A GREAT DAY OUT IN SEAHAM
The food festival brings together traders and producers from across the region to sell their delicious treats. Soak up the atmosphere with live music and attractions and buy lots of goodies to take home too. Further information for our 2025 festival will be available soon.
Opening Times - Saturday 2nd August 10am to 5pm and Sunday 3rd August 10am to 4pm.
Keep in the loop with us
Getting to the festival
Park and ride buses will operate between the festival site and Spectrum Business Park (SR7 7TT) as well as a new pick-up location at the Seaham Car Boot Sale site, located on the B1287 Ryhope to Seaham Road (SR7 7AG).
Spectrum Business Park is an accessible site and will have accessible buses operating. Visitors without accessibility needs are therefore encouraged to park at the Seaham Car Boot Sale site to ensure there are enough accessible spaces and buses at Spectrum for those who need them.
Buses will depart from Spectrum Business Park and Seaham Car Boot Sale site from 9.30am on Saturday and Sunday. Return buses will set off from the same location visitors are dropped off at, which will be the top of Harbour Road for Spectrum Business Park buses and opposite the Masonic Temple in North Road for Seaham Car Boot Sale buses. The last returning buses will depart at 5.30pm on Saturday and 4.30pm on Sunday.
Return tickets cost £2.50 for adults, 50 pence for children aged five to 15 years old, and are free for those under five. Passengers can pay by cash and card at Spectrum and by card only at the car boot sale site.
Town centre car parks will be open, but they are expected to be busy, and visitors are being advised to use the park and ride service or public transport where possible.
Drivers are also being asked to be mindful of diversions due to road closures for the event. See full details of closures here
North Terrace (B1287) from the Tempest Road junction to the Marquess Point junction will be closed on Saturday 2 August from 5am to 8pm and on Sunday 3 August from 5am to 11pm.
Terrace Green Car Park will also be closed from midnight on Thursday 31 July to Monday 4 August 2024.
Diversions will be in place and will be signposted.
If you are arriving by train, you can check out the info below:
https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/stations/seaham
13 mins to walk
3 mins to cycle
3 min to drive
Visiting Seaham
Seaham is a lively coastal town set along the cliffs of Durham’s Heritage coast line. Originally an agricultural farming community, which rose to fame in 1815 with the marriage of local landowners daughter, Anne Isabelle Milbanke to Lord Byron at Seaham Hall.
Steeped in history the town is home to St Mary the Virgin Church, one of the UKs oldest surviving churches and Seaham Hall, now a luxurious hotel and spa.
Seaham Harbour has been much improved from its early routes dating back to 1815, when it was originally built for transport and trade. Seaham Harbour is now a place of leisure with local cafés and retailers. The harbour is also home to the Lifeboat House and heritage Centre, featuring the original George Elmy Lifeboat.
Take in the beautiful and scenic views with a stroll along the costal footpath. The festival itself will feature around the famous ‘Tommy’ statue, by local artist Ray Lonsdale commemorating World War One, proudly standing on the coastline.
Further Afield…
Seaham Food Festival takes place on the Durham Coast, with its dramatic coastline, bustling harbour town, marina, and inland, Dalton Park outlet shopping centre. But the county is also home to breathtaking dales, a historic vale and a picture-perfect heritage city.
Discover Durham’s great outdoors with walking and cycling routes galore. The Durham Dales is a picture perfect landscape of moors, hills, valleys and rivers. Home to High force, one of England’s most spectacular waterfalls, as well as Hamsterley Forest. Or pull on your hiking boots and explore more of the Durham Heritage Coast on the coastal footpath, with dramatic views along the way.
Visit Durham City to explore the world-famous Durham Cathedral and Castle UNESCO World Heritage Site. Or delve further into the county’s fascinating past at amazing attractions including Beamish Museum, Auckland Castle, Locomotion, Killhope, Raby Castle and Ushaw: Historic House, Chapels & Gardens. And if you’re a culture vulture seek out the collections at The Bowes Museum.
Book your stay
For information on places to visit, eat and shop, plus accommodation and special offers, visit the county’s official tourism website – thisisdurham.com
The Durham Visitor Contact Centre is also on hand to help:
Call: 03000 26 26 26
Email: visitor@thisisdurham.com
Text: ‘Visit’ and your enquiry to 80011
Monday to Friday 9am-5pm, closed weekends and Bank Holidays.
Calls – cost of a local call, calls from mobiles may vary.
Texts – standard network charges apply.
