Durham Cathedral is set to host a series of events this weekend to honour the North East's most revered saint, St Cuthbert. The annual celebration will take place on Friday, March 21 and Saturday ...

Amost unexpected sound greeted me as I pushed open the heavy oak door of the thousand-year-old cathedral in Durham: laughter. It wasn't coming from a tittering school group, but rather from a ...

A historic English cathedral has created a miniature replica of its distinctive building using 300,000 Lego bricks in a bid to raise money. The miniature model of Durham Cathedral will be a ...

Speakers will broadcast the sound of swift calls from Durham Cathedral to try to encourage the birds to breed. Last August nest boxes were fitted 60ft (18m) above the ground in the cathedral's ...

A cathedral which trialled welcoming dogs inside has made the move permanent. Durham Cathedral opened its doors to pooches on 18 November on a trial basis until 31 March. Chief visitor officer ...

Durham Cathedral has been voted the country's best heritage site by readers of BBC Countryfile magazine. Here are just some of the secrets and stories to be found in the 920-year-old building.

Volunteers have been working hard to make sure Durham Cathedral looks its best for tomorrow's Royal Maundy Service. Durham will be welcoming King Charles and Queen Camilla when they will meet ...

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 ...

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Hazel Isgate said it was "lovely" to take her dog Wilson inside the cathedral A cathedral which trialled welcoming dogs inside has made the move permanent. Durham Cathedral opened its doors to ...

Durham Cathedral was built on top of a hill looped by the River Wear Durham Cathedral has been voted the country's best heritage site by readers of BBC Countryfile magazine. Here are just some of ...