What's Durham like?
Durham is a family-friendly place known for its bars and restaurants. Have a relaxing day visiting Yorkshire Dales National Park. Check out other sights like Gala Theatre Durham and Durham Cathedral.
Where are the best places to stay in Durham?
Here are our travellers' top 5 places to stay in Durham:
Burnhopeside Hall, in Durham
- Free parking • Free Wi-Fi
Homelands Guest House, in Barnard Castle
- Free breakfast • Free parking • Free Wi-Fi • Restaurant • Garden
The Old Mill, in Durham
Durham B&B with bar- Free breakfast • Free parking • Free Wi-Fi • Restaurant • Attentive staff
Hotel Indigo Durham, an IHG Hotel, in Durham
City centre hotel within easy reach of Durham University- Free Wi-Fi • Restaurant • Fitness centre • Bar • Attentive staff
Cricketers Arms, in Barnard Castle
- Free Wi-Fi • Bar • Garden
What is there to see near Durham?:
- Yorkshire Dales National Park (39.8 mi/64.1 km from the city centre)
- Durham Castle (0.1 mi/0.2 km from the city centre)
- Durham Cathedral (0.2 mi/0.4 km from the city centre)
- Durham University (0.9 mi/1.5 km from the city centre)
- Lumley Castle (5.4 mi/8.6 km from the city centre)
What is there to do near Durham?:
- Gala Theatre Durham (0.1 mi/0.1 km from the city centre)
- Diggerland (4.2 mi/6.8 km from the city centre)
- Beamish Open Air Museum (7.9 mi/12.8 km from the city centre)
- Sedgefield Racecourse (10.2 mi/16.5 km from the city centre)
- National Railway Museum at Shildon (10.8 mi/17.3 km from the city centre)
Other popular Durham attractions
- Hardwick Park
- Blast Beach
- Wynyard Woodland Park
- Hamsterley Forest
- North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty
