Heritage
Type
Durham
Where
Heritage · Landmark
Good for
Check before you go
Cost
Plan your visit
Opening times
Open access — check locally for facilities
Location
Durham
Parent hack
Arrive at opening time in school holidays — you'll beat the queues and the car park.
Durham Cathedral, formally the Cathedral Church of Christ, Blessed Mary the Virgin and St Cuthbert of Durham, is a Church of England cathedral in the city of Durham, England. The cathedral is the seat of the Bishop of Durham and is the mother church of the diocese of Durham. It also contains the shrines of the Anglo-Saxon saints Cuthbert and Bede. There are daily Church of England services at the cathedral, and it received 393,090 visitors in 2024. It is a grade I listed building and forms part of the Durham Castle and Cathedral World Heritage Site.
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