Bowes Museum Garden

A French chateau with a French garden, set in the Yorkshire dales! The chateau was designed for John Bowes and is used as an art gallery. The garden design is in a renaissance revival style. The fountains in the parterre garden have been restored. The surrounding grounds have a fine collection of mature trees and are maintained as a public park. A series of outdoor events takes place during the year, including a garden, plants and produce show, a brass band contest, food and craft festival, open-air theatre, lantern parade and Victorian Christmas Market.