One afternoon at Raby Castle

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As I mentioned in my last publication, instead of traveling to distant places, I will keep local things and explore much closer to home. At least. This does not mean that there are no trips with flights above six hours, but it is definitely time to see what is at my door. Too often we forget and we certainly take for granted what we already have. So, taking this into account, I recently drove away only 15 minutes from my new main door (yes, I just bought a house!) To visit Raby Castle In Durham County.

If you are not familiar with the area, Durham County is in the northeast of England. While Northumberland probably steals the headline with its large number of castles, Durham County also has good offers. Raby Castle was built in the fourteenth century by Nevill; One of the most powerful families in northern England. The others are the Percy family that Alnwick has. Cecil Nevill, who lived in Raby Castle, was the mother of no less than two kings in England. The current owners, the Vane family, bought Raby Castle de la Corona in the seventeenth century! Talk about keeping it in the family.

Given this story, and the fact that it looked absolutely impeccable from the steering wheel when I spent many units on the northern penins, was a place that had been on my list on my list for a while. Disappointingly, the weather did not play ball and rained all day. We could not completely enjoy the extended land with their great flock of red deer and walled gardens. However, we buy an annual ticket that means that we can return on those hot summer days to walk through the lakes. Maybe even a picnic and even an icy beer.

You will see in the photos that this is a beautiful castle in an absolute pristine condition. Once you enter a path from Raby Castle, you won’t believe your eyes. Each room we were going through, had something bigger, better and more intricate than the previous one. The roof of gold leaves detailed in the Octagon Room was one of my most prominent aspects, as well as the entrance hall and the Baron room. I can’t even imagine living in a place like this! For a couple of hours, at least, you can wander this majestic castle with a very informative staff placed in convenient places ready to tell you everything you might need to know about the castle.

After a walk through the castle, there was only one thing to do. Take some photos of the famous red deer. They are quite easy to detect, although you are not going to get too close. I tried to get closer as I could before the whole herd turned my back and left.

I loved visiting Raby Castle and I’m glad they offer an annual pass. For the photographer in me it means that I can visit in different seasons with a different light to capture all kinds of scenes! If you are interested, these images were captured using my JPEG configuration; Classic Chrome and Acros.

Key details

Raby Castle is 18 miles southeast of Durham, right next to the A688.
£ 22 for an annual ticket. £ 12 for a castle, park and gardens ticket. Only £ 7 for a park and garden ticket.
The castle opens at 11 am and closes 4:30 pm is open on March weekends, from Wednesday to Sunday of April, May, June and September. In July and August, the castle is open from Tuesday to Sunday.