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Raby Castle
Raby Castle Review
The stone battlements and turrets of moated Raby Castle, once the seat of the powerful Nevills and currently the home of the 11th baron Barnard, stand amid a 200-acre deer park and ornamental gardens. Charles Nevill supported Mary, Queen of Scots in the 1569 uprising against Elizabeth I; when the Rising of the North failed, the estate was confiscated. Dating mostly from the 14th century (using stone plundered from Barnard Castle) and renovated in the 18th and 19th centuries, the luxuriously furnished castle has displays of art and other treasures. Rooms in wonderfully elaborate Gothic Revival, Regency, and Victorian styles are open for viewing. In May, June, and September, the house can be visited only on guided tours. Raby Castle is 7 miles southwest of Bishop Auckland and 1 mile north of Staindrop.
- Address: A688, Staindrop, DL2 3AH | Map It
- Phone: 01833/660202
- Cost: £10; park and gardens £6
- Hours: Castle July and Aug., Sun.--Fri. 1--4:30; May, June, and Sept., Sun.--Wed. 1--4:30. Park and gardens July and Aug., Sun.--Fri. 11--5:30, May, June, and Sept., Sun.--Wed. 11--5:30
- Website: www.rabycastle.com
- Location: Bishop Auckland
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