It costs £4 to climb the Central Tower and access is via a spiral staircase which goes straight up the corner of the Tower and seems to be never ending !
It is amazing how far you can see on a clear day like today - St James park football stadium was plainly in view.
The black Tower on the horizon just right of centre is Washington - if you follow the horizon to the left you can see the many tower blocks in Gateshead near the Angel and in the dip to the left of that - well that's the Tyne Valley & Newcastle and the other Place of Worship - ST JAMES PARK.
Durham Cathedral is the greatest Norman building in England, perhaps even in Europe. It is cherished not only for its architecture but also for its incomparable setting. For this reason it was inscribed together with the Castle as one of Britain's first World Heritage Sites. In a nationwide BBC poll held in 2001 it was voted the nation's best-loved building. Like Hadrian's Wall and the Angel of the North, it is an icon of north-east England, its image is instantly recognisable to people who love this part of Britain.
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