 Durham Ice Rink's demolition began in May 2013.On the location of the former ice rink now stands Freemans Reach which houses the Durham Passport Office

The River Wear provides some 1800 m of river that can be rowed on, stretching from Old Durham Beck in the east () to the weir next to Durham School Boat Club's boathouse in the west ().This includes the 700 m straight used for most of the Durham Regatta races and some challenging navigation through the arches of Elvet Bridge, reputed to be the narrowest row through bridge in Europe, and the bends of the river round the peninsula.