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March 2025

Join us for Lent, Holy Week and Easter at Durham Cathedral, the most important festival in the calendar for Christians around the world"

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Monday 10 February 2025 - Monday 31 March 2025 • All day

Conservation work is happening on the Gilbert Scott Screen. Please note entry to the Quire is through the side entrances. Read more about the project here.

Monday 24 March 2025 • All day

Please note: Due to a funeral taking place there will be restricted access to the cathedral between 10am to 12pm. Visitors can still access the Museum, Shop and Restaurant as normal.

Monday - Saturday 09:30am to 4:30pm

Sunday 12:00pm to 4:00pm

There is no admission charge to visit Durham Cathedral. We ask all our visitors to donate £5, if they are able, to support the cathedral's future.

Explore 200 years of the North East's history, culture and faith at Durham Cathedral

Visit the museum

March 2025

St Cuthbert is the North of England's best-loved saint and his Shrine, just behind the High Altar, continues to be a place of pilgrimage

Learn about the Shrine of St Cuthbert

A welcome from the Dean of Durham

The Very Revd Dr Philip Plyming, Dean of Durham, welcomes you to Durham Cathedral.

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Definitely one of the best cathedrals we have visited. Unusually intimate for a cathedral which really adds to the experience."

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