Attractions in Durham

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Attractions in Durham bring people in from surrounding and far away areas.

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Introduction                                                                                                    3

Location Map                                                                                                 4

Applied Understanding                                                                                   5

Methodology                                                                                                   7

Street Map                                                                                                      8

Questionnaire                                                                                                 9

Completed Questionnaire                                                                             10

Quality Index                                                                                                 11

Completed Quality Index                                                                               12

Annotated Photos                                                                                          13

Pedestrian and Vehicle Survey                                                                      16

Completed Pedestrian and Vehicle Surveys                                                  17

Collation                                                                                                          18

Comments                                                                                                       19

Presentation                                                                                                    20

Interpretation                                                                                                   24

Evaluation                                                                                                       26                                                                                                    

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Introduction

Attractions in Durham bring people in from surrounding and far away areas?

Where?

Durham city is a district of , in . It is the  of County Durham, and the largest City near-by is Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. The  flows north through the city, making an incised  which encloses the centre on three sides to create Durham's "peninsula". Durham is a hilly city, claiming to be built upon the symbolic seven hills. Upon the most central and prominent position high above the Wear, the  dominates the skyline. The steep riverbanks are densely wooded, adding to the picturesque beauty of the city. West of the city centre, another river, the , drains south to join the Wear to the south of the city. Durham city has a large Sphere of influence due to it attractions (see figure 1)

What?

I am going to find out how popular Durham is because of its’ attractions such as the shops and services, Cathedral, University etc. and how far people travel to visit Durham. This will then tell me why Durham is a well-known and attractive place, also it will tell me from which places people have come from and how they travel for example by bus, train or car etc.

Why?

I have decided to investigate that attractions in Durham bring people in from surrounding and far away areas, because I live in Willington which is about 8.2 miles from Durham and I am interested about how many people visit Durham and from which city, town or village.

Location Map

Figure 1

Applied Understanding.

I am going to investigate Durham’s popularity of services and facilities and why people come into Durham from far away and surrounding areas.

Durham is situated 20 miles to the south of Newcastle and 13 miles to the south west of , England. The  flows north through the city, making an incised  which encloses the centre on three sides to create Durham's "peninsula", also Durham  dominates the skyline. The steep riverbanks are densely wooded, adding to the picturesque beauty of the city. West of the city centre, another river, the , drains south to join the Wear to the south of the city. The  of , Durham is located in the  local government district, which extends beyond the city, and has a total population of 87,656, and covers 186.68 square kilometres. The  of Durham had a population of 29,091, whilst the built-up area of Durham had a population of 42,939. The centre of Durham sits on a  created by the . At the base of the peninsula is the , which still hosts regular markets; a permanent indoor market is also situated just off the Market Place. The Market Place and surrounding streets are one of the main commercial and shopping areas of the city. From the Market Place,  leads south past : The Bailey is almost entirely owned and occupied by  and .

There are three old roads out of the Market Place. Saddler Street heads South-Easterly, towards , The Bailey and . Elvet Bridge leads to the  area of the city, Durham Prison and the South; Prebends Bridge is smaller and provides access from The Bailey to South Durham. Heading west, Silver Street leads out of the Market Place towards  and North Road, the other main shopping area of the city. From here, the city spreads out into the , ,  and viaduct districts, the other main shopping area of the city. Beyond the viaduct lie the outlying districts of  and . Heading north from the Market Place leads to . The road curves back round to the east and beyond it lies , Gilesgate Moor and .

Many of the inner city areas are now inhabited by students living in shared houses, as many as 70% of the dwellings are occupied by students. In Durham there is a high bid rent in the centre of the town. This is because land gets more expensive when you get nearer the centre of town. It follows Burgess’s theory of the city, which goes: CBD, Inner city, Outer city, Suburbs. As you go further away from the CBD then the prices get cheaper because land becomes less valuable. However this is not true for the suburbs. This is because it’s where the families live and the adults can afford to commute to work from a further distance.

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The nearest major city to Durham is Newcastle. The Road that connects it is the A1 (M). This road also connects Durham to other major Cities across the Country.

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