This is a great little town with lots of character. I like the specialist food shops and all the antiques and collectables further down the hill. It does have a real (ruined) castle, the amazing Bowes Museum and a lovely old abbey not far away - but there are some newer, trendier places too, like the NEST art gallery and... More

Pleasant little country town. Castle worth a visit particularly if you are a member of English Heritage

Fresh air, lovely walks, some nice areas in the castle for the kids to play in...

barnard castle has plenty of shops and pubs it is surrounded by beautiful country sides. there are also a number of caravan parks where you can stay and enjoy the area.

Very picturesque town and well worth a stop off if you have the time. Can be a bit of a problem to park

A lovely town with a good range of antique shops and tea rooms. Can get busy at peak times.

loved this place - especially on a lovely sunny day - plenty of shops and cafe's etc

good shopping, nice castle ruins to visit. loverly walk by river.

great weekend if you are camping there . there is a brilliant atmospher at night in the beer tent everyone if really friendly and you meet loads of diffrent people from all walkes of life.