A right rumpus is about to hit the North East this autumn as Raby Castle, Park and Gardens launches a never seen before spectacle of live music, dance and captivating puppetry, which all comes alive after dark.
The Glittering North will take over the grounds of Raby Castle, Park and Gardens to provide an immersive and unforgettable new experience this autumn with selected dates throughout October and into early November.
Celebrating the region’s Norse and Viking heritage in a raucous adventure like no other, the event brings to life iconic figures from the past with enchanting puppetry and illuminating light art.
Embrace this captivating new event with hands warming around a mug of hot chocolate, late-night shopping, and fiery clusters of red and orange as the trees change colour and crunchy leaves beneath your feet. An evening full of feasting, torchlight and fire processions, designed to set imaginations alight in a spectacle never seen before in County Durham.
This free-flow interactive experience allows groups of friends and families to take it at their own pace. The evening begins at ‘ Glittering Trail’ in the Walled Gardens when you step into a whole new world. From fire foxes in the Northern Lights to Sleipnir a giant illuminated puppet horse with eight legs to an immersive watery world by the garden ponds of illuminated immense fish surrounded by a ring of light.
You will find a maze of sweeping valkyries, Gullinburstin, a boar with bristles made from gold that light up the sky, to the amphitheatre lawn lit up bright with Odin’s runes and Sif’s golden headpiece – visitors of all ages can mingle with these fascinating figures before settling down for tales of folklore and myth in The Riding School.
The Riding School will be transformed into this mythical new world, surrounded by warm lights, flags, bunting and barrels allowing you to hunker down in the thrill tales of Norse gods and shapeshifting beasts.
