Tearoom and gift shop Enjoy a hot drink and a bite to eat while you visit the museum. Find the perfect souvenir in our Gift shop.
History Bowes Railway was a busy mining colliery with a unique rope worked railway system, built to carry coal from its own pit at Springwell and other pits in north west Durham to the Tyne at Jarrow.
Our collection Look at the assortment of Locomotives, Wagons, Coal Mining tools, equipment and machinery in our collection at Bowes Railway museum.
Volunteering Wood work, Blacksmithing, Restoration, Painting, Tour Guide and the Tearoom team are just a few of the things our volunteers help with
WALK THE LINE WALK THE LINE is set to return -Hopefully later this SPRING 2021 for a new series of short and medium level guided walks led by our experienced Tour Guides to following the 15 mile stretch of Bowes Railway line. Over a series of weeks we will be covering a variety of walks including Dipton's Deli...
