On our second day in Newcastle, we took a day trip to Durham.
Durham is a small town of 40 – 50 000, about 20km from Newcastle. It has a big cathedral, a castle of its own (but its not a new castle), and many shopping malls. It also apparently has a hospital and a university.
The cathedral was quite nice. My favorite part was the Tomb of St Bede, that had a sculpture with some very interesting typography on it.
Here is a set of very good quality photos of the cathedral.
While we were in town I helped a few of the locals with a funeral. Luckily I was dressed for the part.
Sculpture in Durham
Parts of the downtown were quite nice, with narrow streets and stairs going down to the river which winds through the main part of town.