Day: 27 September 2017

  • 10 Facts You Might Not Know About Durham

    10 Facts You Might Not Know About Durham

    The name “Durham” comes from the Old English “dun”, meaning hill, and the Old Norse “holme”, which translates to island, ‘Hill Island’ Durham Regatta has been held on the River Wear in Durham since 1834. It is the second oldest regatta in Britain The Bowes Museum houses a 230-year-old musical automaton in the form of…