Featured County Durham Coastal Trip Part Ii

Ended up in the historic city of Durham itself. Both the Romanesque Cathedral and the Norman castle are situated above the river Wear, which loops around below them.



The old bridge is now only open to pedestrians



Plenty of cafes and bars



The old streets leading down from the cathedral











Looking forward to bike night at the Angel in Durham next Wednesday

 

Hi Sandi, yes Durham has a good feel to it and it's quite compact, including the market place. It also has a highly regarded and long established university.
The cathedral was built between 1093 and 1133 covering Norman, Romanesque, and Gothic Architectural styles

Promise I'll post pictures from the bike night

 

No bike night for me I'm afraid - forgot it was the other half's birthday so meal out instead.
Also the bike nights start time has been moved to 20.00 due to a "private function"

 

No worries Sandi, I had the card and the presents but just didn't connect the dates.
Sadly this bike meet is only once a month not weekly so I'll just have to wait now
Yes it was 8.00pm, I just used the 20.00 hours designation the organisers had in their Facebook post.
I forget that the 24 hour clock isn't generally in use in the States outside of the military. It's very common here - most timetables use it and most digital clocks are set to it.