Durham City Guided Walking Tour with local expert guide

1 hour and 45 minutes

Moderate

Durham Historical Walking Tour with a Local Guide
Take a historical walking tour of Durham, in a small group, with Peter. He's lived a few miles from here most of his life, and delivers the tour with knowledge and humour. You'll walk through a thousand years of history, from saints and kings to bishops with armies and the coal industry that shaped it.

We start at the Journey Statue, where monks fleeing Viking raids buried St Cuthbert in 995. We pass the Marketplace and the Castle William the Conqueror built in 1072, before he fled the city in terror over a saint's coffin. We see Cathedral stonework, barely changed since 1180, and hear how Durham's Bishops ruled with near royal power for 750 years.

You'll hear how coal defined this county for nearly 500 years, until 1993, and how its Miners' Gala still fills these streets every July. Along the way: a statue almost nobody liked, a ghost said to still play his pipes at midnight, and a fog said to have saved the Cathedral from German bombers in 1942.
What's included?
    There are no entrance fees payable as part of this tour
    Exclusions
      This tour does not enter Durham Cathedral or Castle.
      Please note
      • Animals or pets allowed
      • Public transportation nearby
      • Not wheelchair accessible
      • Not stroller accessible
      • Infants must not sit on laps
      • Infant seats unavailable
      What to bring

        Clothing appropriate for an outdoor walk & flat shoes or trainers