News
Green Tourism Scheme Silver Award
The Botanic Garden has achieved a Silver award from the Green Tourism Business Scheme
(28 Jun 2010)
Welcome
Our 10 hectare university botanic garden is set amongst beautiful mature woodlands on the southern outskirts of Durham City. We provide an academic resource to the university for teaching and research as well as offering educational visits to schools. Visitors are very welcome to enjoy our garden and its living collections. Our visitor centre is open daily for light refreshments and gifts. Read more about whats here...
Seasonal interest at the moment:
- Tropical and arid greenhouse
- Woodland Garden
- Cornfield Annual Border
- Giant Amazonian water lily in the greenhouse
- Wildflower meadow and woodland walk
Sunday 1 August 2010
- Studio Pookini Exhibition 10:00am to 5:00pm , Botanic Garden Coffee Shop (Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk)
Wednesday 4 August 2010
- Teddy Bears Picnic 10:00am to 4:00pm , Botanic Garden (Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk)
Wednesday 11 August 2010
- Fantastic Flowers 2:00pm to 4:00pm , Botanic Garden
Saturday 14 August 2010
- Mini-Beast Hunt 2:00pm to 4:00pm , Botanic Garden (Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk)
Wednesday 18 August 2010
- Teddy Bears Picnic 10:00am to 4:00pm , Botanic Garden
Saturday 21 August 2010
- Blaze of Colour - Lydia Le Brun 10:00am to 5:00pm , Botanic Garden Coffee Shop
Saturday 11 September 2010
- Collaboration of Art - Jacky Pittam & Andrew Belshaw 10:00am to 5:10pm , Botanic Garden Coffee Shop
- Build a Bug 2:00pm to 4:00pm , Botanic Garden (Contact botanic.garden@durham.ac.uk)
Saturday 2 October 2010
- Chester-le-Street Art Society 10:00am to 5:00pm , Botanic Garden Coffee Shop




