The Bowes Museum
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"Discover an internationally outstanding collection of art, fashion and design."
Overview
The Bowes Museum, the North’s Museum of Art, Fashion & Design, is a glorious French style château in the historic market town of Barnard Castle. Internationally renowned collections, acclaimed exhibitions, a varied events programme, 22 acres of parkland including formal gardens, a woodland walk, picnic area and children’s play facilities, surrounded by rolling countryside, is the perfect destination for a family day out.
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VisitEngland Quality Assessed
Visitor Ready
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Perspex number blocks - Ceramic gallery
Cafe Bowes plug sockets - 4-way plug socket at the entrance to Cafe Bowes
Erosion in park - Erosion under picnic table in play area
Peeling paintwork - Windowsill in the Restful Space of the Ceramics Gallery
About the area
County Durham reaches halfway across England, from the North Pennines in the west, to the sea in the east. Much of it is very sparsely inhabited, and is naturally beautiful; a mix of rolling hills, monumental valleys, lush farmland and unforgiving moors.
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Riverview Leisure Park
Perfectly situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and just outside the Yorkshire Dales National Park, Riverview Leisure Park overlooks the River Tees. As one of the most histo...
1 Teesdale Road
Situated centrally in the historic town of Barnard Castle, 1 Teesdale Road is a contemporary property next to the banks of the River Tees. This cosy house offers views of the 12th centu...
1 Teesdale Road
Situated centrally in the historic town of Barnard Castle, 1 Teesdale Road is a contemporary property next to the banks of the River Tees. This cosy house offers views of the 12th centu...
Pecknell Farm Caravan Park
Pecknell Farm Caravan Park is a small family-run site set on a working farm, in beautiful rural meadowland. There are spacious pitches on level ground, which are always in tip-top condi...
Lily Hill Farm B&B
Lilly Hill is a farmhouse set on a working farm amidst wonderful views in the quiet hamlet of Brignall. Just 1.5 miles from main Trans-Pennine route A66, four miles south of historic ma...
Balder Cottage
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Tees Cottage
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Woodencroft Cottage
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