Castles · North East England
Streatlam Castle
In or near Whorlton.
Streatlam Castle in England North East, United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Streatlam Castle is a place of interest in England North East, United Kingdom — drawn from open-data sources for visitor reference. See the linked Wikipedia article for the full description.
Protected designations
- Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty: North Pennines
Designations sourced from Natural England open data under OGL v3.
From the Wikipedia article
Streatlam Castle was a Baroque English country house near the town of Barnard Castle in County Durham, that was demolished in 1959. Owned by the Bowes-Lyon family, Earls of Strathmore and Kinghorne, the house was one of their three principal seats, alongside Glamis Castle in Forfarshire, Scotland, and Gibside, near Gateshead. Streatlam incorporated some 1,190 acres (4.8 km2) of land, along with an estate consisting of some twenty farms. The last occupant was Lord Glamis, later the 15th Earl, although the estate was still owned at the time by his father, the 14th Earl, uncle to Queen Elizabeth II.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
Background
History
The house had come to the Bowes family by the fifteenth century. For much of the nineteenth century, it was owned by the art collector John Bowes, who founded the Bowes Museum in nearby Barnard Castle. He was the eldest son of the 10th Earl of Strathmore, but, as his parents did not marry until after his birth, he was able to inherit only a life interest in the family's English wealth and properties. During his tenancy, Streatlam was described as consisting of twenty-four bedrooms, two oak drawing-rooms, the yellow drawing room, the great dining room, the billiard-room, the study and the gentlemen's room. Following his death without issue, the estate was reunited with the Earldom in 1885.…
Sourced from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Coordinates
- 54.5710, -1.8700
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Streatlam and Stainton
- Postcode
- DL12 8TY
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Official site
- co-curate.ncl.ac.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q16248224 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Streatlam Castle (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Streatlam Castle?
- Streatlam Castle is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 8TY), in the parish of Streatlam and Stainton.
- What is Streatlam Castle?
- Streatlam Castle in England North East, United Kingdom.
- How do I get to Streatlam Castle?
- Drivers can use postcode DL12 8TY.
- Who owns Streatlam Castle?
- Streatlam Castle is owned by Bowes-Lyon.
- Is Streatlam Castle a protected site?
- Yes — Streatlam Castle is part of the North Pennines National Landscape (AONB).
- Does Streatlam Castle charge admission?
- Streatlam Castle typically charges admission. Check the official site for current ticket prices and opening hours.
- How do I get to Streatlam Castle?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 8TY. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.