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Durham Days Out with the Kids: 12 Amazing Outdoor Adventures
Bowlees Visitor Centre to Gibsons Cave
Bowlees Visitor Centre
OS MAP: OL 31 OR OS 92
Newbiggin
County Durham
DL12 0XF
OS MAP: OL 31 OR OS 92
Newbiggin
County Durham
DL12 0XF
Tel: +44 01833 622145
Book Tickets
Prices
Donate and display car parking.
TripAdvisor
- Excellent221
- Very Good91
- Average15
- Poor3
- Terrible2
Recent Reviews:
- Sally PTrip Type:Friends getawayTerrible customer service
Monday, 24th February 2025Noticing a charge of 70 pence extra for oat milk I asked the young girl why this was so, she called her mother over to explain. She said it was because it cost her an extra £1 to buy oat milk rather... Read full review - naturalCeltCounty Durham, United KingdomThe visitor centre at Bowlees, delivering a top experience yet again!
Friday, 6th June 2025Bowlees is always lovely to visit but on this occasion we went specifically to see the current exhibition, about the Disappearing Farms of Weardale, with photographs and video by Christine Ruskin and... Read full review
Facilities
Catering
- On-Site café/restaurant
Parking & Transport
- Parking (free) - Donation requested.
Provider Facilities
- Dogs Accepted - also allowed downstairs in visitor centre - includes cafe
Access Information
Opening Times
| 2025 (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) |
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Map & Directions
Road Directions
From Barnard Castle take B6277 north west through Middleton-in-Teesdale. Visitor Centre is on right just past Newbiggin.
Public Transport Directions
Nearest railway station is Darlington Station.
Highlights...
Bowlees Visitor Centre Visitor Information Point, Middleton-in-TeesdaleBowlees Visitor Centre Information Point provides visitor information alongside information and displays on the geology, landscape, wildlife and people of Upper Teesdale, and the National Landscape. We stock a range of walks leaflets, maps and books about the area
North Pennines National Landscape, IreshopeburnThe North Pennines National Landscape incorporates much of the Durham Dales, and is a stunning landscape of open heather moors, dramatic dales, tumbling upland rivers, wonderful woods, close-knit communities, glorious waterfalls, fantastic birds, colourful hay meadows, stone-built villages,…
