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Ushaw-in good times

At a Glance

Winter Opening Hours

House, Chapels, Gardens & Exhibitions (from Saturday 1 April)

Daily, 11am – 4pm

Welby’s Café

Daily, 11am – 3pm

Admission Prices

Our range of affordable passes.

Day Pass

Includes entry to House, Chapels, Gardens, Café & Exhibitions

Adults £8
Children £5

Aged 5–18
Under 5's Free

You may notice that from Friday 1st July 2022, our pricing structure has been simplified to make access easier for visitors.

Annual Pass

Unlimited Ushaw entry for 12 months, includes parking, access to ‘Sounds on the Bounds’ live music events, permanent exhibitions and children’s trails.

Adults £19
Children £12.50

Aged 5–18
Under 5's Free

Local Individual* £9.50

Family Pass

Unlimited Ushaw entry for 12 months, includes parking, access to ‘Sounds on the Bounds’ live music, permanent exhibitions + children’s trails.

2 Adults + Children £39

Aged 5–18, under 5's visit free

A family pass provides admission for 2 adults and any reasonable number of children that together constitute a family unit.

Local Family* £19.50

*If you live in a DH7 9/ DH7 7 postcode you are eligible for our local community concession rates on Annual Membership

Admission is included with a valid Historic House membership. Proof of memebership must be shown up arrival.

Accessibility

It is important to us that our House and Gardens can be enjoyed by everyone.

Our Ornamental Gardens have pathways that are suitable for wheelchairs and other walking aides.

The East Wing entrance provides accessible access to all our buildings including our Chapels, Café, Theatre and Exhibition spaces.

Accessible parking is available by the East Wing. Please call at the Visitor Centre car park and our staff will give you access to the route and alert colleagues in the main house to your arrival.

Getting Here

Address

Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens

Ushaw Moor
Durham City
DH7 9RH

For SatNav’s

Use postcode DH7 7DW when navigating with SatNav. This will take you to the main visitor entrance.

Some GPS systems will take you to the wrong location when using the postcode DH7 9RH or typing our old name – Ushaw College.

Directions

From the North

Leave the A1(M) at junction 63, Chester-Le-Street. Continue south on the A167 until you reach Crossgate Moor on the outskirts of Durham. Turn right at the first set of traffic lights just past the pedestrian footbridge. Ushaw is signposted from here

From the South

Leave the A1(M) at junction 59, north of Darlington, and continue north on the A167 (for approximately 14 miles) to the traffic lights at Neville’s Cross on the outskirts of Durham City. Continue to the third set of traffic lights by Sainsbury’s Local and turn left. Ushaw College is signposted here, 2 1/2 miles.

By Train

Ushaw is 10 minutes by taxi from Durham Rail Station.

Public Transport

From Durham City bus station:

The Number 52 takes you direct to Ushaw’s main visitor entrance. It runs a limited timetable every 2.5hrs Monday to Saturday, daytime only with no service from early evening, or on a sunday at anytime.

The Arriva Number 48 stops at Bearpark (Aged Miners Homes) it’s then a 15-20 minute walk to Ushaw.