5 Star Gold Award

The Mill Granary and Mill Byre have both received a 5 Star Gold Award for excellent facilities and service, from Enjoy England.

Cringle Byre now complete.

Cringle Byre is now complete and ready for viewing.
Offers in the region of £275,000.




3 large bedrooms,two open beamed and one ground floor. One en suite and one family bathroom. Large kitchen with solid oak floor and cream units, leading into hall way with solid oak staircase. Large cloak room and ground floor shower room.
Large south facing lounge with garden room and open views, double doors lead into private court yard and garden.Gas effect wood burning stove in the lounge. Parking area.
Ground floor;
Kitchen. 6.5m x 4m
Lounge/garden room. 7m x 3.5m
Ground floor bedroom/living room. 4m x 3.5m
WC/Cloakroom 2.5m x 2m
1st Floor;
Bedroom 1 4m x 4.5m
En suite 1.8m x 1.8m
Bedroom 2 3.5m x 4.5m
Bathroom 2.5m x 2m

New entrance and road

The new entrance which will have electric gates is now almost finished and work is being carried out on the new road. The entrance and road will be shared by all three barns, but each barn has its own private parking area.

Ground Plans Added to Cringle Dykes information

AS things are now really taking shape at the barns we have had ground plans drawn up to give an idea of room layouts, they are available further down the blog page. They are colour coded as follows:

Cringle Byre - Yellow
Cringle Meadows - Green
Cringle Mill - Blue

There still might be small changes to Cringle Meadows and Cringle Mill as we try to make the layouts the best they can be, however Cringle Byre is now well on the way to completion, First fix electrical and plumbing is complete, bathrooms are ordered, the garden room is now built and turf has been laid in the garden.If you would like to have a look please feel free to call in.

Barn Conversions in Hunwick, County Durham.

Cringle Mill.
4 large open beamed double bedrooms, two are en suite and one family bathroom with shower.
Enter the house through double arched doors into open hall, with cloak room, WC and utility room. The huge kitchen has large vaulted ceiling with original mill beams,two arched windows and double arched doors leading into the south facing garden. Lounge with two windows and an open hallway leading to stairs. Parking area and garage.
Ground floor;
Entrance 3.5m x 2.3m
Kitchen/dining 7.5m x 3.8m + 3.5m x 4.4m
WC 1.3m x 1.4m
Cloak room/utility 1.3m x 1.4m
Lounge 4.8m x 4.5m
Ground floor bedroom/living area 3.7m x 4m
Ground floor shower room 1.5m x 2m
Hall 5.4m x 1.8m
1st floor;
Bedroom 1 4.7m x 3.4m
En suite 1.3m x 2.5m
Bedroom 2 3.5m 4.3m
Bedroom 3 4.7m x 3.4m
Bathroom 3.7m x 2m
CRingle Mill will be completed spring 2010

Cringle Meadows.
4 large open beamed bedrooms, one with balcony and en suite bathroom. One family bathroom with shower and one shower room.
Enter into open hall way with cloak room and WC. Huge kitchen with garden room, double doors lead into the south facing garden. Lounge with view of open fields.Parking area and double garage.
Ground floor;
Entrance 1.4m x 5m
Kitchen 4.7m x 9.8m
Garden room 2.2m x 4.5m
WC/cloakroom 1m x 2.5m
Lounge 3.8m x 3.8m
Bedroom 1 4m x 3.7m
Bedroom 2 4.3m X 3m
Shower room 1.8m x 1.8m
1st floor;
Bedroom 3 3.5m x 4.5m
Balcony 1.2m 0.8m
Bedroom 4 2.8m x 5.2m
Bathroom 1.5m x 4m
Cringle Meadows will be completed late spring 2010.

<Entrance,views north and south from barns
Access to all 3 homes is via a private walled entrance.




Plans and Prices




A site visit or set of plans are available upon request. 01325 730339 / 07703240000 At present only a guide price is available, until all barns are nearer completion.Customer design input on bathrooms,kitchens, wall and floor tiles for early enquiries.
Generous supply of electrical sockets, BT and TV points.
Cringle Byre.Offers in the region of, £275.000
Cringle Mill. Offers in the region of £380.000
Cringle Meadows. Offers in the region of £420.000

Hunwick
Hunwick is situated with good road links to Durham and Bishop Auckland.

Bowes Museum

The Barnard Castle treasure house opened in 1892. In recent months,the Bowes Museum has had its first major transformatiom in over a century. Its splendour is due to be fully revealed once more on the 14th February. With a revamped entrance hall and reception area. A glass corridor to the enlarged Cafe Bowes and an extended shop.

Whats on...


Family Fun Day 16 February, 11.00 - 4.00,
Come along and enjoy a day packed with fun activities as the Museum celebrates half term week. ...more

Blow The Wind Southerly - Recital Evening 13 March, 7.30,
Concert Royal will give a more formal recital of their Blow the Wind Southerly repertoire, featuring a host of North East favourites from a bygone era, plus historic instruments. Concert Royal has ...more

Gallery Talk – Director’s Choice 8 April, 2.30,
Join the Museum’s Director, Adrian Jenkins, for this gallery talk to complement Goya’s Prison: the Year of Despair. Free with normal admission. ...more

Vacation Chamber Orchestra 9 April, 7.30,
Enjoy an evening of entertainment with the Vacation Chamber Orchestra, including works by Vivaldi, performed by members of the UK’s top conservatoires and universities. ...more

Choral Concert 22 May, 7.30,
A diverse evening of entertainment is promised by members of Barnard Castle School Choral Society. ...more

Family Fun Day 1 June, 11.00 - 4.00,
Come along and enjoy a day of family fun as the Museum celebrates half term week. ...more

Gala Concert 10 July, 7.30,
A gala concert to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the Friends of The Bowes Museum, featuring classical music from each decade. ...more

Barn Owl

A barn owl has been sighted using the nesting box at the Mill Byre which is excellent. Hopefully we might have some baby owls later in the year.