Overview

Alnwick Castle and Gardens is a friendly outdoor centre with beautiful gardens, water features, tree house resturant and grounds of an accient castle which was featured as Hogwates in the Harry Potter films. There are various activities which happen throughout the year from chrismas balls, santa and his elves appareing, craft workshops and summer fairs. Unfortuantly some parts of the castle arent accessible for wheel chair users or mobility scooter users due to the old layout of the buildings. Although the gardens themselves are full of nature and excitment which can be a fun afternoon/day out. All assistance dogs are welcome in the grounds and for anyone whom requires the assistance of a carer (proving proof of ID) is welcome in the centre for free. Alnwick welcomes all ages and provides activities for day trips, family days out or just to enjoy the scenery with friends.

Transport & Parking

A car park is situated outside the gates of Alnwick Castle/Gardens and has a small charge of 3 pound for the full day and is a 5 minute walk through a nature walk path into the grounds. Buses from Newcastle Haymarket station are available and stop 5 minute 5 walk away from the Castle. If you travel by train the East Coast Mainline from London to Edinburgh stops at Almounth which is 10 minutes away by taxi or bus to the Castle. All information on how to get there and what buses are availble are provided on their website under 'find us'.

Access

The disabled access is limited when entering the Castle due to the old architecture of the buildings, although there is still a good view point of the Castle which is wheel chair accessible. The gardens themselves are beautiful and proivde many water features, wooden swings and quirky designs fun for both adults and children. There are disabled toilets available and a lift one part of the castle for anyone whom requires it except it does not fit a wheel chair inside.

Toilets

In the main entrance there is a disbaled toliet and another one located in the cafe shop and courtyard cafe. And additional toliets are available in the Pavilion at the Alnwick Gardens.

Staff

The staff are very enthusatic and welcoming to all. They provide lots of information upon arrival and explain all activities which will be happening throughout the day which for a small or included price anyone can take part in. Staff are located all over so if require any assistance they are available to help.

Anything else you wish to tell us?

If im honest some improvements could be made to make the castle grounds more wheel chair accessible and allow everyone to endure the culture and nature it shows. Promoting more activities and bigger signs would also make the centre more advanced for someone whom requires extra support. However overall, the centre is a fun day out for everyone and has many activities to enterain on a beautiful northumberland day. there is also many shops and cafes around the centre in the city centre of Alnwick if you wish to ventre out.

Photos