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Durham Cathedral Museum
Tours and Experiences
Blockbuster Filming Locations
Riverbanks and Woodlands
Gaia at Durham Cathedral
Science by Luxmuralis

From the museum to the tower, Harry Potter filming locations to stained glass, find out what you can explore on a visit to Durham Cathedral.

See the cathedral's sights and heights

Climb the central tower's 325 steps for stunning views over Durham, and take a tour of some of the cathedral 1000 years of history with our guides.

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Visitors on top of tower overlooking Durham.

Durham Cathedral Museum

Book your timed ticket to explore 2000 years of the North East’s history, culture and faith. Step into the octagonal Great Kitchen and get up close to iconic symbols of Durham, including the Sanctuary Ring and St Cuthbert’s wooden coffin.

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Latest exhibition at Durham Cathedral Museum

Gardens have been an important part of people’s lives since earliest times and still are today. Discover more about the role of gardens at Durham Cathedral across the years in the latest Collections Gallery exhibition.

Shopping and eating

Family of four smiling in Cafe

Places to eat at the cathedral

Stop by the Undercroft cafe for light bites and warming hot drinks, and find the cathedral's best picnic spots.
Mother and son browsing Gift Shop

Shopping during your visit

Find beautiful gifts and souvenirs from your visit in the cathedral shop, located in the medieval undercroft.

Plan the perfect visit

Answers to your practical questions about visiting Durham Cathedral.

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Family adventures

A family of four in the cloisters looking onto Durham Cathedral's cloister garth

Family adventures

Everything you need to know about visiting Durham Cathedral with the whole family

Riverbanks and Woodlands

Download a trail and explore the riverbanks surrounding Durham Cathedral.

Blockbuster Filming Locations

Get that perfect photo where iconic scenes from the first two Harry Potter movies were filmed at Durham Cathedral.

Coming soon...

Gaia at Durham Cathedral

This summer, experience the Earth as it’s seen from space as Luke Jerram’s giant illuminated globe Gaia comes to Durham Cathedral.

Science by Luxmuralis

Experience dazzling projections of DNA, elements and the minds of the greatest scientists as you journey through the cathedral this October.

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