Raby Castle awarded Prestigious VisitEngland ‘Welcome’ Accolade
6th October 2023 Alan McKerchar, general manager at Raby Castle said: “I am immensely proud of our incredible team and their unwavering dedication each and every day to create a memorable experience for all of our visitors to Raby Castle. Our heartfelt thanks go to our people here at Raby – you all work tremendously […]
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Climb of Life 2023
Once again a team of intrepid hikers from Raby Estates will be raising money for the Institute of Cancer Research by participating in a “Human Mountain Endeavour” on the Lakeland fells on Friday 10th November 2023. One-third of us will be touched by cancer in our lifetime. The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR) is an […]
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Distinctions across the board for our Project Manager, Karl Hankey
Karl Hankey, our Project Manager here at Raby Estates has achieved a distinction after securing the highest of grades. For the past five years Karl, has been responsible for a team who maintains and refurbishes properties across the Estate. The 41-year-old decided to return to Darlington College one day a week for two years and […]
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Raby Team Undertake Climb of Life for Charity
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5 Horticultural Tips from Raby’s Head Gardener
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Meet Raby’s New Head Gardener
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New Directions – Raby’s Approach to Regenerative Farming
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Inspirational Women at Raby
To complete our March celebrations of inspirational women, we’d like to share with you a recent blog by We Are The City who spoke to Claire Jones about her fascinating career, constructions projects and leading role at Raby. With a background rooted in the luxury leisure and tourism industry, Claire Jones has overseen the project management of […]
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Raby Estates Wins Visitor Economy Awards
We are thrilled to receive Visitor Economy Award as part of The Northern Echo County Durham Together Awards, in partnership with Durham County Council. This award recognises our role in helping to promote County Durham as a safe and rewarding place to visit, our support of the hospitality and tourism sector and help in sustaining […]
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Meet our Events Manager, Sophie Brown
Sophie joined the Leisure and Tourism team in December 2019, during our incredibly busy festive season. We caught up with her to find out how she has been settling in, and what her first six months with Raby has been like. Where did your career take you before you joined Raby? I joined the London […]
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