Durham Self-Guided City Walking Tour & Scavenger Hunt

r the 6-digit game code that you received by text and Viator chat message. The riddles take you from the modern city gateway into streets that have barely changed in outline since the Norman Conquest. Your first stop is St Nicholas' Church, the parish church on the Market Place whose 19th-century Gothic tower dominates the square where Durham's commercial life has gathered since the medieval period. From there the app takes you to Durham Castle, the Norman fortress built in 1072 that has formed an unbroken line of occupation with the cathedral on the peninsula above the River Wear for nearly 950 years — now part of Durham University and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The route then leads to the Sewer Lamp, a unique Victorian gas lamp on Drury Lane that is fuelled by gas produced by the decomposition of sewage in the pipes below — still lit, still functioning, and one of the most genuinely peculiar landmarks in Britain. Around 2 hours on foot. The riverside paths and cathedral close are beautiful extensions if you want to keep exploring.