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Egglestone Abbey and Abbey Bridge
Barnard Castle, North East England
Free-to-visit ruined abbey above the Tees, with a beautiful old stone bridge nearby.
- Cost
- Free
- Booking
- No need to book
- Time to allow
- 45 min
Egglestone Abbey is a ruined Premonstratensian abbey in a field above the River Tees, free to wander and rarely crowded. A short walk leads to Abbey Bridge, a classic arched stone bridge over the river. Barnard Castle is a ten-minute walk away.
Good to know
- Walk to Abbey Bridge
- Free to visit with no ticket needed
- Best time
- Late afternoon
- Open
- All year
- Getting there
- Small road-end car park
- Vehicles
- Fine in any car
- Dogs
- Dogs on a lead
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