The Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle
County Durham
DL12 8NP
Tel: +44 01833 690606
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Book Tickets
Prices
Ticket Type | Ticket Tariff |
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Day Ticket | £19.50 per person per day |
Day Ticket with Gift Aid | £21.45 per person per day |
Local Membership | £17.70 per ticket type |
Membership | £20.00 per ticket type |
Under 18s, students and carers | Free |
Enjoy unlimited entry at The Bowes Museum and temporary exhibitions all year around.
Gradings
- VAQAS VB Attraction VAQAS

Awards
- Visit England
VAQAS 2021
- Regional and Miscellaneous
TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence 2016
- Regional and Miscellaneous
WTTC Safe Travels 2021
- Visit England
VisitEngland Award Quality Food and Drink 2023 2023
- Visit England
Visitor Ready 2025
- Regional and Miscellaneous
Weardale Visitor Network Member 2025
TripAdvisor

- Excellent1207
- Very Good465
- Average134
- Poor39
- Terrible28
Recent Reviews:
- S-Swift5York, United KingdomA Hidden Treasure.Wednesday, 30th April 2025Found by chance when turning car around. An independant museum by an industrail back-ground, shunned by the aristocrocy of the time. Turned to the arts, and collected for pleasure. An amazing... Read full review
- linda jChichester, United KingdomBoyes museumTuesday, 13th May 2025Very easy to find a few minutes from the town Center. We were there 4 hours and found the museum very interesting. It has a lovely cafe with outside space. We had a scone and cake which was great... Read full review
- John R CDorchester, United KingdomA place to spend most of the day with very varied things to look at and a good restaurant.Sunday, 18th May 2025This is a place to spend most of the day. There is so much to see. If you pay for a membership you can go back again another day. We did go back the next day to see the Swan automaton in operation at... Read full review
Facilities
Accessibility
- Access Statement - Please see below
- All Areas Accessible to Disabled Visitors
- Facility for service dogs
- Guide Dogs Permitted
- Parking Areas for Disabled Visitors
- Ramp / Level Access
- Toilets for Disabled Visitors
Parking & Transport
- Coach Parking Onsite
- On site parking
- Parking (free)
Access Information
Opening Times
Season (1 Jan 2025 - 31 Dec 2025) | ||
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Day | Times | |
Monday - Sunday | 10:00 | - 17:00 |
Bank Holiday | 10:00 | - 17:00 |
* Closed 25, 26 Dec & 1 Jan. Cafe opening 10:00-16:30 (last orders 4pm). Shop opening 10:00-16:30.