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Family Fun Tours at Durham Castle

Name: Family Fun Tours at Durham Castle
Start: 2025-02-25T14:15:00+00:00
End: 2025-02-25T17:00:00+00:00
Location: Durham Castle

25 February @ 2:15 pm - 5:00 pm

£4.50 – £5

Bring the whole family and enjoy a fun tour around Durham Castle, with activities for children throughout!

Take a tour around one Durham’s most significant historic buildings with your family. Our friendly tour guides will take you through the gatehouse and into heart of the historic building, where you will experience history and tales from 1000 years of living history.

Enjoy fun stories and activities throughout, a special quiz, and crafts and dressing up in our beautiful Great Hall at the end of your tour!

Built on the orders of William the Conqueror in the 1070s, Durham Castle began life as a motte-and-bailey castle. It soon became a palace to showcase the wealth of the Prince-Bishops whose semi-regal powers made them one of the most powerful political and military men in the country.

This tour is recommended for children aged 5-11 and their families.

Tours will run at 2.15pm and 3.15pm.

IMPORTANT NOTICE:

Please check in to our reception at 7 Owengate, DH1 3HB (building in the cobbled street leading up to Palace Green, on the left hand side as you go up) prior to the tour start time.