HOLWICK SCARECROW TRAIL
After a lengthy period of Covid induced inactivity at The Barn it has become very hectic these last few weeks. Following the announcement that lockdown measures were going to be eased Lisa and I set about to do the many jobs that needed doing to get The Barn ready for...
UPDATE ON THE BARN JULY 2020 and COVID 19
UPDATE ON THE BARN JULY 2020After four months of almost complete inactivity at The Barn due to the Coronavirus pandemic we are pleased to announce that we are open for business from July 4th 2020.Whilst it has been very quiet in respect of visitors, the locals in...
Holiday Break 2020? Need some ideas?
CHRISTMAS IS OVER. WOULDN'T IT BE NICE TO HAVE A HOLIDAY BREAK TO LOOK FORWARD TO?Bookings for 2020 are beginning to fill up.What better place to start thinking about your next holiday break than in beautiful Upper Teesdale? Cosy accommodation, beautiful scenery,...
It Was A Cosy Self Catering Christmas At The Barn, Holwick. Even Mr and Mrs Owl are snuggled up together
ALL READY FOR A COSY CHRISTMAS AT THE BARNWith just four days to Christmas we are just about ready at The Barn.Christmas 'tree' up and decorated. Actually it's a large twig from the garden! No expense spared; we are in Yorkshire after all!Nature UpdateMrs Owl seems...
A DURHAM CHRISTMAS 2019
A DURHAM CHRISTMAS We're just back from another lovely weekend at The Barn. We were especially looking forward to our annual visit to Durham Christmas Festival. Though we missed the spectacular Durham Lumiere which took place in November, we enjoyed the festive...
NOVEMBER WALK TO LOW FORCE
A Relaxing Weekend At The Barn On the last day of our lovely, cosy weekend at The Barn we took our usual `pilgrimage' to Low Force. It was one of those gorgeous crisp, sunny mornings. The quiet stillness of the autumn meadow was soon punctuated by the...
Landscape art in Teesdale
Landscape art in Teesdale The Hush installation at Bowlees Visitor Centre by Steve Messam This impressive piece of landscape art consists of huge sails of saffron fabric suspended above and across a large gash in the fellside called Bales Hush. The Hush...
THE BARN HOLWICK JULY UPDATE 2019
JULY UPDATE AT THE BARN HOLWICKARCHAEOLOGYA team fom Altogether Archaeology returned in May for their third visit to the site located opposite the Barn At Holwick (indicated in the photograph). They re-excavated and extended part of their earlier dig and...
Has Spring Come Early at The Barn?
Spring Snowdrops The arrival of Snowdrops typically mark the beginning of the end of winter and a promise of spring. The exceptionally mild weather of the last two weeks has encouraged the Snowdrops to wake up. The garden at The Barn is awash with a carpet...
Two Faces of Low Force
Low Force on the River Tees...just a twenty minute walk from The Barn. This is often combined with a visit to nearby Bowlees Visitor Center and a short walk to Summerhill Force and Gibson's cave. For those wanting a longer walk, the Pennine way follows the...