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About Durham Cathedral
One of the finest buildings in the world. This huge cathedral which is third only to Canterbury and York in ecclesiastical significance but excelling them in architectural splendour. The original rib vaulted church which was completed in 1133 took 40 years to build. The cathedral owes its origin to the monks of Lindisfarne who in AD875 fled from Viking attacks, taking the coffin of St Cuthbert with them. They finally settled at the easily defended site where the Cathedral now stands and built the White Church where Cuthbert's remains were eventually laid to rest in AD980. The founder of the present cathedral was a norman named William de St Carileph who was Bishop of Durham between 1081 and 1096. He was determined to build a church to replace the small white church on the scale, splendor and style he had seen being built in France and in 1093 the foundations were laid for what would turn out to be a creation of the finest example of Norman architecture in the whole of Europe. Durham Cathedral houses many fine treasures and is also home to two of the greatest figures of the Christian church in England - St Cuthbert (AD635-687), the shepherd saint of Northumbria, and the Venerable Bede (AD673-735), Britain's first historian.
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All attractions in County DurhamComplete A to Z of attractions in EnglandRecommended towns near Durham Cathedral
Durham, in the county of County Durham (0.4 miles, 0.6 km)
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Kelloe, in the county of County Durham (5.5 miles, 8.9 km, direction SE)
Kelloe has pleasant riverside areas and is in close proximity to historic Hartlepool Quay and the seaside resort town of Peterlee on England's northern coast.
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Kirk Merrington, in the county of County Durham (6.6 miles, 10.6 km, direction S)
Kirk Merrington is a pretty, hilltop village overlooking the Wear Valley and the Cleveland Hills.
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Beamish, in the county of County Durham (7.5 miles, 12.0 km, direction N)
Beamish is famous for its lovely open-air museum which so vividly brings to life how the folk of the region lived at the turn of the 20th century.
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Penshaw, in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.0 miles, 12.9 km, direction NE)
Penshaw lies in open countryside between the urban sprawl of Sunderland and Washington.
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Coundon, in the county of County Durham (8.1 miles, 13.0 km, direction S)
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Bishop Auckland, a Historic Market Town in the county of County Durham (8.6 miles, 13.8 km, direction SW)
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Washington, in the county of Tyne & Wear (8.9 miles, 14.3 km, direction N)
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Escomb, in the county of County Durham (9.3 miles, 14.9 km, direction SW)
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Craigside, in the county of County Durham (10.1 miles, 16.2 km, direction SW)
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| Durham Station | (0.5 miles, 0.9 km) |
| A1(M) Junction 62 | (2.5 miles, 4.0 km, direction NE) |
| A1(M) Junction 61 | (3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction SE) |
| Chester-le-Street Station | (5.6 miles, 9.1 km, direction N) |
| Newcastle International Airport | (18.7 miles, 30.1 km, direction N) |
| Teesside International Airport | (19.1 miles, 30.8 km, direction S) |
| Durham Cathedral to London | (233.6 miles, 375.9 km, direction S) |
Accommodation & Hotels near Durham Cathedral
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| Three Tuns Hotel | (0.2 miles, 0.4 km) |
| Kings Lodge Hotel | (0.5 miles, 0.8 km) |
| Farnley Tower | (0.6 miles, 0.9 km) |
| Hotel Bannatyne Durham | (1.8 miles, 3.0 km, direction NE) |
| Honest Lawyer Hotel | (2.5 miles, 4.1 km, direction S) |
| Ramside Hall Classic Hotel & Golf Club | (2.9 miles, 4.7 km, direction NE) |
| Hallgarth Manor Country Hotel & Restaurant | (3.5 miles, 5.7 km, direction E) |
| Three Horseshoes Inn | (3.7 miles, 5.9 km, direction E) |
| Whitworth Hall Country Park Hotel | (5.2 miles, 8.3 km, direction SW) |
| Lumley Castle | (5.6 miles, 9.0 km, direction N) |
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