Castle at Barnard Castle

Barnard Castle is an attractive market town in the lower part of Teesdale and it is named after the castle around which the town grew.

It is situated some 60 miles north west of York, and is an interesting journey to make from York. First, a train to Darlington, and then a bus which passes through several attractive villages before arriving at Barnard Castle.

The castle is built on a rock outcrop overlooking the River Tees, on an easily defended site.

This shot shows part of the inner ward of the castle, with one of the towers and part of the curtain wall. The modern wooden staircase is where the great hall would once have stood.

A fascinating ruin to explore, and as a bonus, a half hour walk along riverside paths took me to the ruins of Egglestone Abbey, another lovely historical site.

[Graham Thresher]

Fabulous capture. Fav

[gloria jones]

Outstanding capture...great composition, textures, lines. Fav

[Ivan]

Fascinating ruin and history.

[Julia]

Fabulous! Would be so cool to explore!

[Pyrrhula]

Beautiful capture of this beautiful ruin and a great history tale.

[Beth]

The castle has seen better day but the capture of it is excellent.

[Margaret Obey]

Wonderful historiccapture

[Lynne Hart]

Lovely capture of these ruins, looks like a great place to visit.

[julia]

Looks like a job for George Clarke... great shot..

[Richard Sayer]

I haven't been here since 1973 - if my memory serves me correctly, they've done a lot more preservation work since then Britain does the best castles...

[bkb in the city]

Looks like a very interesting place to explore

[Molly]

It looks a great place to visit, and it looks as if you had a good day for your visit.

[Fisher Family]

@thresheg

Thank you Graham, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@seattlite

Thank you Gloria, and thank you for the fav!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@ivan

Thank you Ivan - it's certainly a site with a fantastic history!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@juliac

Thank you Julia - I had a great day exploring this castle and the ruins of a nearby abbey!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@pyrrhula

Thank you Ferry - it was a fascinating place to explore!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@vernabeth

Thank you Beth - this was one of the better parts of the castle, some parts have almost completely disappeared!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@ceilidh

Thank you Margaret - It was a fascinating day exploring this castle and a nearby abbey.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@lhart

Thank you Lynne - it was really interesting, with so much to explore - and a great view towards Upper Teesdale from the top of one of the towers.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@julzmaioro

Thank you Julia, but I suspect restoring this would even be beyond the skills of George!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@vignouse

Thank you Richard - they appear to have done more work to conserve the buildings since I was last there around 20 years ago. There is also a fascinating sensory garden on part of the site too. I agree that Britain does the best castles... and also a pretty good line in abbeys too!

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@bkbinthecity

Thank you Brian - I had a great time there.

Ian

[Fisher Family]

@dolphin

Thank you Molly - it was a bright sunny day when I arrived, but had got rather windy and dull with the start of rain before I left.

Ian

[Denise fuller]

Another great capture of one of our many ruins

[Fisher Family]

@denisefuller

Thank you Denise - it's been a fascinating summer visiting so many historical sites.

Ian