Event Durham

Join us for a creative walk in the Durham City Green Corridor (DCGC)! 

Throughout this walk we will explore the natural and cultural heritage of Durham through creative methods like zines, photographs, and sound recording. As we walk from Crook Hall Gardens to Finchale Priory,* and get to know the DCGC, we will write haikus, record soundscapes, and take photographs about what these spaces mean to us. We will have some refreshments after the walk. Bring your own camera or phone camera, wear sturdy shoes, and dress appropriately for the weather. 

This walk it will run twice: on Sunday 8 November from 10:00–14:00 and Saturday 14 November from 10:00–14:00. On Sunday 15 November, we’ll put together the pictures and poems from our walk into a collective zine at a “Green Zine Day” in Middlesborough Institute of Modern Art, we’d love for you to come for that too!

This event is part of Being Human Festival, the UK’s national festival of the humanities, taking place 5-14 November 2026. Led by the School of Advanced Study, University of London, in partnership with the Arts and Humanities Research Council and the British Academy. For further information please see beinghumanfestival.org"

*  (The walk from Crook Hall to Finchale takes around 2 hours, we will return to Crook Hall by coach. People with small children or limited mobility are welcome to join in the activities at Crook Hall, please message the organisers for more details. If the weather is bad, the activities will take place at Crook Hall with the possibility of going to Finchale and back by coach).

If you have any questions or special requirements, let us know!

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For more information, contact us at -diego.astorga-de-ita@durham.ac.uk or DurhamCityGreenCorridor@nationaltrust.org.uk