Bowlees Visitor Centre is run by the North Pennines AONB Partnership.

A fantastic base for exploring Upper Teesdale

Bowlees Visitor Centre is a fantastic base for exploring Upper Teesdale, with footpath links to Low Force, High Force, Newbiggin and the Pennine Way. The Centre provides information and displays on the geology and landscape, wildlife and people of Upper Teesdale and the wider North Pennines. You’ll find a delicious range of food and drinks and our shop stocks nature inspired gifts and books. You’ll find a range of special events running at the Centre through the year. You can also hire the venue for family get-togethers, parties and meetings. We have a range of outdoor cooking facilities which can be pre-booked.

The Centre is dog-friendly and you’ll find free Wi-Fi access, an iGlass (24-hour information touch screen) and an electric car-charging point. Follow the Richard Watson, Victorian lead miner and poet. The most popular walk is probably the High Force-Low Force Round. The Centre is also an official Dark Sky Discovery Site.

There is a café, shop, accessible toilets, disabled access, pushchair access, public transport, car and cycle parking available.

• Bowlees Visitor Centre, Bowlees, Newbiggin in Teesdale, County Durham, DL12 0XF
• 01833 622 145
• visitbowlees@northpenninesaonb.org.uk