Tiger
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Im installing a resturant counter in Waitrose next to the river. As far as I know its in a shopping centre / arcade. Is the parking there good? Is there much to see in and around the town centre?
Cheers,
Ben.
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Nath
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Town Centre parking is bad iirc.
Sights? Hell yeah, there's a nice Cathedral if your into that kind of stuff. Durham is a proper old town, plenty of history and stuff related to its past.
I'm not from Durham, but went there a few weeks ago.
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ed
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You'll be able to park in the Waitrose car park. Just make sure you leave your numberplate with the people at the welcome desk when you sign in as a visitor...
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Tiger
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quote:
Originally posted by ed
You'll be able to park in the Waitrose car park. Just make sure you leave your numberplate with the people at the welcome desk when you sign in as a visitor...
Yeah always have to do that anyway - if theres a car park im sorted - I just want to have to wheel a trolley full of kit across town 
Ive heard the rivers a nice sight. How far from the coast is Durham?
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Claire
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River is nice, you can go boating on it too  Not sure about parking there as im not sure where it is. Parking generally is ok but theres a fair bit in the centre that you can't drive to. City is good for a look about, as said its all old with alot of history etc. Cathedral is really good but might not be your scene?
It's about 20-25 mins from the coast.
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Tiger
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Thanks Claire. I might even head to the coast for the evening. Its great working away from home
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BlueCorsa
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Yeah it's nice, my parents live up there, I moved down to London about 5 years ago. Don't know where Waitrose is but the Prince Bishop multistory car park is OK. Nowhere really to park for free now, but hell it's a lot cheaper than London. :laugh:
Not too far from the coast, just get on the A19 and you're nearly there. 
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Lynny
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yeah i am, parking isnt bad if you know your way around, nightmare if you dont though. long as you go at a quiet time you'l be ok
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ianofbhills
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isnt durham a city with a congestion charge like london.
You have to pay to go into the city?
durhams not far from newcastle which has pleanty to offer if you get bored.
metrocentre just up the a1 aswell for shopping if you want.
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Lynny
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no durham doesnt have congestion charge. bout 20 mins to metro, 20 to newcastle with clear roads. although newcastle is a nightmare to drive around
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Mad Moe
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Durham does have a Congestion Charge in the City Centre
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BlueCorsa
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But only for like the street up to the Cathedral though right? Newcastle isn't that bad to drive around....?
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Claire
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This is the view from jus outside waitrose
Parking is easy round there, there's a multistorey for that shopping centre but the spaces are small so if you're in a van it's a no no! (come to think of it, you wouldn't get under the barrier anyway!). If you go as if you are going to go into the multi storey but don't turn right under the barrier, keep going and you go under the shopping centre and long by the river. There are loads of spaces down there which are right outside waitrose but people don't really use (too far to walk to the city if you're lazy!)
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M2RTY
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i like durham, go there quite a lot for clothes, 30 minutes from me on a good run
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