We visited this site from 13th to 19th June with the aim of attending a wedding at the end of the week but also visiting the Castle and Cathedral. Both of these are well worth a visit as is the Beamish Open Air Museum within easy reach of the site. Some of this visit was very nostalgic as I was born and brought up on the Durham coast. Things in Durham have changed a lot since I was last there but it is still a very pleasant City. When visiting the city we used a local bus service. There is a Park and Ride very close to the site but if you walk to it there are loads of busy roads to cross (including the roundabout over the motorway. We found it easier to cross the motorway roundabout and take a short footpath into the Village of Carrville to catch a bus which runs every 10 minutes.