Explore Durham Cathedral Refectory Library

The former Medieval Refectory was converted to a library in the 17th century and is rarely open to the general public. This talk will give visitors a chance to spend time up close with a selection of some of our most treasured books. Staff will be on hand to tell you more about the history of the library at the Cathedral as well as show you some of their favourite books from our collection of 11,000 volumes which contain 23,000 different books.

Timings & Tours

Friday 06 September:

10.00 / 11.00 / 13.00 / 14.00

Thursday 12 September:

10.00 / 11.00 / 13.00 / 14.00

Friday 13 September:

10.00 / 11.00 / 13.00 / 14.00

Location & directions

Durham Cathedral, Durham, County Durham, DH1 3EH

Contact on day:

Shaun McAlister

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

**NOT FOUND**

Booking conditions:

Accessibility details

Please note that the Refectory Library can only be accessed using two sets of historic stairs.

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

14

Est. tour duration:

0 hour(s) 30 minute(s)

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