Egglestone Abbey, Barnard Castle

Name: Egglestone Abbey
Address: Egglestone Abbey Abbey Lane, Barnard Castle, DL12 9TN, United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1904 601901

#3 among attractions in Barnard Castle

Top attraction, Ruins, Monastery, Romanesque architecture, More...

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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. The abbey was historically within the North Riding of Yorkshire, but since 1974 has been in County Durham. ()

Alternative names: Coordinates: 54°31'52"N, 1°54'19"W

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Egglestone Abbey Abbey LaneBarnard Castle DL12 9TN United Kingdom

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+44 1904 601901

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Day trips

Egglestone Abbey – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Teesdale, Bowes Museum, Raby Castle, Baldersdale Woodlands.

1.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Valley
Teesdale, Barnard Castle
33 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...
0.9 miNW
Specialty museum, Fashion museum, Art museum
Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle
22 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 miNE
Forts and castles, History museum, Vernacular architecture
Raby Castle, Darlington
149 min walk • Raby Castle is a medieval castle located near Staindrop in County Durham, England, among 200 acres of deer park. It was built by John Neville, 3rd Baron Neville de Raby, between approximately 1367 and 1390. Cecily Neville, the mother of the Kings Edward IV and Richard III, was born here.
5.3 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Baldersdale Woodlands
135 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.
5.1 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Forest
Shipley and Great Woods
129 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.
1.4 miSE
Museum, History museum
Rokeby Park
36 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.
6.6 miNW
Garden, Park
Eggleston Hall
168 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.
5.7 miNW
Nature, Natural attraction, Cliff
Crag Gill
146 min walk • Crag Gill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district in south-west County Durham, England. It lies about 3 km east of the village of Eggleston, just off the B6282 road, which separates it from the Bollihope, Pikestone, Eggleston and Woodland Fells SSSI to the north.
6.1 miSW
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Hoove, Yorkshire Dales National Park
157 min walk • Hoove is a hill in the northern Yorkshire Dales in North Yorkshire, England, near the town of Barnard Castle in County Durham. Its elevation is 554 metres, and it is classified as a Marilyn.
4.2 miNW
Forts and castles
Cotherstone Castle
108 min walk • Cotherstone Castle was in the village of Cotherstone by the River Tees some 3 miles north-east of Barnard Castle in County Durham, England. This was a motte and bailey castle built around 1090. In 1200 the wooden building was replaced by a stone building, of which was licensed in 1201.
4.5 miW
Forts and castles
Bowes Castle
114 min walk • Bowes Castle is a medieval castle in the village of Bowes in County Durham, England. Built within the perimeter of the former Roman fort of Lavatrae, on the Roman road that is now the A66, the early timber castle on the site was replaced by a more substantial stone structure between 1170 and 1174 on the orders of Henry II.