A festive event is back up and running after a power cut caused it to be called off. The Winter Lights at Alnwick Garden had ...

Up to 100 players take part in Alnwick's Shrove Tuesday football match The organiser of one of five remaining Shrovetide football games to take place around the country say he hopes a decent number of ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. To enter the poison garden of Alnwick you must fetch a guide to unlock the black iron ...

Six-times mayor of Alnwick Ian Alastair Robertson built up an extensive historic collection, with many items relating to his home town. Now almost 400 lots from that array will be auctioned on June 18 ...

A visit to the Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England, requires expert supervision. After following a tour guide past the black iron gate adorned with skulls and crossbones, guests ...

Northumberland residents are invited to rediscover the history, heritage, and magic of one of the UK’s most iconic castles with an exclusive 25% discount on admission this month. From its role as a ...

The last two banks in a rural town will close next year. Branches of both Lloyds and Halifax in Alnwick, Northumberland, will shut in January 2025. An official at Alnwick Gardens, which runs a group ...

Independent bookshops have really been up against it over the last few years. Amazon, Kindles, and supermarkets offering bestsellers at a discount have all been a thorn in the side of booksellers - ...

“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, ...

Over one hundred people gathered from Alnwick Garden's Elderberries Project today to receive Christmas presents from schoolchildren. The Elderberries Project helps support many older people who feel ...

From the front door of the glass-walled gift shop at the Alnwick Garden in the far northeast of England, the scene looks innocent enough. A sapphire green English lawn slopes gently downward, toward ...