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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Amymic14
Sep 17, 2024
Relaxed, fun afternoon - Great afternoon with friends. Lovely relaxed atmosphere throughout the tour. Favourite stop was definitely the Mexican. Can’t wait to try other tours!
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Heatherbg8732js
Sep 1, 2024
Fabulous afternoon tour of Durham - Had a fabulous tour with our lovely guide Donna. There was a total of 10 on our tour and everyone got on very well. At our first stop we had homemade sausage rolls with iced caramel frappe, we then went into the local market where we tried a wine with some unusual chocolate cheese which was explained by the knowledgeable vendor. Following a walk by the cathedral we visited a Mexican restaurant- the margarita cocktails were amazing. Next stop was a Chinese restaurant and finally Marco Pierre Whites for a selection of cakes and glasses of wine. The trip is a great way to spend 3-4 hrs, the time flies. You certainly won't be hungry ! We did not need an evening meal!
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A6633zzandreae
Aug 10, 2024
Excellent Food Tour and Company - Had a fabulous time today on the Food Tour in Durham with Julie, our friendly and knowledgeable guide and two other couples. The venues and food and drink offered were amazing and excellent value for money and we were all stuffed afterwards, so much so that we had to postpone our booked evening meal to the next day. We enjoyed ourselves so much that we continued socialising after the event in the Half Moon pub! Would highly recommend!
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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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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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