The Alnwick Garden
About
The garden on Denwick Lane, east of the castle, separate from the castle and with its own ticket. The centrepiece is the Grand Cascade, which the garden says has 120 water jets, with the cherry orchard, rose garden, serpent garden, bamboo labyrinth and ornamental garden around it. The Poison Garden is kept behind black iron gates and is opened only for guided tours: you need a day ticket plus a Poison Garden tour ticket, £1 a head, booked in advance, and you may not smell, touch or taste the plants. The garden counts around 100 species of toxic, intoxicating and narcotic plants inside. Children under 16 go free, up to four per paying adult, on a day ticket. Lilidorei, the play village next door, is a separate ticket. Unlike the castle the garden opens through the winter, on fewer days and shorter hours, with evening Winter Lights before Christmas.
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Highlights
- ✓The Poison Garden, by guided tour
- ✓The Grand Cascade
- ✓The Treehouse
- ✓Cherry orchard and rose garden
Tips
- →Book the Poison Garden tour (£1 a head) when you book your day ticket; entry is by guided tour only.
- →Under-16s go free on a day ticket, up to four per paying adult.
- →Winter days are short: from November the garden opens 10am to 3pm on set days only.
- →The Treehouse restaurant does not need a garden ticket.