Introducing Durham Cachedral: The trinket trove in Durham City

This October, a Durham local decided to create a trinket trove in Durham City. This is a place where people take one item and leave another – a way of trading and sharing small items that the creator says “symbolise something bigger.”

The Durham Tab spoke to the local trinket enthusiast who created Durham Cachedral about their lovely new project and found out everything you need to know.

@durham.cachedral

the trove is open for trading! what3words location: ///ankle.cycle.craft #trinkets #durham #treasuretrade #geocache #whimsy

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The creator said she started the trinket trove after spotting one from Philadelphia on TikTok. After seeing it once, they “kept popping up on [her] feed”, inspiring her to “put one together.”

“It’s a fun and whimsical project that quietly builds community with strangers, which I think is something we really need at the moment,” she added.

The highlights so far and where to find it

The creator said that while “the trove has only been installed for a couple of weeks”, the highlight so far is how well the project has been received. She also appreciated how “everyone has their own idea of what counts as treasure” and thought it was particularly exciting to see people leaving handmade trinkets.

@durham.cachedral

trinket trading in the trinket trove! what3words///ankle.cycle.craft #spreadhappiness #thingstodo #trinkets #durhamcathedral

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After initially seeing the trove in Philadelphia, her first thought was “we couldn’t have that here.” But the creator wanted to challenge that thought and decided to give it a go, using things she already had to hand to put it together. “I’m so glad to have been proved wrong.”

She explained that, even though the trinkets are small, affordable items, they symbolise something bigger: “A reminder that people are good and kind, even in a world that tries to turn us against each other.” Speaking about a perceived climate of division, she said “every act of connection and shared joy is a small rebellion.”

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If you’d like to visit the trinket trove, the W3W location is “ankle.cycle.craft.”

You can also find them on TikTok and Instagram.

@durham.cachedral

come and spread some whimsy and joy in durham city! #takeoneleaveone #geocaching #durham #trinketgirly #spreadhappiness

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