{"id":12262,"date":"2026-01-31T21:04:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?p=12262"},"modified":"2026-01-31T21:04:14","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T21:04:14","slug":"september-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/2026\/01\/september-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"September 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DurhamCoast-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DurhamCoast-300x166.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12263\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DurhamCoast-300x166.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DurhamCoast-768x424.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DurhamCoast-1536x849.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/DurhamCoast-2048x1132.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Durham coast in early September.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-2 wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=12268\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"191\" data-id=\"12268\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCourtyard-300x191.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12268\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCourtyard-300x191.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCourtyard-768x489.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCourtyard-1536x978.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCourtyard-2048x1303.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=12264\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"178\" data-id=\"12264\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyPillars-300x178.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyPillars-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyPillars-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyPillars-1536x913.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyPillars-2048x1218.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=12265\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" data-id=\"12265\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyGallery-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12265\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyGallery-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyGallery-768x454.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyGallery-1536x908.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyGallery-2048x1211.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=12266\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"174\" data-id=\"12266\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyDiningRoom-300x174.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12266\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyDiningRoom-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyDiningRoom-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyDiningRoom-1536x890.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyDiningRoom-2048x1187.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=12269\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" data-id=\"12269\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyKitchen-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12269\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyKitchen-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyKitchen-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyKitchen-1536x918.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyKitchen-2048x1224.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=12267\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" data-id=\"12267\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCoachHouse-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12267\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCoachHouse-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCoachHouse-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCoachHouse-1536x897.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/RabyCoachHouse-2048x1197.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">Visit to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Raby_Castle\">Raby Castle<\/a> in early September. The current Lord Barnard has made major investments to improve the &#8220;visitor experience&#8221; since he inherited the title in 2016 , and it shows!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=12270\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"173\" data-id=\"12270\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-300x173.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12270\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-300x173.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-768x442.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-1536x885.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleCourtyard-2048x1179.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=12271\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"194\" data-id=\"12271\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleKeep-300x194.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleKeep-300x194.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleKeep-768x498.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleKeep-1536x995.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AlnwickCastleKeep-2048x1327.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alnwick_Castle\">Alnwick Castle<\/a>, from a short stay in <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alnwick\">Alnwick<\/a> (The Oaks Hotel) in early September.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WarkworthCastle-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"175\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WarkworthCastle-300x175.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12272\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WarkworthCastle-300x175.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WarkworthCastle-768x449.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WarkworthCastle-1536x898.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/WarkworthCastle-2048x1197.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Warkworth_Castle\">Warkworth Castle<\/a> (English Heritage) on the return trip from Alnwick.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HexhamAbbey-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"179\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HexhamAbbey-300x179.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HexhamAbbey-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HexhamAbbey-768x459.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HexhamAbbey-1536x919.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/HexhamAbbey-2048x1225.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hexham_Abbey\">Hexham Abbey<\/a> from an overnight trip to <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hexham\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hexham\">Hexham<\/a> (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.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-medium\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CurrieBalernoLane.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"180\" src=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CurrieBalernoLane-300x180.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12274\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CurrieBalernoLane-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CurrieBalernoLane-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CurrieBalernoLane-1536x920.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/CurrieBalernoLane-2048x1226.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Back road between <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Currie,_Edinburgh\">Currie<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Balerno\">Balerno<\/a>, from a visit to friends in Edinburgh in late September.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,15,2,10],"tags":[26,46,58,59,66],"class_list":["post-12262","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-historical","category-local","category-places","category-uk","tag-castle","tag-church","tag-coast","tag-county-durham","tag-trees"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12262","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12262"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12262\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12262"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12262"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ph-images.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12262"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}