Visitors are encouraged to touch, smell and even nibble a berry or two as they stroll through Alnwick Castle's 26 acres of shrubs, trees and flowers -- until they reach the Poison Garden. Here some of ...

“Don’t touch,” says Bridget the guide, as we prepare to enter the locked gates of the Poison Garden. “Don’t smell.” Don’t worry: I had seen the skull and crossbones on the black wrought-iron gate, ...

With a schedule of literary talks, outdoor theatre and open-air cinema, the castle is reaffirming its place as a major destination for arts and heritage in the North East. With the Castle having ...

Alnwick Castle, AKA Hogwarts Castle, is getting a second boost from the world of cinema as a setting for Downton Abbey's Season 5. On Jan. 4, the Crawleys will return to American television as Downton ...

Those wanting to treat their loved one like a queen - or king - this Valentine's Day could find that The Alnwick Castle in Northumberland is just the place to have them spoiled rotten. The castle is ...

Two of Northumberland’s biggest visitor attractions are planning for a busy summer after the Government’s roadmap to reopening was revealed. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Shields Gazette ...

Alnwick Castle is the latest in a line of popular North East venues to stay closed in response to the coronavirus pandemic. The tourist attraction, known as one of the filming locations for some of ...

UK pubcaster Channel 4 and MGM Telvision have been granted access to the build of the £15 million “magical village” at Alnwick Castle for the six-part series The Duchess (w/t). The 6 x 60-minute ...