Bowlees Picnic AreaLarge, picturesque, stream-side picnic area with footpath to Gibson's Cave.
Ample parking. Toilets. Adjacent to Bowlees visitor Centre. Wheelchair access to much of the site but not along the path to Gibson’s Cave due to steps. WC.
Dogs allowed. Admission free. Open at all times.
Bowes Museum GroundsExtensive formal & informal gardens. Ample free parking. Picnic tables adjacent to the tennis courts, also café, shop & toilets in the museum open free of charge.
Wheelchair access, with assistance, to most of the grounds. WC adjacent to museum café.
Extensive grounds for children to run around in. Dogs allowed. Good for sledging in winter. Admission free. Open at all times.
Flatts WoodsA Woodland Walk in the Historic Centre of Barnard Castle.
The woods are well supplied with paths and seats, providing opportunities for brisk walks or quiet strolls at every season of the year in natural surroundings adjoining the town.
Hamsterley Forest5,000 acre (Forestry Commission) forest with a 4 mile forest drive.
Forest & riverside walks, Visitor Centre/forest shop, Forest tea-room, toilets, adventure play area, facilities for cycling & pony trekking. Dogs allowed.
Forest open daily dawn to dusk. No caravans. Toll charged for forest drive. Wheelchair access to Visitor Centre, tea-room, main picnic areas & riverside footpath. WC.