The tourist office makes local bookings free of charge, which is a good thing considering that Durham is always busy with visitors; graduation week in late June results in accommodation gridlock.
A converted 16th-century coaching inn, the Three Tuns has plenty of olde-worlde feel - in the low-hanging ceilings, creaking passageways and heavy wooden beams throughout - until you get to the bedrooms, which are comfortable, modern and, well, a.
Possibly the northeast's most bizarre digs, the 11 rooms at this fun place leave few indifferent.
This tiny place has only three rooms - each stylishly restored with painted, cast-iron beds - which makes for truly attentive, individual service.
Several colleges rent their rooms during the holidays (Easter and July to September). The rooms are generally modern and comfortable, like most contemporary student halls. Phone 374 7360 or click on www.dur.ac.
A beautiful Victorian stone building that looks more like a small manor house than a family-run B&B, this place has 13 large rooms, none better than the superior class, which are not just spacious but have excellent views of the cathedral an.
Several colleges rent their rooms during the holidays (Easter and July to September). The rooms are generally modern and comfortable, like most contemporary student halls. Phone 374 7360 or click on www.dur.ac.
Several colleges rent their rooms during the holidays (Easter and July to September). The rooms are generally modern and comfortable, like most contemporary student halls. Phone 374 7360 or click on www.dur.ac.
This anonymous Georgian house has no sign, but inside it does exactly what it says on the tin.
This small, similarly priced B&Bs on Gilesgate may not offer much in the way of décor, size or cathedral view, but it's worth a try if you're stuck.
This small, similarly priced B&Bs on Gilesgate may not offer much in the way of décor, size or cathedral view, but it's worth a try if you're stuck.
A listed building smack in the middle of town, this B&B has large, airy rooms decorated in the true spirit of Laura Ashley: elaborate stencilling, plenty of pillows and fancy window dressings.
This three-room B&B occupying an 1850s town house near the train station comfortably combines period fireplaces and fancy ceiling roses with flatscreen TVs and DVD libraries.