Visit to Raby Castle in early September. The current Lord Barnard has made major investments to improve the “visitor experience” since he inherited the title in 2016 , and it shows!Alnwick Castle, from a short stay in Alnwick (The Oaks Hotel) in early September.Warkworth Castle (English Heritage) on the return trip from Alnwick.Hexham Abbey from an overnight trip to Hexham (mid September). The layout of the church is unusual, since it uses the north transept; the nave of the abbey church was rebuilt from ruins in the 19th C.Back road between Currie and Balerno, from a visit to friends in Edinburgh in late September.
