when you walk through the door is the heavenly smell of chocolate which lingers invitingly to tempt customers towards the chocolate displays. Open since 1985, Chocolate Fayre is a family run business with an impressive reputation amongst Barnard Castle locals, as well as visitors to the town and the surrounding area of Teesdale, County Durham, not only for its fabulous chocolate selection, but also for the wonderful range of ice creams available in the shop all year round, made just in the next county by our friends at English Lakes Ice Cream.
Another lovely visit to Barnard Castle & my favourite chocolate shop. When we got there I had such a shock, the shop was empty!!!!! But I didn’t have to worry as they had moved to new premises . The new shop is bigger & with a coffee shop it’s gorgeous! Well worth a visit & the chocolates are fantastic !
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This is a brilliant shop full of wonderful gifts of all shapes and sizes for every budget. This is the place to go. Parking is a bit of a pain..i used the leisure centre nearby...a hidden gem well worth a visit.
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Artisan cheese, fine & everyday wines, gourmet deli. Local produce, no minimum weight on cheese, tastings available.
Such a gorgeous gift for my dad's lockdown birthday! From the ladies at @cheesewineshop Claire was great, so knowledgeable, friendly, helpful and generally an all round perfect human ???? A fantastic selection, I just told her about my dad's likes and dislikes and she put together a perfect hamper, well within budget ???? Thanks so much for delivering and making a fairly old man exceedingly happy ???? Quote from Ted: "it's really really lovely, and I don't even have to share it!" ????
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A small rural art gallery/studio featuring original oil paintings and prints by Sandra Parker, Yorkshire Dales sheep painter. The gallery is situated in Barnard Castle, County Durham and features various fell bred sheep including Herdwicks, Swaledale, Rough Fell and Texel breeds. Full postal service available to send overseas.
Having relocated to Richmondshire we stayed at the Morritt Hotel for a few days whilst we waited for our furniture to arrive. The hotel has some of Sandra’s paintings on display in their restaurant and I bought a signed print of Waiting For Lunch as a moving in present to self. This Christmas Eve we got married and are looking to purchase another of Sandra’s lovely paintings. So much detail, definition and clarity.
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The Bob Abley art gallery is made up of both large and small rooms hosting a large selection of sensational and affordable art for sale as well as a fine collection of permanent works demonstrating Spennymoor’s great heritage of mining art. While owned by the Town Council, the gallery is run on a daily basis by hard working and committed volunteers who will happily show you around and explain things for you. The main gallery is the Norman Cornish Room. The exhibition hosts the work of Spennymoor’s most famous artist and includes a selection of original pieces of his work, loaned by Northumbria University, the Town Council and the Cornish Family. There is also a large selection of original work by Norman Cornish for sale as well as a range of framed and unframed prints, books, post cards and posters. With video footage of Norman talking about the area and how and why he painted in the way he did playing throughout your visit, this really is an experience not to be missed.
The gallery focuses on Norman Cornish's paintings but has other complementary works. The building itself was used as council offices and has the old fashioned parquet floor and wood panelling. It has a room to one side that was used as council chambers. It is all wood, looks a bit like a court room, and has the most fantastic skylight. You can feel history in this room and how councillors strove to improve the lot of their fellow man. In addition to Norman Cornish's paintings there were works by other painters of the "Pitman style". Also there were two excellent "squint paintings" of scenes at Miners' galas where, when close up you can see a mess, but, as you stand back, the picture comes to life. It's a relatively small gallery, it can take less than an hour to see all. It doesn't pander to children and may not be the place for young families. Entrance is free and free parking is next door.
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Thought Foundation is now a reality. A place where creative thought and play are nurtured. Where new skills are learned, and where you can eat, drink or buy things that enrich the experience and hopefully make your life better. Thought Foundation is a thoughtful arts and cultural space, to inspire, promote and support; a community interest company based in Birtley, Gateshead.
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