Plan your visit

Please find the schedule for the activity below. Please note that timings are a guide, your tour of the college and campus may be slightly shorter or longer based on group size, tour route and Q&A discussion length. 

Before your tour                                                        Registration will be at the reception of the college that you have booked. Please arrive 15 minutes before your tour start time.

1 Hour                                                                            

You will receive an overview of our collegiate system and how this can benefit our postgraduate students, led by one of the college members of staff. This will be followed by a tour of the college, showing as many of the features as possible. Please note, due to the tours taking place throughout the academic year, it may not always be possible to show an example of a bedroom. You can find out which of our colleges are offering tours here. 

1.5 - 2 hours                                                                  

You will embark on a city tour with one of our fantastic student ambassadors, who will tailor the route to incorporate as many areas that your group want to see as possible within the time frame. Please note, Discover Durham Tours will not be able to incorporate tours inside of individual department buildings. The tour will come to a finish on Palace Green, next to Durham Cathedral (DH1 3EH) between 3:30pm - 4pm. If you would like to find out more about Durham City, then you can do so here.