Running through the heart of the town, here we discuss the Iron Age history of the settlement of Congansis which gives the burn (Northern English for stream) its name.

Situated in the centre of the old fort of Congangium we look at the roman remains and discuss the Roman history of the town. We then head inside the church to talk about this history of the Minster of Chester-le-street, the journey of the tomb of St Cuthbert and the Lindisfarne Gospels, and the kings that came to pay homage to Cuthbert in the Church. Note that the tour is timed to avoid scheduled church services - in the event of a funeral or other unscheduled service or the church not being open we will speak about the church from the churchyard.

Here we'll take in the view of Lumley Castle and talk about the history of the Lumley and Lambton families, and also how Chester-le-street came to be the home of Durham Cricket and the International Cricket Ground