Tour guide for Durham

We went to the Durham Cathedral, which is one of the best things to see in the UK. Read up on the Venerable Bede and his proof that Cuthbert was a Saint. Use Wikipedia as a guide on what to see in Durham. It was easy to walkabout once you are on top of the hill. We drove ourselves. Perhaps someone else has used a guide. Maybe your accomodation people will know someone? Bon Voyage!

Sorry haven't used a guide, so can't recommend, but can say you'll have a great time. My son spent three years in Durham at university so we had a chance to visit several times, and I have to say it's one of my favourite cities in the UK.

I'm sure you're aware of the obvious sites, the Cathedral, the castle (University College), Crook Hall Gardens etc. Probably my favourite is Beamish, which we generally took a day to explore. Also worth going to is Auckland Palace, (which is in Bishop Auckland, but easy to get to by train from Durham).

There are also lots of lovely riverside walks...

Durham isn’t large. Not sure what advantage a guide would bring,

The Cathedral has guided tours, buy on site. I enjoyed my tour in April this year. As noted above, if not familiar with the Venerable Bede, St Cuthbert, and the Lindisfarne Monastery and Viking raids, you might find a Wiki level background brings more to the visit.

The Castle also has guided tours, mandatory for access. Small charge.

Self guided walks along the riverbank are scenic, as also noted.

Again following up on above posts, I taxied to and from Beamish for the day. Hotel can arrange. I went to Bishop Auckland via easy bus.

To add to this, last week of September is Freshers Week (first week of university). If your visit is in that period it would be worth checking the castle will be open, as they will have a lot of events on, students moving in etc.

And to go from Durham to Beamish you don't NEED a taxi, it is an easy bus ride changing at Chester le Street. There are 5 buses an hour Durham to Chester (as it's known locally) and 4 an hour Chester to Beamish.
The cost is £5 Durham Day Rover- all buses in County Durham that day.

Chester is worth a bit of time, being an old Roman town, also where St Cuthbert's body laid for over a century before being moved to Durham Cathedral, and you can also see a facsimile of the Lindisfarne Gospels in the Church (open every morning), and the Ankers House Museum- where an anchorite or hermit lived.