Bowes Museum (Barnard Castle)
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museum, Grade II Listed (UK)
Fine building in the style of a French Chateau, containing a very good collection of exhibits. A Grade I listed building.
The most famous exhibit -- and best for kids -- is the 18th Century automaton of a swan, displayed in action twice a day. Ingenious and beautiful craftsmanship.
See: www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101292074-bowes-museum-wit...
for the museum, and
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Swan_%28automaton%29
for the swan.
The Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle
County Durham
DL12 8NP
The most famous exhibit -- and best for kids -- is the 18th Century automaton of a swan, displayed in action twice a day. Ingenious and beautiful craftsmanship.
See: www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/
britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/101292074-bowes-museum-wit...
for the museum, and
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Swan_%28automaton%29
for the swan.
The Bowes Museum
Barnard Castle
County Durham
DL12 8NP
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bowes_Museum
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 54°32'31"N 1°54'56"W
- The Locomotion National Railway Museum 20 km
- Wheatley Hill, Co. Durham 39 km
- Beamish Museum 42 km
- Bowes Railway 48 km
- Stephenson Railway Museum 59 km
- Hadrian's Wall 60 km
- Tynemouth Priory 62 km
- Birdoswald Fort (Hadrian's Wall) 67 km
- Woodhorn Museum 76 km
- The Hirsel Estate & Homestead Museum 127 km
- GlaxoSmithKline GSK Barnard Castle 1.3 km
- Barnard Castle Golf Club 1.9 km
- HumbletonCamp..(Barnard Castle) 4.1 km
- Hulands Quarry 4.4 km
- No 81 Maintenance Unit, RAF Bowes Moor 8 km
- Hury Reservoir 10 km
- Blackton Reservoir 12 km
- Megiddo Lines Barracks 21 km
- Catterick Garrison Cantonment 23 km
- Yorkshire Dales National Park 36 km