Raby Castle

May, June and September: Sunday to Wednesday. July and August: daily, except Saturdays. Park and Gardens: 11am to 5.30pm. Castle: 1pm to 4.30pm. Castle, park and gardens: Adult £10, children (5-15) £4.50, under-5s free, concs. £9, family £27. Park and gardens: Adults £6, children £2.50, concs. £5, family £15. A visit to Raby Castle will put all property programmes to shame because this Medieval fortress has being showing the north-east how to live in style for nearly 1,000 years. It has a traditional 18th Century garden with plenty of deer. You move through the ages as you move through the interior, from the medieval kitchen to the Gothic vaulting in the hall ways: a great day out for all the family.