Cotherstone Village Teesdale Co Durham

Art Walks 2009

New to Open Studios for 2009 we have developed two “art” walks to make a perfect
day out in Teesdale. Combine a walk in the morning with visits to studios nearby in
the afternoon. Bring your own lunch or visit one of the local pubs or cafés nearby,
view art in shops and meet the artists.

There are two walks for 2009 one from Barnard Castle and the other close to the
village of Cotherstone, just 4 miles from the town.

Booking is required as numbers are limited to 10-20 people per walk. Please book
early to avoid disappointment.
Art on the Rocks
Date: Sunday 25th October at 10.00 meet at car park area on Moor road from
Cothersone to Bowes, 1.5 miles north side of Northgill Bridge opp. Battle Hill
Ranges. Boots, rainwear and refreshment required, no dogs please, animals in
fields.
Join local authors Paul and Barbara Brown to look at the phenomenal 5,000 year-old
rock carvings on Cotherstone Moor. The carvings were created using only basic
stone tools and carved into the area’s outcrop rock and boulders by our stone-age
ancestors who travelled the hills and dales of the North Pennines. The decoration
and variation of the basic motif, the cup and ring mark, is outstanding. The subject is
known today as Rock Art, however in the prehistoric the carvings would have had a
more ritual meaning to the people of the time.

In the footsteps of Turner with Dr Michael Rudd

Date: Wednesday 28th October at 10.30 am, meet at the gates of the Bowes
Museum, car parking is available at the museum or alternatively at the long
stay car park on Birch road. Walk length approx 4 miles and duration 2.5-3.00
hours.
Join writer Dr Michael Rudd as he takes you from Barnard Castle to Egglestone
Abbey pointing out the views sketched by Turner on his visit to the area between
1797 and 1816.
Michael Rudd's interest in landscape dates from his study of geography at Durham
University in the early 1960s. While teaching others to understand the landscape,
Michael's interest turned to how artists and writers had interpreted that landscape.
Michael's writing started with articles on teaching, but developed into the study of
artists visiting the region, especially J M W Turner and John Sell Cotman, with more
articles, walks leaflets, and contributions to exhibitions at The Bowes Museum. After
trying to interest publishers in his work, Phillimore & Co. eventually suggested 'The
Discovery of Teesdale', which was published in September 2007.

Cost: Adults £4.00 and Children: £2.00.

Book tickets by telephoning Annalisa or Chris on 01833 631107.