🇬🇧 Durham Cathedral: Where History Meets Hogwarts! 🏰✨
📍 Durham Cathedral, Durham DH1 3EH Perched on a peninsula wrapped by the River Wear, this UNESCO World Heritage Site isn’t just a church – it’s a 1,000-year-old masterpiece that birthed Gothic architecture and hosted Harry Potter’s wand! ⚡ Why It’s Epic ✔️ Britain’s first ribbed vault ceiling (1104 engineering marvel) ✔️ 22m-high nave – tallest in England for centuries ✔️ Hogwarts filming spots: Cloisters, Chapter House & "Quidditch lawns" 📸 Must-See Spots 🌹 Galilee Window: 15th-century stained glass glowing like jewels 🗿 Neville Screen: Battle-scarred but breathtaking 14th-century carvings 🔮 Four Doctors’ Window: Medieval scholars in kaleidoscope colors 🕰️ Time Travel Notes ⏳ 1093 AD: Built for St. Cuthbert’s bones (guided by a shepherd girl’s vision) 🏛️ 1837: Became Durham University’s first classroom 🌍 1986: Crowned UNESCO World Heritage 🎟️ Visiting Tips 💰 Free entry (donate £5 to save the stones) 🅿️ Park at Prince Bishops (£3.5/4hrs) – 10min walk 🍽️ Cloister Café: Try the monk’s mead cake 🚗 Road Trip Bonus ✔️ Pair with: Alnwick Castle (more Harry Potter!) ✔️ Detour: High Force Waterfall (30mins away) #DurhamCathedral #HarryPotterLocations #MedievalMarvel #UKWorldHeritage #GothicArchitecture #EnglandRoadTrip #HistoryLovers #UNESCO