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Ushaw-in good times

At a Glance

Our Opening Hours

House, Chapels, Gardens & Exhibitions

Daily, 10am – 4pm

Ushaw Café

Daily, 10am – 3:30pm

Our Christmas
Opening Hours

Ushaw will be closed from Monday 23 December 2024 and will reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025.

Admission Prices

From Saturday 23 March 2024, our prices will change to the following:

Day Pass

Includes entry to House, Chapels, Gardens, Cafe & Exhibitons

Adult £10
Child £6

Aged 5–18
Under 5 Free
Historic Houses Member Free

Annual Membership

Unlimited Ushaw entry for 12 months, plus much more!

Adult £24
Child £15

Aged 5–18
Family £49

2 adults + children

Local Adult £12
Local Child £7.50

Aged 5-18
Local Family £24.50

All DH7 postcodes & Durham University staff / students

Group Visits

Save 10% on our Day Pass for pre-booked groups of 15 or more, plus a complimentary driver ticket per coach or minibus.

Take a tour of Ushaw with one of our expert guides and discover our rich history. Public tours take place Thursday-Sunday and are available to book online here. We can also offer private bespoke tours any day of the week.

Our Café offers a simple but tasty selection of food and drink. For larger groups it is advisable that you make the most of our pre-order menu, benefitting from reserved seating in one of our historic rooms or cafe and avoiding queues.

To benefit from this offer, please contact [email protected] to plan your group visit.

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.

To find our visitor car park you can also use What3Words: ///prettiest.bookshop.basic

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 is signposted here, 2 1/2 miles.

By Train

Ushaw is 10 minutes by taxi from Durham Rail Station.

Public Transport

From Durham City:

The Gateshead Central Taxis 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.