A Son of the Rock

The town of Barnard Castle takes its name from the castle which sits on a promontory above the River Tees. At the time we visited going inside the castle required booking in advance due to Covid. As we hadn’t booked, we couldn’t go in.

Castle from town side:-

Entrance to Castle:-

Round tower:-

North face of castle:-

Panorama of castle from over the Tees. (The curvature is due to a stitch of two photos):-

Part of castle from the bridge over the Tees. Note town sign on the wall by the road:-

Castle wall from below:-

Looking north from River Tees bridge, castle on right:-

Castle from viewpoint by River Tees:-

Closer view. The bridge over the Tees can be seen to bottom right:-