Pro

Old-fashioned, intersting town
Con

Hard to get to
In a nutshell

Overlooked place for a daytrip
stevezero Says: The museum lies just outside the town, built in the style of a French chateau, unfortunately we did not have the time to visit this trip.It has one of the most impressive collections of pictures, ceramics, textiles, tapestries, clocks and costumes in the north of England....
bonio Says: Lucky we found this one, love Chinese food, a friendly small restaurant serving good food - need say no more - recommended
Sjalen Says: If you travel around England by train, get off at Darlington and walk down to the bus station where you will find a bus which takes you there through some nice countryside.
uglyscot Says: I came across a stall selling Parkin, a ginger cake renowned in Yorkshire. The stall holder informed me that the cake had been baked the previous day. He advised me to keep it as long as possible as the flavour improves. However after 24 hours more, I gave in.The cake was...
nickandchris Says: This is known as the secret garden of the north and as we were in the area, thought we'd take a look.It is mainly a nursery, selling a large selection of plants and garden sculptures and seemed a popular place for a browse.The hall is privately owned but you do get some...
Sjalen Says: If you happen to be here in April, you will often find the annual Dales Pony Show. The Dales pony, local to Northeast England, is little known outside Britain but very nice. It was used as a pack pony in early days, then nearly died out and is now on its way back again. Even...
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Barnard Castle is a nice town and more people would probably know this if it was easier to get to by public transport. It is named after its once huge castle, today in ruins but still kept enough for...
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Barnard Castle is a beautiful small market town situated on the banks of the River Tees, in County Durham,the north east of England. The Market Cross was built in 1747 by Thomas Breaks,a local...
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