Coworking spaces, workspaces and venues to hire in County Durham
As of 1 November 2026, 23 places to work and meet in County Durham are listed here: 10 workspaces and 18 venues to hire. Each one's details come from its own website, so check prices and availability with the place itself.
Workspaces (10)
- Collingwood College
Conference centre · Durham
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, catering, a theatre or auditorium, private offices, a virtual office, exhibition space and outdoor space
- Crook Business Centre
Managed offices · Crook · Meeting room from £10 per hour (non-vatable); £30 per half day (non vatable) for Meeting Room (Unit 5)
Private offices, meeting rooms and training rooms
- Derwentside Business Centre
Managed offices · Consett · Virtual office correspondence address from £25.00 + VAT per month.
Private offices, meeting rooms, training rooms and a virtual office
- Durham Castle
University venue · Durham
Meeting rooms, training rooms, catering and private offices
- Durham Dales Centre
Managed offices · Stanhope · Meeting room £10 per hour or £55 per day (weekdays) and £15 per hour or £80 per day (weekends), all + VAT.
Private offices, meeting rooms, hot desks and outdoor space
- NETPark
Workspace · Sedgefield
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, labs or workshops, a virtual office, meeting rooms, a conference hall, training rooms and catering
- Rookhope Business Centre
Managed offices · Hot desk free for 2 hours for non-businesses, £5 per hour for businesses.
Private offices, hot desks and meeting rooms
- Salvus House
Managed offices · Durham · Hot Desk Option 1 £15 per hour + VAT; Hot Desk Option 2 £200 per month + VAT
Private offices, hot desks, dedicated desks, meeting rooms, a conference hall and a virtual office
- Shildon Business Centre
Managed offices · Shildon
Private offices
- Tanfield Lea Business Centre
Managed offices · Stanley · Virtual office correspondence address from £25 + VAT per month.
Private offices, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall and a virtual office
Event venues to hire (18)
- Beamish Museum
Heritage venue · Beamish · Up to 50 people in the Bank Board Room; up to six in the 1950s living room
Meeting rooms and catering
- Collingwood College
Conference centre · Durham · Up to 100 delegates theatre style in the main Penthouse meeting room
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, catering, a theatre or auditorium, private offices, a virtual office, exhibition space and outdoor space
- Durham Castle
University venue · Durham · Up to 50 delegates for meetings in the Bishop's Dining Room
Meeting rooms, training rooms, catering and private offices
- Durham Cathedral
Heritage venue · Durham
Meeting rooms, event space, outdoor space and a theatre or auditorium
- Durham Leadership Centre
Conference centre · Spennymoor · From 10 to 120 delegates; Neville Hall holds up to 120 theatre style.
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall and catering
- Durham Town Hall
Community venue · Durham
Meeting rooms, event space and a conference hall
- Durham University Business School
University venue · Durham · Conferences for up to 200 delegates; board meetings for 8 delegates
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium and catering
- Durham University Teaching and Learning Centre
University venue · Durham · Tiered lecture theatre for 496 delegates; another tiered lecture theatre for 246 delegates
A conference hall and catering
- Low Barns Visitor Centre
Meeting rooms to hire · Witton-le-Wear · Holds up to 20 people
Meeting rooms and catering
- NETPark
Workspace · Sedgefield
Hot desks, dedicated desks, private offices, labs or workshops, a virtual office, meeting rooms, a conference hall, training rooms and catering
- Raby Castle, Park and Gardens
Heritage venue · Staindrop · The Vinery: space for over two hundred diners. The Amphitheatre: capacity of 500.
Meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall, event space, exhibition space, outdoor space and catering
- Redhills Durham Miners Hall
Heritage venue · Durham · Up to 300 guests or delegates
Meeting rooms, a conference hall and training rooms
- Salvus House
Managed offices · Durham · Meeting rooms take 6 to 40 people
Private offices, hot desks, dedicated desks, meeting rooms, a conference hall and a virtual office
- Stanley Education Centre
Meeting rooms to hire · Causey Room for 26 delegates; Lanchester Suite for 100 delegates
Meeting rooms and training rooms
- Tanfield Lea Business Centre
Managed offices · Stanley · 41 fully serviced offices; Conference Room 18 people board style or 25 theatre style; Meeting Room A 6 people
Private offices, meeting rooms, training rooms, a conference hall and a virtual office
- The Bowes Museum
Heritage venue · Barnard Castle · Up to 80 guests
Meeting rooms, a conference hall, event space and catering
- The Calman Learning Centre
University venue · Durham · 400 seat lecture theatre and two 260 seat lecture theatres
A conference hall, a theatre or auditorium and catering
- Ushaw Historic House, Chapels & Gardens
Conference centre · Durham · 1 - 256 capacity, dependent on rooms required
Meeting rooms, a conference hall, a theatre or auditorium, event space, outdoor space, catering and studios
Where they are
16 of the 23 have a known address and show as dots.
Places to work and meet nearby
- North Yorkshire (41)
- Westmorland and Furness (28)
- Northumberland (12)
- Darlington (11)
- Hartlepool (10)
- Sunderland (9)
- Stockton-on-Tees (7)
- Gateshead (6)
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