Cotherstone Castle
#5224 among destinations in the United Kingdom
Facts and practical information
Cotherstone Castle was in the village of Cotherstone by the River Tees some 3 miles north-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England. ()
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Cotherstone Castle – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)
Nearby attractions include: Teesdale, Bowes Museum, Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs, Egglestone Abbey.
- 2.9 miSENature, Natural attraction, Valley
Teesdale, Barnard Castle
75 min walk • Nestled in the historic market town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale is a picturesque valley in the heart of the Durham Dales, part of the United Kingdom's scenic North Pennines Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. This tranquil area is defined by the River Tees, which...
- 3.4 miSESpecialty museum, Fashion museum, Art museum
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
87 min walk • The Bowes Museum has a nationally renowned art collection and is situated in the town of Barnard Castle, Teesdale, County Durham, England.
- 5.8 miSWNature, Natural attraction, Canyon
Sleightholme Beck Gorge – The Troughs
149 min walk • Nestled in the rugged landscape of the North Pennines in the United Kingdom, Sleightholme Beck Gorge – also known as The Troughs – is a hidden gem that offers a tranquil escape into nature's embrace. This picturesque canyon, carved by the relentless flow of...
- 4.2 miSERuins, Monastery, Romanesque architecture
Egglestone Abbey, Barnard Castle
108 min walk • Egglestone Abbey is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey on the southern bank of the River Tees, in northern England, 1+1⁄2 miles south-east of Barnard Castle.
- 5 miWLake
Grassholme Reservoir, Middleton-in-Teesdale
127 min walk • Grassholme Reservoir is a large reservoir in County Durham, England. It is situated in Lunedale, which is a side valley of the River Tees, about 2 miles south of Middleton-in-Teesdale.
- 1.4 miWNature, Natural attraction, Forest
Baldersdale Woodlands
36 min walk • Baldersdale Woodlands is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It consists primarily of ancient, semi-natural woodland growing on steep valley slopes, including scree, on both banks of the River Balder over a stretch of some 3 km, upstream of the village of Cotherstone.
- 0.9 miNWNature, Natural attraction, Forest
Shipley and Great Woods
23 min walk • Shipley and Great Woods is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of south-west County Durham, England. It occupies a steep ravine in the valley of the River Tees, just north of the village of Cotherstone.
- 5.8 miSWArch
God's Bridge
148 min walk • God's Bridge is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of south-west County Durham, England. It is a natural limestone bridge over the River Greta, just over 3 km upstream from the village of Bowes.
- 5.5 miSEMuseum, History museum
Rokeby Park
141 min walk • Rokeby Park is a country house in the Palladian style in the civil parish of Rokeby, in Northern England. It is close to the confluence of the River Tees and River Greta, near Greta Bridge in what is now County Durham.
- 2.4 miNWGarden, Park
Eggleston Hall
62 min walk • Eggleston Hall is a privately owned 19th-century English country house near Barnard Castle, in Teesdale, County Durham. It is a Grade II* listed building.
- 5.3 miNWNature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Kirkcarrion, Middleton-in-Teesdale
135 min walk • Kirkcarrion is a copse of pine trees, surrounded by a stone wall, on a hilltop near Middleton-in-Teesdale, County Durham, England. The trees, which were planted in Victorian times, cover a tumulus which is reputed to be the burial place of a Bronze Age chieftain, Prince Caryn, who ruled before the days of the Romans.