The Bowes Museum
The Bowes Museum is a park in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. The Bowes Museum is situated nearby to the pitch Barnard Castle Bowls Club, as well as near Saint Mary’s Catholic Church.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Bowes Museum and Barnard Castle School.
Bowes Museum
Museum
The Bowes Museum is an art gallery in the town of Barnard Castle, in County Durham in northern England. It was built to designs by Jules Pellechet and John Edward Watson to house the art collection of John Bowes and his wife Joséphine Benoîte Coffin-Chevallier, and opened in 1892.
Barnard Castle School
School
Photo: Andy Waddington, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnard Castle School is a co-educational private day and boarding school in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, in the North East of England. Barnard Castle School is situated 1,300 feet east of The Bowes Museum.
Market Cross
Monument
Photo: Ben Gamble, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Barnard Castle Market Cross is an octagonal construction in the market town of Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. It was built in 1747 by Thomas Breaks and is a Grade I listed building. Market Cross is situated 1,700 feet west of The Bowes Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Startforth and Westwick.
Startforth
Village
Photo: Bill Henderson, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Startforth is a village on the Pennines end of south Teesdale, England. The population of Startforth taken at the 2011 Census was 1,361. It was in the historic North Riding of Yorkshire.
Westwick
Hamlet
Photo: Oliver Dixon, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Westwick is a village in County Durham, in England. The population of the civil parish was less than 100. Details are maintained in the parish of Whorlton. It is situated to the east of Barnard Castle near the River Tees.
Stainton
Village
Photo: Ben Brooksbank, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Stainton is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated to the north east of Barnard Castle. Stainton is situated 2 miles northeast of The Bowes Museum.
The Bowes Museum
- Type: Park
- Category: recreation area
- Location: Barnard Castle, County Durham, North East England, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
54.542° or 54° 32′ 31″ northLongitude
-1.91563° or 1° 54′ 56″ westOperator
The Bowes MuseumOpen location code
9C6WG3RM+QPOpenStreetMap ID
way 34116257OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=park
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