Durham Monks, Miners and cathedral secrets tour with mobile app

The Journey Sculpture – Stand before the wooden figures bent under a coffin that sparked an entire city into existence.

The Market Tavern – Step into the birthplace of a movement that outlived the very industry it was built to protect.

The Market Place – Spot the hidden clay animals scattered above the square where severed heads once hung on poles.

Durham Town Hall – Meet the three-foot-three celebrity who charmed European royalty and won a grave inside the cathedral.

This tour begins at the entrance of Durham Cathedral, where you'll discover its remarkable history and architectural journey. You'll then explore the knockers on the portals, uncovering the stories they depict. As you step inside, the tour guides you through the cathedral’s awe-inspiring stained glass windows, sacred relics, and the tombs of influential bishops—each with its own story and significance. You’ll learn why these figures were laid to rest here and how they shaped the city’s past. The tour concludes at the very place it began: the humble entrance. In total you will go through 25+ stops on this tour.

Statues of Neptune and the Soldier – Trace a granite timeline born from a ten-year-old boy's letter to the local newspaper.

The Riverside Walk – Follow the river gorge where a shepherd boy's vision set off a chain that shaped northern England for centuries.

Framwellgate Bridge – Cross the bridge built by a man who escaped the Tower of London hidden inside a barrel of wine.

The Bailey – Walk one of England's finest medieval streets, once held by soldiers whose rent was paid in loyalty.

Palace Green – Weigh the power of bishops who minted coins, raised armies, and answered to no king.

Silver Street – Search for the plaque marking where a raven dropped a gold coin at the feet of a penniless boy.

The Watergate and City Walls – Pass beneath the medieval gate that helped a castle stay unconquered for nearly a thousand years.

Durham Castle – Enter the oldest inhabited university building in the world, haunted by a student who misread a notice board.

Saddler Street and Shakespeare Tavern – Hear why Durham's most haunted pub still rattles a sewing machine no one has touched.

Prebends Bridge – Pause where a saint's coffin suddenly refused to move — and a lost cow showed the monks where to go.