BARNARD CASTLE | 4K Narrated Walking Tour | Let's Walk 2021

Join me for a walk around the delightful town centre of Barnard Castle, one of the most historic in County Durham, home to a collection of spectacular landmarks from centuries-old castle ruins to one of the country's largest museums!

On our walk around Barnard Castle, we pass a number of interesting landmarks, including the ruins of Barnard Castle, Barnard Castle Methodist Church, Galgate, The Three Horseshoes Hotel, the former home of Roderick Murchison, Barnard Castle Town Fountain, Horse Market, Market Place, The Witham, The Golden Lion pub, the former site of Humphrey's Clockmakers, the old King's Head (where Charles Dickens stayed in 1838), the Butter Market, St. Mary's Church, St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Bowes Museum.

Thank you so much to the following sites for their help in my research of Barnard Castle:

https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/v...

http://www.barnardcastlelife.co.uk/in...

https://www.stmarysbarnardcastle.org.... (one of the best church history websites out there!)

http://www.keystothepast.info/article...

https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/barna...

https://www.barnardcastleauctionmart....

https://historicengland.org.uk/servic...

https://www.britainexpress.com/counti...

https://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/Abo...

0:00 The ruins of Barnard Castle
3:27 Scar Top
3:50 Barnard Castle Methodist Church
4:12 Galgate
4:44 The Three Horseshoes Hotel
4:57 Galgate
5:27 Former house of Roderick Murchison
5:59 Galgate
6:42 Barnard Castle Town Fountain
7:11 Galgate
8:04 Horse Market
8:59 Market Place
9:23 The Witham
10:00 Market Place
10:08 The Golden Lion (oldest pub in Barnard Castle)
10:29 Market Place
11:22 Former home of Humphrey's Clockmakers
11:40 The old King's Head, where Charles Dickens stayed in 1838
12:13 Market Place
12:19 Butter Market
13:03 View of The Bank and St. Mary's Church from Butter Market
13:14 Butter Market
13:31 Market Place
13:39 St. Mary's Church
14:27 Butter Market
14:48 St. Mary's Church
16:17 Alley from churchyard to Newgate
16:34 Newgate
19:01 St. Mary's Catholic Church
19:31 Newgate
20:54 The Bowes Museum
21:52 Thank you for watching!

Stats for nerds:

Distance walked: 1 mile/1.6km
Step count: 2000 steps (approx.)
Time taken: 21 mins 25 secs
Average speed: 2.8mph/4.5kmh

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