Durham Food Tour: Explore Independent Traders and Scenic Views

Embark on a food tour in Durham and discover the city’s independent traders, scenic views, and delicious dining experiences. Sample from local markets, enjoy a variety of cuisines, and take in the stunning sights of Durham Cathedral & Castle. All food and drinks included!

Duration: 3 hours, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 1 day learn more
Highlights
  • Durham Castle - We stop at Palace Green and take in the sights
  • Durham Cathedral - We stop at Palace Green and take in the sights
  • Durham Market Hall - We take a culinary journey through Durham’s famous indoor market. As we wander through the aisles, we sample food and drinks and chat with local traders.
  • Durham - We explore Durham’s finest independent food scene. Stopping off at a number of local restaurants, we sample both local and international cuisine. Drinks are included at every stop. Alcoholic drinks are offered but there is always a non-alcoholic alternative at every stop.
What's Included
  • Lunch
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Additional Information

Explore another aspect of Durham city as you walk down its paved lanes and riverside. Our tour starts off with a sampling from various independent vendors in Durham’s indoor market, setting an exciting tone for the afternoon. We then try an assorted collection of dining options as we gradually go through different courses. A halt to admire the awe-inspiring sights of Durham Cathedral & Castle is a must! The tour includes all food & drinks.

Location
DH1 3NJ
Market Place
Meet in the market place, opposite Boots
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Shoemaker_10
Jul 6, 2024
food and history - value for money. entertaining trot around food and drink establishments with a bit of local history thrown in . well selected places to visit. two of them we will defiantly revisit
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Jan
Jun 9, 2024
Great afternoon of fabulous food and drinks - We had a great afternoon, enjoying drinks and excellent food, visiting 5 venues, walking around Durham, taking in some of the best sights, including the cathedral.
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Deb
May 20, 2024
Fabulous day out and great value for money - Fabulous tour! Lots of great food and drink, and information about the city along the way. It was actually excellent value for me, with so much food of good portions, and also plenty of drinks (alcohol offered, non- alcoholic available). Great day out and highly recommend
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Lorrained153
May 15, 2024
A great sociable afternoon of eating, drinking and learning some things about Durham. - This was our second food tour with Triple A as we’d already done the Newcastle one and had a great time and the Durham tour didn’t disappoint either. It was great value for money with plentiful food and drinks (we were stuffed by the end of the afternoon), we learnt things about Durham that we hadn’t known because of Julie, our knowledgeable guide, and we had a lovely sociable time chatting to the others on the tour. There were just 6 of us on the tour plus the guide, and also Any, the owner of the company, joined us too. We definitely want to do another tour with this company.
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Cazziedoncaster
May 6, 2024
Just yummy 😋 - I did the Durham food and drinking tour with two friends at the end of April and we had a fantastic day. Julie, our guide, was brilliant telling us all about the venues we visited along with the odd historical story about the city. We went to Northern Stores & Deli for yummy sausage rolls and frappe, Market Hall Wines where we sampled a delicious Durello wine (so much better than Prosecco), Barrio Comida for Mexican tacos and margaritas, The Rabbit Hold for Asian fusion cuisine and wine and we ended the tour at Marco Pierre White’s for delightful desserts and more wine! What’s not to love? I cannot recommended the tour enough. Thank you 😊
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Cpt-vorticity
Apr 20, 2024
Stag do! - The standard five green circles of rating that TripAdvisor allow you to select is not enough when it comes to the experience myself and my friend have just had. I took my mate, Lewis, out to Durham for the food tour and it was absolutely fantastic. Julie, our tour guide, was brilliant and told us some really cool stories about the city that we didn't know. Anyone reading this. Do it. Birthdays, stags, or just some something new. Do it... My score: 11/10. Thanks for making my mate's stag a great one. Dave
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Amyd1981
Apr 14, 2024
Another fabulous Triple A tour! - Another fabulous tour! I’ve previously done the Newcastle tour with Triple A and loved it so me and my friend travelled from opposite ends of the UK to do the Durham one. Absolutely loved it! Definitely no scrimping on the food or drink. We started off with a variety of homemade sausage rolls and a Baileys iced coffee from a quirky gift shop/deli. Then a lock in at the wine shop in the market. Loved this place! Then Mexican tapas - best margaritas! Then Chinese fusion and more wine. And finished with some Marco Pierre White desserts (and more wine). There were only four of us in the group but think that was lovely as we all got on well. I can’t fault these tours. Will definitely be doing more! Shout out to Donna, our tour guide. Perfect balance of a little bit of local info and leaving us to enjoy the food and drink at each venue. 10/10
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Adam
Apr 13, 2024
Food, Drinks and fabulous friends - What a fabulous day !!!! Was surprised with this tour for my birthday treat and what a treat it’s been !! I’ve been to Durham countless times but it’s been so lovely having a fountain of knowledge in the form of our incredible tour guide Donna !! Plentiful and amazing food in cracking venues off the beaten track with tasty drinks to wash it down Also great gluten free options !! Thank you Donna you really looked after us we loved it from the Newcastle birthday crew 10/10 x
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Exploration734967
Feb 2, 2024
An excellent tour of Durham - A Christmas present for my wife and what a fascinating wander around Durham. Our guide Julie was very knowledgeable and a very professional friendly guide. The first stop delivered an excellent breakfast butty in sourdough bread. The wine shop in the market provided great wine and an interesting conversation about wines. The restaurant that we had not come across before was the Barrio Comida and what an amazing find. Great food and a fantastic view of the cathedral. With 2 more stops on our tour, we were absolutely stuffed by the time we had finished and didn't eat again until the following day. We even had to take a doggy bag away with us from our dessert stop. Julie also shared some interesting facts and stories about Durham during the tour. If you are in Durham and looking for a gentle wander around the city with regular stops for food and drink then this is the tour for you. The great news is that there are also food tours in Newcastle which are now on our to do list
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Gbj-cookies
Jul 15, 2024
Newcastle Food Tour - Great tour with our knowledgeable guide Andrew and a fantastic group of 8. Our starting point was the Grainger Market where we were treat to some delicious oysters, a fantastic cabbage curry and a couple of beers from the Firebrick Brewery. Next stop on a very wet day was Blackfriars restaurant were we were lucky enough to be sat in the tasting room. A beetroot and goats cheese dish was washed down with a choice of red or white wine whilst a member of staff gave us a brief history of Blackfriars. A walk down Grey Street and our next port of call was Salparo a Greek restaurant just a short walk from Newcastle quayside. Various dishes were available here and a small glass of wine, this place was a little disappointing and felt slightly out of place on the food tour decent food but lacked any kind of wow factor. Last stop was Dobson and Parnell another top toon restaurant this time for dessert and another glass of wine. All in all a good tour with some excellent company.
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