No words enough to describe this stunning magical place. Wonderful historically, unique atmosphere, very well kept and friendly staff around. Honest price. Plus, good spot of interest for all the Harry Potter fans!

We visited last time three years ago, so we were very keen to come back on our visit up North. Such a large and magnificent cathedral, you always discover something new. The stained glass windows are magnificent and the Christmas tree looked beautiful with its simple decoration. I spent some time reading about the history of the Durham Light Infantry. May 2023 bring peace and an end to all wars in the world!

This is a truly amazing building. We spent all day in here! Some of the extra time we took was possibly because my partner happens to be blind and there were many things that I had to read to her. We were there on Holocaust day and the special exhibit for that was very moving. I recommend getting the printed guide from the desk as that also has lots of useful information in it. My partner particularly liked the tactile model of the cathedral as this gave her more idea of the size of the building and allowed her to orientate herself with where different parts of the cathedral were. The staff in the cathedral were also very helpful and we had a very enjoyable visit.

One of the most beautiful of the English cathedrals with delicate 12th century mutuals the Galilee chapel and stained glass in the nine alters. An engineering marvel with its rib vaulted ceilings and conversations of spaces including the effective use of the great kitchen as an exhibition space for the treasures of St Cuthbert. Cathedrals like York or St Giles should look at Durham as an example on how to function as a place of worship but also as a museum in a compelling fashion. The staff are all friendly and exceptional, in particular Zara and Simeon who went above and beyond and definitely deserve a pay rise for their work ethic!

Had a great tour from Frank today and it was a great price and learnt a lot of information! Great disability access too!! The tour lasted an hour and a half which was great value of money! I would definitely recommend!

Durham Cathedral, free to enter but volunteer donation of £5 per person suggested. Fabulous Cathedral in lovely grounds atop a hill. Staff fabulously welcoming, lovely Cafe in Undercroft along with a well stocked shop. Amazing building with bags of history and still used today for services. Highly recommended for a visit, allow at least half a day for the full experience.

We had visited this cathedral several years ago, but since our last visit, they have added a rather intimidating queueing area to go past a desk. Here you are asked for a donation if you can afford it. In my view, churches should not pressurise people into donating, particularly in these difficult times. The building is very impressive and definitely worth visiting even though some of the pieces have been removed and placed in a museum area where an entrance fee is charged.

Informative guide Marion took our tour group she was patient, easy to listen too and giving of her time to answer Questions or queries. Very knowledge and made the tour a pleasure to undertake, thank you. We did pay for and visit the museum but I wasn't as impressed with the layout or artefacts on display in the upstairs galler, quite haphazard and more a collection of carved stone cross pieces or coffin parts from all iver not necessarilyfrom the cathedral. The St cuthberts artefacts were fascinating but strangely housed in what was described as the 'kitchen,' it was more a vaulted store and the only element that gave it away as a kitchen was the metal oven door. Why not just label it as the 'artefacts chamber', it's not like there was any info regarding the kitchen it's use etc, you went down there to see the St cuthbert artefacts which was perfectly understandable and very interesting in its own right.

A tour of the cathedral is a must for anyone visiting the city. Our tour guide Bob spoke passionately and informatively about the cathedrals history. I would recommend paying for the tour. I could have listened to him all day !

A visit to Durham isn't a visit without a trip tot he cathedral - it is a stunning and majestic piece of architecture which makes you wonder how something so big, so detailed and so impressive could have been constructed so long ago. Walking through the cathedral is a feast for the eyes and leaves you speechless. I'm not a religious person as such so I visited more for the grandeur of the place than for any higher spiritual reason but I do have an interest in Northumbrian folklore and history - which the cathedral offers plenty reference to. Definitely worth a walk around - we didn't do a guided tour and just wandered around ourselves which was more than ok.