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Hillcrest Country Park - Ivy Cottage

Barnard Castle, North East England

Hillcrest Country Park - Ivy Cottage
Ivy Cottage, part of Hillcrest Country Park near Barnard Castle, sleeps four and suits a family or small group looking to base themselves in the County Durham countryside. It's a straightforward, comfortable spot for exploring the wider region at a relaxed pace.

The Bowes Museum is within reach for a day of art and history, while the two Tees Cottage Pumping Station sites, the Beam Engine House and the Visitor Centre and Gas Engine House, offer an interesting look at the area's industrial past. Shildon station, 8.3 miles away, is the nearest for rail travellers.

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The Bowes Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 5.9 mi

The Bowes Museum

The Bowes Museum is an art gallery in the town of Barnard Castle, in County Durham in northern Engla...

Tees Cottage Pumping Station - Visitor Centre and Gas Engine House

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 6.8 mi

Tees Cottage Pumping Station - Visitor Centre and Gas Engine House

Tees Cottage Pumping Station is a Victorian pumping station complex at Broken Scar on the A67 near L...

Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8.4 mi

Locomotion - The National Railway Museum at Shildon

Locomotion is a free railway museum in Shildon, County Durham, home to more than 70 historic rail ve...

Hopetown Darlington

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 8.6 mi

Hopetown Darlington

Hopetown Darlington is a railway-themed museum and visitor attraction spread across a 7.5 acre site...

Richmondshire Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 9 mi

Richmondshire Museum

Museum in North Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom

Green Howards Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 9.1 mi

Green Howards Museum

This regimental museum in Richmond's Market Place tells 300 years of military history through over 3...

Richmond Castle Museum

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 9.2 mi

Richmond Castle Museum

Museum in Richmond, England, UK

Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society

🏛️ Museums & Galleries · 9.3 mi

Aycliffe and District Bus Preservation Society

Aycliffe Bus Museum is conveniently located on Burtree Road in Newton Aycliffe, County Durham, home...

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Places to visit

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Raby Castle

Castle & Heritage · 4.2 mi

Raby Castle

Richmond Castle

Castle & Heritage · 9.2 mi

Richmond Castle

Witton Castle

Castle & Heritage · 9.3 mi

Witton Castle

Auckland Castle

Castle & Heritage · 10 mi

Auckland Castle

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