Historic houses · North East England
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows in England North East, United Kingdom.
Peter McDermott — CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons licence
Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1 h–2 h
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows 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.
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From the Wikipedia article
Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Teesdale district of west County Durham, England. It consists of three traditionally-managed hay meadows in the valley of the River Tees immediately upstream of Low Force waterfall. The site is important as preserving a rich assemblage of plant species, including some that are locally rare, in a habitat that is widely threatened by intensive agricultural practices.
Excerpt from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0. See the source article linked in Sources below.
- Coordinates
- 54.6494, -2.1544
- District
- County Durham
- Parish
- Newbiggin
- Postcode
- DL12 0XF
- Parliamentary constituency
- Bishop Auckland
- Established
- 1991
- Official site
- designatedsites.naturalengland.org.uk
Sources
- wikidata: Q4951086 (CC0)
- wikipedia: Bowlees and Friar House Meadows (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Bowlees and Friar House Meadows?
- Bowlees and Friar House Meadows is in North-East England, United Kingdom (postcode DL12 0XF), in the parish of Newbiggin.
- When was Bowlees and Friar House Meadows built?
- Built or established in 1991.
- How do I get to Bowlees and Friar House Meadows?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode DL12 0XF. It sits within the Bishop Auckland parliamentary constituency.