Bowes
Old stone village high up on a Roman road crossing the Pennines. Settled since Roman times, the town has a sturdy Norman castle keep and an ancient church with a Norman font and Roman inscribed stone. On the edge of Barnard Castle, the Bowes Museum has one of the most superb fine and decorative art collections in Britain, housed in a stunning building, built in 1862 in the style of a French château. The museum also contains archaeology and local history galleries, as well as collections of costumes, textiles and ceramics.
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