Durham Cathedral was built in the late 11th and early 12th centuries to house the relics of St Cuthbert (evangelizer of Northumbria) and the Venerable Bede. It attests to the importance of the early ...

Even in Northumberland – nicknamed “the castle county of England” – Bamburgh literally ... with them joined in the new rankings by Durham Castle, branded a '900-year-old beauty' and ...

Durham Cathedral is also the burial place of the Venerable Bede and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site along with nearby Durham Castle. It has been in continuous use since its original ...