I can't guaranteed we'd have made it, but we've never been to Durham and it sounds like just the sort of thing we'd like. Of course, being geographically challenged I have very little idea of where Durham is, other than being north of here, but I figure it's not as north as Scotland, so how far can it be :-)
Speaking as someone who just went all the way to Delhi to mooch around historic sites and hang out with a friend...