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Guided Walking Tour of Durham & its Infamous Characters

By Characterful Durham Tour
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Free cancellation available
Price is CA $18 per adult
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  • 1h 30m
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Overview

This tour is not just about Durham, the place, but its people and the stories behind them. From Durham's Narnia connection to its mining heritage, from dragons & saints to a serial killer, this city is full of stories you won't forget.
Travellers, students and locals alike are guaranteed to discover something new about Durham while enjoying breathtaking views of the cathedral and historic city centre.
The tour is family friendly and offers a fully accessible route.
Your guide is an enthusiastic local resident, Durham University graduate, and expert in all things Durham, past and present.

Activity location

  • Durham Market Place
    • Durham Indoor Market Market Place
    • DH1 3NJ, Durham, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • Gala Theatre & Cinema
    • 1 Millennium Place
    • DH1 1WA, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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Guided Walking Tour of Durham & its Infamous Characters
  • Activity duration is 1 hour and 30 minutes1h 30m
    1h 30m
  • English
Language options: English
Price details
CA $17.97 x 1 AdultCA $17.97
Total
Price is CA $17.97
Until Sun, 23 Feb

What's included, what's not

  • What's includedWhat's includedExpert in Local History & Folklore
  • What's excludedWhat's excludedService charge

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  • Wheelchair accessible
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed
  • Public transport options are available nearby
  • Transport options are wheelchair accessible
  • All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
  • Suitable for all physical fitness levels

Activity itinerary

Durham Market Place
  • 10m
At the heart of Durham's historic old town, your guide will tell the storey of Lord Londonderry, whose statue dominates the scenery, and Durham's mining heritage.
Elvet Bridge
  • 7m
Situated on the winding River Wear, above the former dungeons of Durham, Elvet Bridge sets the scene for the storey of Jimmy Allen, the People's Piper, who had a nightclub named after him.
Old Elvet
  • 5m
Home to the stunning Hotel Indigo and Prison Green, where convicts were executed in Durham, the historic street of Old Elvet is where travellers will hear about Britain's first (and most notorious) female serial killer.
Durham Castle
  • 7m
  • Admission ticket not included
Part of the famous UNESCO World Heritage Site, Durham's impressive Norman castle is now home to students, but also allegedly to two mysterious ghosts...
Durham Cathedral
  • 10m
  • Admission ticket not included
Durham's UNESCO World Heritage Site landmark is located opposite the castle. The Cathedral IS Durham's skyline and your guide will tell you about one peculiar saint, who is buried there, and had a college named after him.
Prebends Bridge
  • 5m
With a view once painted by none other than William Turner himself, Prebends Bridge leads the travellers to an inconspicuous object, which might have inspired a certain C.S. Lewis one cold winter...
River Wear
  • 7m
Along the banks of the River Wear, a famous local legend was spun, involving a knight, a dragon, a witch and a curse. Here travellers can enjoy one of the postcard views of Durham Cathedral and the Old Corn Mill by the Riverside.
Framwellgate Bridge
  • 7m
Leading up to Silver Street, your guide will tell the storey of Durham's own Dick Whittington and his shiny fortune. Just mind the seagulls!

Location

Activity location

  • LOB_ACTIVITIESLOB_ACTIVITIESDurham Market Place
    • Durham Indoor Market Market Place
    • DH1 3NJ, Durham, United Kingdom

Meeting/Redemption Point

  • PEOPLEPEOPLEGala Theatre & Cinema
    • 1 Millennium Place
    • DH1 1WA, Durham, England, United Kingdom

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