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Meet Raby’s New Head Gardener

9th May 2022
Head Gardener, Tim Marshall   As our ground-breaking Rising developments gather pace, we have welcomed a host of new team members to Raby including new Head Gardener Tim Marshall. Tim will be working alongside World-class Italian garden designer, Luciano Giubbilei and Landscape Architect, Alistair Baldwin to bring our Walled Garden vision to life. We caught up with Tim to [...]

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Raby is Rising

3rd May 2022
As the Rising development begins to gather pace at Raby Castle, we are undertaking a significant recruitment drive to find new team members to join us on this exciting journey. We’d like to welcome new Assistant Site Manager, Damien Jones and Traffic Marshall, Aidan Armstrong to the construction team, along with Joiners, Mark Jeremiah, Victoria [...]

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Poised for Playtime at The Plotters’ Forest

8th April 2022

Our new highly anticipated adventure playground, The Plotters’ Forest, opened to the public on Friday 15th April 2022, in time for the Easter weekend. Towering amongst the trees in our Christmas tree plantation, the playground offers an exciting mix of challenge, discovery and intrigue for local visitors, including the young and the young at heart. […]

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Local School Children Become The First Raby Rebels!

17th March 2022

Local School Children Inspired by Raby’s New Playground To inspire the next generation of budding designers and engineers, Raby Castle has launched a competition encouraging local schools to design their own adventure playground. Specialist playground design company CAP.Co, which is building the castle’s exciting new attraction, The Plotters’ Forest – paid visits to four local […]

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Welcome to The Plotters’ Forest

15th February 2022
CGI image of The Plotters' Forest at Raby Castle

RABY CASTLE’S PLAYGROUND PROMISES TO BE A PLOTTER’S PARADISE Opening Easter 2022 As construction work continues, Raby Castle has revealed the name of its new adventure playground, which will be built amongst the towering trees within its Christmas Tree plantation. The Plotters’ Forest, which is due to open at Easter this year, draws subtle inspiration […]

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Yorkshire Designer Appointed for Raby Landmark Development

26th January 2022

Acclaimed landscape architect Alistair Baldwin has been brought in to redesign the extensive public areas around Raby Castle’s landmark new development, The Rising, which will see several historic buildings sympathetically restored to their former glory and be made available to the community and the wider public. The Richmond based specialist has been retained by Raby […]

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Raby Branching Out with Adventure Playground

19th January 2022
Adventure Playground

World-class playground designers have started work on our enchanting new children’s adventure play area inside a mysterious forest at Raby Castle. The project is part of our wider development, known as The Rising, that promises to attract new visitors to the area and create outstanding recreation for the local community. The bespoke and inclusive playground […]

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Local Heroes Break Ground on the Rising Development

12th November 2021

Work has started on a significant development at Raby Castle, that promises to attract new visitors to the area and create outstanding recreation for the local community. Known as The Rising, the work will include the significant restoration and rejuvenation of several historical buildings on the estate, the creation of a new café and events […]

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Interview with Raby Estates Ranger, Andy Gibson

20th August 2021

Raby Estates have welcomed a new full time Ranger to join our team over at High Force Hotel and Waterfall. Andy Gibson started with us two months ago and you might catch him on the Upper Teesdale Estate at places like Cow Green reservoir and Low Force Waterfall. We caught up with Andy to find […]

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Lord Barnard Announces Ambitious Development Plans at Raby Castle – Raby Estates

30th July 2021
Lord and Lady Barnard

Raby Castle, which has stood as a landmark within County Durham for 700 years, has announced the full extent of its significant investment to enhance the visitor experience of the Castle, Park and Gardens, securing it as an important resource for the local community. The ambitious plans for a two-year major development programme, which were […]

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