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. PLEASE NOTE THE TEAROOM IS CURRENTLY CLOSED.
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 RETURNS JULY 27TH 2021! WALK THE LINE RETURNS! Kicking off with a 2 hour circular on Tuesday 27th July 2021 If you fancy more of a challenge register for our 6 mile walk from Burnopfield to Kibblesworth on Friday August 20th. A new series of short and medium level guided walks led by our experienced Tour Guides to follow...
