Record Breaking Figure Raised at this Year’s Climb of Life
Thank you indeed to all our supporters for your generous support for this year’s ICR Climb of Life Appeal. 15 Raby walkers and assorted dogs gathered at the Old Dungeon Ghyll car park in Great Langdale on Friday morning set off to climb Bowfell and Crinkle Crags at around 9.00 am. To our enormous […]
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Raby Castle Champions Local Contractors and Heritage Skills
As the ambitious two-year development scheme, The Rising nears completion, Raby Castle has used the North East’s most skilled local contractors and suppliers to complete the new retail, hospitality and events destination. The Rising, a collection of restored heritage buildings, two thoughtfully designed new builds and remodelled walled gardens will offer visitors a unique experience […]
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Raby Estates advances its Recruitment Drive ahead of The Rising Launch
The Rising at Raby Castle, has already created 30 jobs and we aim to deliver many more for the region when it opens this spring. Historic buildings restored over the past two years have been given a new lease of life creating high-end retail, events and hospitality spaces for all visitors to enjoy. The scheme, […]
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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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Raby Team Undertake Climb of Life for Charity
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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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New Curator’s Exciting Plans to Explore Raby’s Untold Stories
Raby Castle’s new curator Julie Biddlecombe-Brown cannot wait to uncover some of the untold stories behind the fascinating family collections. Here she tells us about the knowledge she brings to the role and what she is looking forward to most about being part of the Raby team. How long have you worked as a curator? […]
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