subject: Lots To Do When You Have A Holiday At A Durham Hotel [print this page] There's a lot more to Durham than the castle and many more people are choosing Durham as a nice city break or short holiday.
Durham, the city, the county or the coast you can be certain your visit will be exciting, interesting and full of new sights and experiences. With so much to do you will have to stay more than one night so booking into a Durham hotel is a must.
Durham City enjoys many museums and galleries, churches and cathedrals, castles and stunning gardens all of which are cheap to visit and you can get a tour guide to tell you of the illuminating history of this amazing city and its people past and present. You can watch the past come to life through stories and exhibits of the historical stately homes, ancient castles, and the famous Cathedral.
Being a University City prestigious enough to rival Oxford and Cambridge the city is full of libraries and museums that show off books and historical artefacts for you to look round and read up about. With Museums and art galleries you can visit exhibitions and look at some of the most famous work by English and International artists.
The Cathedral is famous all over the world and many people travel far and wide to see the gorgeous Norman architecture, regarded the best in England. Go to the Cathedral and visit the tombs of St Cuthbert and The Venerable Bede and listen to the guides tell you stories of the Cathedrals history whilst marvelling at the gorgeous architecture.
With so much history around Durham you may be mislead into thinking the city was all about the past and re-enactments, but although you can see re-enactments from the past Durham is actually a very cosmopolitan city. With a large student population Durham has an exciting nightlife and as a sought after area to live in also has bars and restaurants for fine dining and connoisseurs of good cuisines.
For theatre goers there is the Traditional theatre and cinema which has one of the largest screens in the whole of the North West and comfortably seats 514 people. You may want to visit the Durham County Cricket Club for a few tests or have a flutter on the horses at Sedgefield Racecourse. Whatever you fancy your friendly Durham hotel will help you get the best deal and ensure you have a great time in Durham.
by: Gareth Hoyle
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