Bowes Castle is a low-key attraction, not to be confused with the Bowes Museum, a huge, chateau-like structure intended to bring European high-spot painting to the masses of County Durham. We prefer the low-key stuff, and walked to the unattended castle in the dusk, with clouds of rooks circling overhead. The path takes you through the church yard, over (or around) a fence, and there you are. The castle is really just a keep, according to Joe High School. But you can enter the main courtyard, which wasn't all that big, and imagine 30 soldiers guarding or keeping tabs on the surrounding hills. There are signs requesting visitors to not climb the walls, and Joe reluctantly obliged. Then we strolled back to the Ancient Unicorn for dinner. My kind of outing--no crowds, picturesque scenery, and a good pub within easy walking distance.
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