Redhills Sundays

Join us every Sunday from 11am–2pm for a warm welcome at Redhills.

Explore Durham’s historic Miners’ Hall, discover our latest exhibitions, enjoy family-friendly creative activities, and relax with drinks, snacks and seasonal lunch offers from our café. Children can uncover the stories of Redhills with our explorer backpacks, while everyone can enjoy volunteer-led talks and short film screenings throughout the day.

Entry is free, with a pay-what-you-feel donation.

Visitors can also stay throughout the afternoon for a programme of ticketed events, including our popular guided tours of Redhills, inspiring talks, brass band concerts, folk and contemporary music performances, film screenings and special events celebrating the culture, heritage and creativity of the Durham Coalfield.

After 2pm this week we  will be hosting a free/pay as you feel talk by Ken Smith on Durham’s Mining Memorials.

Numerous memorials to the miners and their collieries can be found throughout the Durham coalfield. They are signs that the people of the area’s pit communities have not forgotten their mining heritage and the pitmen and boys who laboured in the most dangerous of conditions to win the coal from the dark seams.

In this illustrated talk Newcastle author Ken Smith will throw the spotlight on a selection of these impressive tributes, including memorials to those who lost their lives in the many pit disasters.