Guidebook for Gainford

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Guidebook for Gainford

Food Scene

This is the North East’s only 2* Michelin restaurant which is only a five minute drive from Whispering Waters.
24 locals recommend
Raby Hunt Inn station
24 locals recommend
This is the North East’s only 2* Michelin restaurant which is only a five minute drive from Whispering Waters.
Specialising in fish but with meat and other dishes too. 1.5 miles from Whispering Waters.
6 locals recommend
The Bridgewater Arms
6 locals recommend
Specialising in fish but with meat and other dishes too. 1.5 miles from Whispering Waters.
Real Ales, good food (in the bar or restaurant) and beer garden. Two miles from Whispering Waters.
14 locals recommend
The Fox Hole
14 locals recommend
Real Ales, good food (in the bar or restaurant) and beer garden. Two miles from Whispering Waters.
Good for a beer sitting next to the River Tees. Two miles from Whispering Waters.
The George Coaching Inn
B6275
Good for a beer sitting next to the River Tees. Two miles from Whispering Waters.
Country House hotel specialising in weddings and functions but has a great spa, golf course and restaurant.
8 locals recommend
Headlam Hall Country Hotel & Spa
8 locals recommend
Country House hotel specialising in weddings and functions but has a great spa, golf course and restaurant.

Everything Else

Lovely medieval market town with pubs, restaurants, cafes . . . 15 minutes from Whispering Waters.
96 locals recommend
Barnard Castle
Flatts Road
96 locals recommend
Lovely medieval market town with pubs, restaurants, cafes . . . 15 minutes from Whispering Waters.

Arts & Culture

One of the finest and best-preserved medieval castles in North East England.
79 locals recommend
Raby Castle
79 locals recommend
One of the finest and best-preserved medieval castles in North East England.
Needs to be seen if only from the outside - a French chateau in a medieval market town - stunning. Oh, and it has an outstanding collection of European fine and decorative art. 15 minutes from Whispering Waters.
104 locals recommend
The Bowes Museum
Newgate
104 locals recommend
Needs to be seen if only from the outside - a French chateau in a medieval market town - stunning. Oh, and it has an outstanding collection of European fine and decorative art. 15 minutes from Whispering Waters.