The "Ask a Durham Student" Thread :)

If you want to visit Durham but it's not on a wed (where apparently they have tours) is it possible to 'tour yourself' if that makes sense? I mean if you have a map , is it really difficult to navigate around?

Durham's not exactly huge, so I should imagine that it would be relatively easy if you have one of those shiny maps with all of the university buildings on it. Most of the university's buildings are "clustered"; you've got the Bailey colleges and most of the arts' departments on the Bailey, and the science site and the hill colleges all in one general area too.

I see. Thanks.

And if we get lost...well whatever

If you get lost, stop somebody in stash.

Stash?

^ I see. I was hoping to visit Hild Bede and the city centre, but depends on what my friend wants to do.

Is the train station a trek from the city centre?

Thanks HMK

The station is about 5 mins walk, I reckon. Hild Bede is about 10 mins walk I reckon from the station. Though it might be wise to phone the college in advance and see if they can give you a tour, most likely they should be able to.

The station is about 5 mins walk, I reckon. Hild Bede is about 10 mins walk I reckon from the station. Though it might be wise to phone the college in advance and see if they can give you a tour, most likely they should be able to.

Yes, I'd say ten minutes was about right. I can walk there in three minutes and then walk back in five minutes. I am a very fast walker, however.

It's largely downhill on the way there, so is quite easy. It's an uphill trek back up though.

Let's just say I don't miss my trecking ot the station at the end of each day. That was a pain/.

Ahh I see. The website said 1.5 miles but I didnt know if it was hilly/flat therefore how long it'd take

Merci

^ I see. I was hoping to visit Hild Bede and the city centre, but depends on what my friend wants to do.

Is the train station a trek from the city centre?

Thanks HMK

Everyone's basically answered your question but just thought I'd add that I did this last year and it was fine. I turned up on the train with a prospectus and a map and just explored Durham. Was fun The hardest thing was knowing how to get out of the station, but as has been said it's very difficult to get lost.

If you want to be cheeky like me I went up to a guy outside the music department who looked like a muso (you can tell!) and asked him about the department and he kindly showed me round the faculty. Oh and I spent quite a while in the cathedral which was really lovely, definitely recommend that!

Yeah I do - it's either £65 for a single or £100 return

Although my friend said she just found £60 return so maybe I'm just bad at the whole rail thing