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Opening Hours & Admission

The Bowes Museum is open daily. Closed only 25 & 26 December & 1 January.

Please prebook your tickets in advance.

Festive opening hours: Christmas Eve & New Year's Eve - 10.00 - 3.00.

Silver Swan out of action - We are undertaking a complex and painstaking conservation repair of the famous Silver Swan. This very specialised process is fantastically expensive and happens very rarely so we have made a film of the process that you can watch in the gallery alongside the Silver Swan automaton.

Galleries & Exhibitions

10.00 – 5.00
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Admission Price
Enjoy unlimited entry at The Bowes Museum and temporary exhibitions all year around.

Adult £15.50
Concession (Over 60) £13.50
Family Pass - 2 Adults (Up to 4 Children Under 18) £31.50
Family Pass - 1 Adult (Up to 4 Children Under 18) £17.50
Students (day entry only, on production of student card) £6.00
Young People (under 18 - day entry only) £5.00

Free Entry

National Art Pass (On production of membership card) Free entry
Friends of The Bowes Museum Free entry
Children (under 5) Free entry
Accompanying Carers Free entry

Groups & Coaches

Pre-booked groups of 12+ paying visitors £10.00

Click here for more information about Groups & Coaches

Café Bowes

Open 10.00 – 4.45 Free entry

Click here for more information about Café Bowes

Gift Shop

Open 10.00 - 4.30 Free entry

Click here for more information about our Shop

Reading Room

Operating on a two-week rota, for dates and times click here

Free entry

Anyone wishing to access the new facility is advised to make an appointment, which will also enable them to check that we hold the relevant material they seek.

To book call 01833 690606 ext 208, email libraryandarchives@thebowesmuseum.org.uk or write to The Reference Library and Archives, The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, DL12 8NP.

Click here for more information about the Reading Room

 

Closures

 

 

  
26 November Due to an event taking place the Green Picture Gallery will be closed between 10.00 - 11.00
26 November Due to an event taking place the Blue Picture Gallery will be closed all day on this date.
1 December Due to Santa's Wonderland Grotto event, the Streatlam & Toy Galleries will be closed between 1 - 27 December. 
2 December

Due to a private group booking the Quilts exhibition will be closed to visitors betwween 10.00 - 12.00.
3 December  Due to an event taking place the Blue Picture Gallery will be closed after 1.00. 
3 December  Due to an event taking place the Blue Picture Gallery and Music Room will be closed all evening. 

 

Visitor Information Leaflet

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