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/visit/places/barnard-castle/history/ http://www.barnardcastlelife.co.uk/index.html https://www.stmarysbarnardcastle.org.uk/history/ (one of the best church history websites out there!) http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Details?PRN=D6644 https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/barnard-castle/ https://www.barnardcastleauctionmart.co.uk/About-Us https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/dotheboys-hall-the-street-bowes-8127 https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/durham/churches/barnard-castle.htm https://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/About/Our-History 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 Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.
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/visit/places/barnard-castle/history/ http://www.barnardcastlelife.co.uk/index.html https://www.stmarysbarnardcastle.org.uk/history/ (one of the best church history websites out there!) http://www.keystothepast.info/article/10339/Site-Details?PRN=D6644 https://englandsnortheast.co.uk/barnard-castle/ https://www.barnardcastleauctionmart.co.uk/About-Us https://historicengland.org.uk/services-skills/education/educational-images/dotheboys-hall-the-street-bowes-8127 https://www.britainexpress.com/counties/durham/churches/barnard-castle.htm https://www.thebowesmuseum.org.uk/About/Our-History 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 Please do not use any footage from this video without my permission.