Still in Durham Northern Kin festival

Sooty59 said:
Just had the red hot chilli pipers who were quite good. Now Wilco Johnson, who’s in terrific choppy form tonight. The beers taste sweeter after today’s win. Great weekend so far.
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Glad you are enjoying 👍

Have a trip to Durham in 3 weeks, never been before , so any general tips appreciated.

Enjoy 👍
 
Lala said:
Glad you are enjoying 👍

Have a trip to Durham in 3 weeks, never been before , so any general tips appreciated.

Enjoy 👍
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Big County is Durham; weather dependent, the coast is beautiful for miles from Blackhall northwards.

If it's cold or fog bound; it's awful!
 
TSSeasider said:
Big County is Durham; weather dependent, the coast is beautiful for miles from Blackhall northwards.

If it's cold or fog bound; it's awful!
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I’m actually just visiting Durham the city and the staying overnight at a farm in Yorkshire on the way home.

So, besides a bit of retail therapy 😌 I’m just wondering if there is anything in particular worth visiting in the city besides having a look at the cathedral 🤔
 
Lala said:
Glad you are enjoying 👍

Have a trip to Durham in 3 weeks, never been before , so any general tips appreciated.

Enjoy 👍
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Sorry we’ve not seen anything of it as the fest is a couple of miles outside Durham near Bearpark & I just followed the satnav to Middlesbrough. Some nice countryside on the way though. I quite like it up here. I’ve not had time to explore the area yet, perhaps tomorrow as it’ll be our first uninterrupted day. Ushaw Historic house is where we’re at. I’ll have a look in the morning probably in the rain 🌧.
 
Lala said:
Glad you are enjoying 👍

Have a trip to Durham in 3 weeks, never been before , so any general tips appreciated.

Enjoy 👍
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Lala tell me what you like to see and do. It's been my home town the majority of my life. A simple summary is that the city itself is a day trip really. The cathedral and walks around the riverbanks are fantastic. Hopefully the cathedral is now open for visitors, go up the tower, they limit numbers. If you're driving over stop at Barnard Castle. Beamish is near Durham and is worth a visit, it's a full day.
 
Lala said:
I’m actually just visiting Durham the city and the staying overnight at a farm in Yorkshire on the way home.

So, besides a bit of retail therapy 😌 I’m just wondering if there is anything in particular worth visiting in the city besides having a look at the cathedral 🤔
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Not really that much
 
Sooty59 said:
Sorry we’ve not seen anything of it as the fest is a couple of miles outside Durham near Bearpark & I just followed the satnav to Middlesbrough. Some nice countryside on the way though. I quite like it up here. I’ve not had time to explore the area yet, perhaps tomorrow as it’ll be our first uninterrupted day. Ushaw Historic house is where we’re at. I’ll have a look in the morning probably in the rain 🌧.
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Ushaw is fantastic. It's got the best preserved ball (triple) court left in the UK. On the east side of the main building.
Sooty59 said:
Sorry we’ve not seen anything of it as the fest is a couple of miles outside Durham near Bearpark & I just followed the satnav to Middlesbrough. Some nice countryside on the way though. I quite like it up here. I’ve not had time to explore the area yet, perhaps tomorrow as it’ll be our first uninterrupted day. Ushaw Historic house is where we’re at. I’ll have a look in the morning probably in the rain 🌧.
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Cuthbert said:
Lala tell me what you like to see and do. It's been my home town the majority of my life. A simple summary is that the city itself is a day trip really. The cathedral and walks around the riverbanks are fantastic. Hopefully the cathedral is now open for visitors, go up the tower, they limit numbers. If you're driving over stop at Barnard Castle. Beamish is near Durham and is worth a visit, it's a full day.
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Perfect, thank you 👍 I’m only in Durham for the Saturday, then the farm stay over is a mile from Barnard Castle , so a wander there Sunday morning and coming home with a stop at Richmond.
The Cathedral, river walk, shopping and lunch will be perfect.
 
Cuthbert said:
Ushaw is fantastic. It's got the best preserved ball (triple) court left in the UK. On the east side of the main building.
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Never got there as the battery in the van failed & I had an unexpected trip into Halfords in Durham. Next time perhaps. 👍
 
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