Durham 
Durham
is the most dramatic cathedral city in Britain. It straddles a bluff surrounded
on three sides by the River Wear and is dominated by the massive Norman
cathedral which sits on a wooded promontory, looking more like a time-worn
cliff than a house of worship. The cathedral may not be the most refined
in the land, but no other British cathedral has the same impact. The cathedral
shares the dramatic top of the bluff with a Norman castle and the University
College, while the rest of the picturesque 'city' (population 38,000) huddles
into the remaining space on the teardrop-shaped promontory.
