Our walking tour continues

From the bridge, we walked along the river bank, admiring our first views of Durham Castle and Durham Cathedral, which, along with the city walls, make up a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

We then re-crossed the river and entered the old city through an arch in the walls.  We passed the Chapel of Saint Mary the Less and admired the town houses that line both sides of the cobbled streets.  One of the houses was owned by Dame Elizabeth Bowers, a pioneer of coal mining before the industrial revolution and the seven times great-grandmother of King Charles III.Read more