

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Durham Castle - Guided Tours
- **Event Start and End Date**: Tue, 01 Apr, 2025 at 11:15 am – Tue, 31 Mar, 2026 at 05:00 pm (+01:00)
- **Event Description**: Experience over 1000 years of history on a Durham Castle Tour and discover how it functions today as the home of University College.About this Event  https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events1/banners/3e4f61c0-1994-11f1-bc88-dd98c03efcf8-rimg-w1200-h628-dc5b4a33-gmir.jpg IMPORTANT NOTICES:On Saturday 21st March we will be running a new bespoke tour, Hidden Voices: the Women of Durham Castle. To book your ticket, please follow this link: Due to Durham Castle being a residential college of Durham University visits are allowed by guided tour only.We are unable to run tours every day as the college and university host a variety of events in the building throughout the year. If your selected date in the current month shows as not available for booking, it means tours are not running on that day.Take a tour around one Durham's most significant historic buildings, designated a World Heritage Site since 1986.Our knowledgeable and friendly tour guides will take you through the gatehouse and into the heart of the historic building, where you will experience stories and tales from 950 years of living history. Find out about the early days of the Castle, built in the 1070s as a Norman fortress by William the Conqueror, and learn about the powerful Prince-Bishops of Durham, whose seat of power was based for hundreds of years at Durham Castle. Discover how the building became the first college of Durham University and how today it is the home of University College students, who live and learn in Durham Castle.PRACTICAL INFORMATION FOR THE DAYYou must check in and collect a lanyard from Palace Green Library (near the Castle entrance, between the Castle and the Cathedral) prior to the tour start time.Please arrive on time for your tour - unfortunately we won't be able to accommodate arrivals outside of the chosen tour start time. The time you have booked is the start time of your tour.Tours last approx. 45-50 minutes.The tour takes place both outide and inside the building, please be prepared in the event of bad weather.All children must be accompanied by an adult. https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events9/banners/3e823190-1994-11f1-9467-2923091d78de-rimg-w1200-h642-dc040202-gmir.jpg INFORMATION ON BOOKING YOUR TICKETS:Tour times are released on this page one month at a time - if times for the next month are not available for viewing yet please check at a later date.Walk-in spaces may be available to purchase from reception - if your selected tour time is sold out ring us on 0191 334 2932 or email castle.tours@durham.ac.uk to enquire about availability.Please consult our FAQs for more information - if you have any other question not covered on this page, please call us at 0191 334 2932 or email us at castle.tours@duham.ac.uk.AccessibilityThe historic nature and layout of the Castle means that the majority of the building is inaccessible to wheelchair users. The tour route involves many steps and staircases, some of which are uneven. Accessibility within the Castle is limited due to access to areas via steps only. Any visitors with accessibility needs please contact 0191 334 2932 to discuss. For a full access statement to the venue, please visit our FAQs at the bottom of this page.
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  - Duration: 5 hours 45 minutes
  - Location: Durham Castle
  - Languages: English

## Ticket Details

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- **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 7.5, currency: GBP

## Event venue details

- **city**: Durham
- **state**: EN
- **country**: United Kingdom
- **location**: Durham Castle
- **lat**: 54.7755255
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- **full address**: Durham Castle, Palace Green, Durham, United Kingdom

## Event Organizer details

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Tue, 01 Apr, 2025 at 11:15 am (+01:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Durham Castle, Palace Green, Durham, United Kingdom
- **Q**: What is the ticket price?
  - **A:** starting from 0 up to 7.5 GBP
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Durham Castle Museum and Tours
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
- **Q**: What is the duration of the event?
  - **A:** 5 hours 45 minutes
- **Q**: What is the location of the event?
  - **A:** Durham Castle
- **Q**: What is the languages of the event?
  - **A:** English
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Durham Castle - Guided Tours ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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