SPECIAL TICKET AT RABY’S HARVEST FOOD AND GIFT MARKET

Raby Castle, Park and Gardens' popular Harvest Food and Gift Market returns this August Bank Holiday weekend, with a special ticket for the last chance to see Castle in Bloom and for families to enjoy the summer holidays.

Taking place in the Riding School and Dutch Barn from Saturday 29th August to Monday 31st August between 10am and 4pm, visitors can expect live music, local produce, delectable food, and unique gifts for all the family.

As winter creeps closer, thoughts turn to warm interiors and Christmas shopping. The market stalls are full of delicious treats, seasonal produce and beautiful homemade products including hand crafted jewellery and unique homewares and will line the indoor and outdoor event spaces, with Raby's retail space, the Coach House shop, also brimming with gift inspiration including spa and skincare products, children's toys as well as the new TUTTI clothing concept store.

Raby’s Estate Chef will be rustling up a storm with a barbecue alongside a pop-up tipi serving stone-baked pizzas and The Vinery Café will also be open across the weekend, serving homemade dishes and treats inspired or sourced from the beautiful Raby Estate.

The Garage Cafe, opposite Raby's shop, is an ideal place to pop in for a mid-afternoon ice cream or a refreshing iced coffee, before perusing Raby's outdoor living retail space in the Coach Yard, including Raby pots and plants.

Sophie Brown, sales and events manager at Raby Castle, Park and Gardens said: "Our harvest market is a wonderful way to mark the end of summer, celebrate the bounty of harvest and a chance to get outside and make the most of the bank holiday too.

"We've updated the name of our market to feature food and gift as the options available this year are greater than ever before, with more street food vendors and stalls to browse, making it a jam-packed event for friends, families and couples to explore."

Raby has introduced an exclusive £20 Bank Holiday weekend adult ticket including access to the market, Raby Castle, Deer Park and Walled Gardens, as the weekend is also the last chance for visitors to experience the stunning Castle in Bloom installation. Located in buildings throughout the castle grounds, Castle in Bloom has also transformed rooms in the Castle with breathtaking floral arrangements, shining a light on the beauty of nature in an indoor setting.

Visitors can head outside and marvel at nature in the open air too, with the Walled Gardens and Deer Park to explore, and those with little adventurers can head up to The Plotters' Forest and enjoy the exciting woodland adventure playground. Following the recent opening of The Hidden Forest, a new play area doubling the size of the Plotters' Forest play space, families can spend more time taking part in the exciting challenges along the new pathway, including a stilt walk, balance beam, parallel bars, cascading wall and a double swing.

Tickets to the Harvest Food and Gift Market only are available at £2 for adults when booked online in advance, or £5 on the day. Children under 15 go free to the market.

Alternatively, an access all areas ticket to everything at the lifestyle destination is available, including entry to the market, Castle in Bloom, the Walled Gardens, Deer Park as well as access to the new Hidden Forest play area in The Plotters' Forest. A special Bank Holiday weekend family explorer ticket is £55 for two adults and two children when booked online in advance and this weekend is the last chance to take advantage of Raby’s Summer VAT saving of 15% off family tickets, introduced as part of the government’s Great British Summer Savings scheme.

For further information about Raby Castle, Park and Gardens and to book tickets, visit: www.raby.co.uk/events/harvest-seasonal-market/