Barnard Castle is a market town on the north bank of the River Tees, in County Durham, England. The town is named after and built around a medieval castle ruin. The town's Bowes Museum's has an 18th-century Silver Swan automaton exhibit and paintings by Goya and El Greco.
It sits on the opposite bank to Startforth and is 21 miles south-west of the county town of Durham. Nearby towns include Bishop Auckland to the north-east, Darlington to the east and Richmond in North Yorkshire to the south-east. The largest employer is GlaxoSmithKline, with a manufacturing facility on the town's outskirts.
Mar 25 - Sep 30, 2016:
Daily: 10 am - 6 pm
Oct 2016:
Daily: 10 am - 5 pm
Nov 1, 2016 - Mar 31, 2017
Sat - Sun: 10 am - 4 pm
Last admission 30 minutes before closing time.
For holiday opening times, see the official website.
Adult: £5
Child (5-15 years): £3
Concession: £4.50
Family: £13
Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barnard_Castle
Official website http://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/places/barnard-castle/
Phone +44 1833 638 212
Address Scar Top, Barnard Castle, Durham, DL12 8PR
Coordinates 54°33'10.279" N -1°55'11.289" E
