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Events Calendar 2009	Events Calendar 2009

	Date	Venue	Description
DMM	17th June	Horden Social Welfare Centre	How it used to be . . .
DMM	11th July	Durham	125th Durham Miners Gala at the Racecourse Ground
DMM	15th - 16th Aug.	Bowes Railway Museum	Toy & Train Collectors Fair, 10am - 4 pm both days, includes Steam Locomotive Rides (small charge) Further information
DMM	22nd - 23rd Aug.	Spennymoor, Settlement Building	Mining Exhibition by Durham Mining Museum
	10th - 13th Sept.	All over!	Heritage Open Days Further information
	12th Sept.	Gateshead International Stadium	The National Family History Fair Further information
DMM	12th - 13th Sept.	Tanfield Railway	Legends of Industry Steam Gala Further information
	12th - 13th Sept.	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Teddy Bears' Picnic - If you go down to the Railway at Levisham, you're in for a pleasant surprise Further information
	17th - 20th Sept.	Beamish Museum	Beamish Agricultural Show Further information
	18th - 20th Sept.	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Heritage Diesel Gala - a great weekend for diesel enthusiasts and those who want to learn more Further information
DMM	26th - 27th Sept.	Church Hall, Shotton	Miner's Festival
	2nd - 4th Oct.	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Autumn Steam Gala - a spectacular weekend of steam locomotion Further information
	16th - 18th Oct.	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	The Railway at War - We've turned the clocks back to 1943, with ENSA entertainers, street parades, vehicle displays, and re-enactments along the railway Further information
	25th Oct.	Tanfield Railway	Spooky Sunday Further information
	30th - 31st Oct.	Beamish Museum	Halloween - ticketed evening event, charge applies Further information
	31st Oct - 1st Nov	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Wizard Weekend - a magic weekend of spell-binding activities along the railway Further information
	8th Nov.	Tanfield Railway	Coal Train Day - Recreating the sight and sounds of N.C.B. coal trains Further information
	14th Nov. - 3rd Jan.	Beamish Museum	Christmas at Beamish Further information
DMM	21st Nov.	Locomotion, Shildon	Local and Family History Fair
	28th - 29th Nov.	Tanfield Railway	Santa Steamings - The Original North Pole Express runs again. Pre booking is esential Further information
	5th - 6th Dec.	Tanfield Railway	Santa Steamings - The Original North Pole Express runs again. Pre booking is esential Further information
	5th - 6th Dec.	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Santa Specials - join Santa and his helpers on board seasonal steam train excursions, festive fun all the way, refreshments included, ideal for small children and families Further information
	12th - 13th Dec.	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Santa Specials - join Santa and his helpers on board seasonal steam train excursions, festive fun all the way, refreshments included, ideal for small children and families Further information
	12th - 13th Dec.	Tanfield Railway	Santa Steamings - The Original North Pole Express runs again. Pre booking is esential Further information
	18th - 21st Dec.	North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Santa Specials - join Santa and his helpers on board seasonal steam train excursions, festive fun all the way, refreshments included, ideal for small children and families Further information
	19th - 20th Dec.	Tanfield Railway	Santa Steamings - The Original North Pole Express runs again. Pre booking is esential Further information
	20th Dec.	Tanfield Railway	Evening Carol Service - A full round trip followed by carols and seasonal refreshments. 6.30pm departure from Andrews House station Further information
	23th - 24th Dec.	Tanfield Railway	Santa Steamings - The Original North Pole Express runs again. Pre booking is esential Further information
	26th Dec.	Tanfield Railway	Winter Warmings - Complementary mince pie for all passengers Further information

 

Opening Hours:

	Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri	Sat	Sun
Open	—	10 a.m.	10 a.m.	10 a.m.	10 a.m.	10 a.m.	—
Close	—	2 p.m.	2 p.m.	2 p.m.	2 p.m.	2 p.m.	—

You can contact the museum by telephone during the above hours on 01388 810597.

Location:

The Durham Mining Museum
c/o Spennymoor Town Council,
Town Hall,
Spennymoor,
County Durham.
DL16 6DG

Email Contacts:

webmaster (at) dmm.org.uk — for website additions, corrections etc.

enquiries (at) dmm.org.uk — general contact address for the museum.

 

Closure Dates

The display rooms will be closed on the following dates :–

2025
From		To		Notes
Museum reopens Tue., Jan 13th 2026
Sat., Dec 20th		Tue., Jan 13th		Winter closing
2026
From		To		Notes
Museum reopens Tue., Jan 13th 2026