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Cracking Christmas Discovery at Raby Castle

‘Twas the month before Christmas, when all through the castle, not a creature was stirring… except for our Collections Team, who are spending the off-season conducting important collections work!  Rebecca, our Collections Intern from Durham University, was busy cataloguing items in the nooks and crannies of the Small Drawing Room, when she made this exciting [...]

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WIN Fireside Stories Tickets for 2023

Instagram Competition This year we are running a special ticket giveaway to our popular Fireside Stories event for 2023! To enter all you need to do is: Visit our Stables Shop between 1st - 24th December 2022 Sign up to the competition with your name and Instagram handle Make sure you are following our @rabycastleofficial [...]

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Top 10 Things to do This Christmas at Raby

Christmas is a magical time across the Raby Estate. Here are our top 10 things to enjoy this festive season: 1.Choose your perfect Raby Christmas tree From 26th November - 24th December we will be selling our Raby Christmas trees in the park between 10am - 4pm. Come and browse our selection of Nordmann Fir [...]

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Christmas Pudding Recipe

New festive recipe from Estate Chef, Tom Parry Christmas is coming and to celebrate we caught up with Estate Chef, Tom to find out how to cook the perfect Christmas Pudding. Preparation time: 1 hour Cooking time: 4-6 hours Serves: 6-8 Equipment & preparation:You will need 1.5ltr pudding basin, mixing bowl, spoon Allergies: This recipe [...]

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8 Unique Christmas Gifts you can Find at Raby this Year

It’s starting to feel very Christmassy at Raby this week. Our Coach Yard is aglow with twinkling lights and Christmas trees are lining up ready to be taken home. There are plenty of opportunities to pick up that extra-special gift for a loved one. Lisa Wilkinson our new retail manager has the shop looking better […]

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Raby Castle Christmas Mince Pies

This Christmas our mince pies are inspired by a recipe that has been enjoyed at Raby Castle for almost 250 years. Hidden in the Raby Castle archives, a handwritten ‘receipt’ book, dating back to the late 18th century, features a recipe for Lady Hewitt’s Mince Pies. Although we have yet to discover Lady Hewitt’s connection to […]

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A Raby Christmas Tree

As the nights draw in and the autumn colours begin to give way to winter, thoughts turn towards Christmas and for the forestry team, Christmas trees. The tradition of bringing a tree into the home for the festive period started in 16th Century Germany, however in Britain it became fashionable in the mid 1840s when […]

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Raby’s 12 Days of Christmas

The Twelve Days of Christmas have been celebrated since medieval times. In the 14th century when Raby Castle was built, the Twelve Days began on Christmas Day itself, celebrating the birth of Christ, then would carry on until Twelfth Night on 5th January – a huge celebration involving feasting, drinking and merrymaking which heralded the […]

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