Crook Hall Gardens and Durham in Blossom 2025

North East in Blossom 2025 – a region-wide programme

This year, North East-based organisations have come together in partnership to celebrate blossom across the region, thanks to a project supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery. Join us on the journey as the programme blooms at Crook Hall Gardens and in Durham, at National Trust places including Gibside, Washington Old Hall, Seaton Delaval Hall and Ormesby Hall, as well as the Tyne Derwent Way, Gateshead, Newcastle and Middlesbrough.

Blossom at Crook Hall Gardens

Spring is a special time in the gardens, with blossom picking up pace week by week. In March, delicate white flowers appear on the damson tree in our orchard, followed in early April by frothy white clusters blooming on the gnarled 300 year-old pear tree in the walled garden.

Then it’s the apple trees’ turn to put on a show, with blossom usually peaking around early May. A path runs between traditional varieties of apple trees in the orchard, where visitors can surround themselves with clouds of delicately scented frothy white-pink flowers and hear the joyful sound of buzzing bees. You can pull up a blossom-themed deckchair, lie back and soak it all up.

While you’re here, pick up a free gift to help fill your view with blossom. Available while stocks last.

Capture the moment

Be sure to bring your camera, or have your phone at the ready, to snap some beautiful blossom pics as you explore Crook Hall Gardens and the wider city, or wherever you happen to spot blossom. Then, thanks to CEWE photo printing company, you can pick up a voucher to print out your best shots for free: from 20 March to 31 May, visit a participating Boots, Ryman or London Camera Exchange store to get five free photos printed using the free National Trust Blossom border. We’d love to see them too – please share your favourite blossom photos on Facebook, adding #BlossomWatch, #NationalTrust and tagging us with @CrookHallGardensNT.

Events and activities

You’ll find a whole host of blossom-themed events around Durham this spring:

• Learn about planting and caring for blossom trees at Crook Hall Gardens
• Find inner peace through mindful blossom bathing sessions
• Create nature-inspired arts and crafts
• Join a guided blossom walk across the city or into Durham’s green spaces

Head to our what’s on page , follow us on Facebook and check back here to find out more as events are added to the programme.

Partners in blossom

We would like to thank all our partners across Durham City and the North East who have come together to celebrate blossom in 2025.