Alnwick Castle & The Alnwick Garden Reviews

An interesting place to visit. Poison Garden was one of the most intriguing attraction and the guide provided facts about the plants found there.

This is one of the best gardens I have visited. Fully worth the price and kids enjoyed a lot..really liked the water fountains and the swings among the cherry blossoms...

Great fun watching the fountains which are impressive enough to cover the entrance fee. Even in the winter months there's a good walk around in the gardens. All that even before you visit the tree house for lunch - just Wow! Food is impressive too!

Great family day out. Beautiful setting, well worth a visit.

Great for kids. Kept them thoroughly entertained for the whole day

Customer service from the car park to the after noon teas where out standing plus the reason we came to Alnwick was the garden

Great place for the whole family. Lots of fun for the children. Bring swimsuits for the water sculptures. Everyone loves the Grand Cascade.

The gardens were beautiful unfortunately the Castle doesn't cater for disabled people. My friend was in a wheelchair and could not get access to the castle. I was asked if she couldn't manage the steps? That's why she is in a wheelchair. This was really annoying as we purchased a season ticked intending to return. We should have been told about the inaccessibility when we made our purchase. This was really frustrating

A little expensive or a whole family visit, well maintained and a great day out when sunny.

For folk interested in gardens, this place is highly over-rated - I recommend a visit to Howick Gardens instead. At Alnwick, the plants in the rose garden and the ornamental garden are well-grown, but as a whole the garden design doesn't work - the central fountain and cascade is spectacular but is rather out of place: the adjacent parts of the garden don't really support it. The Poison Garden is a gimmick - we grow at least 90% of the plants in our own garden, including Monkshood (A. napellus), which the guide told me was the same as Wolfsbane (A. lycoctonum), which I particularly wished to see. Also - the food outlets do not cater for vegans - even the chips are cooked in animal fat.

Very nice garden. Need to go at the right time to see the rest garden and cherry orchard blooms.. lose of fun for little kids to play on the water. Come prepared with extra clothes if you want the kids to enjoy the water

The most Stunning place to visit i went for a wedding and it was literally the most magical and stunning place i have ever been to at the treehouse i was blown away its a place i would definitely visit again if you are close to there please go and visit the views are amazing

This must be the most visited garden in the North of England. Something for all ages and abilities. A great day out.

Went to Alnwick gardens for the Xmas light display.....very disappointing and not worth the money paid. Maybe it would be ok if you were going to visit Santa with kiddies , would not go again. Cafe is over rated and expensive, avoid the watery hot chocolate !!!

very good day , should have gone in summer but still great

Stunning gardens will need to come back when everything is bloom. The gentleman who gave us our tour around the poisonous garden was very good.

The gardens was realy nice to walk around.dont forget to visit the poison garden well worth visit.

Beautiful place to visit. Lovely place to have a picnic as well.

Lovely relaxing resturaunt views amazing golf brilliant fun with grandchildren all round lovely day out food amazing x

Its good for all ages and they have some really nice water sculptures.

Great lunch at the Tree House restaurant, very unique

Lovely gardens in a lovely part of the world. Clever water features form the centrepiece of the garden, but the walk round is worth it by itself. Another highlight is the garden dedicated to poisonous plants.

Very nice place to come for the day and spend time with family and friends!

A good day out especially with children. A little expensive if visiting the gardens and castle

Amazing place to visit very friendly helpful staff loads of parking aswell

The poison garden us my favourite place, love all the dark stories.

Lovely place ideal for kids and adults plenty to do

Overpriced, but it's Hogwarts Castle so I couldn't resist. Definitely get the movie tour; Ethan could have been a Weasly older brother.

A truly stunning garden. Several hours required to look around and admire the hard work put in to create this garden.

Spectacular and Disney-ish infested with screaming children. Not a place of peace.

No dogs allowed in the gardens. We took our holiday money elsewhere.

Spent a wonderful afternoon here. The gardens were beautiful and very well tended, with lots of sculptures, water features and things to look at. The kids (4 & 7) thought it was awesome.

Very pretty and a good visit during summer, if you have children you may want to bring a towel and make them wear a swimsuit as there is a lot of water about. If you don't have a child I'd suggest avoiding the water parts off to the right of the gardens as they tend to be crowded with children and young families.

Beautifully designed imaginative garden. Well cared for plants. Good cafe.

A fantastic place, unfortunately winter for us so a bit dormant on the floral front. A can see this place byING a bit for all the family. Check out the poisons garden, the Bamboo maze and the fountain display. Walk out into the town or if you go in season on to the spectacular Alnwick Castle. All well worth the visit.

If you like symmetry you will like the Alnwick Garden. Wonderful Cascade and everything layed in for the visitor.

Wonderful visit and such a fun place and already looking forward to next visit....not to mention popping in to Barter Books in the old Alnwick Railway station! What a day !

I don't know who Ann wick is but she has a lovely garden

Great gardens to walk around with interactive water features. Amazing waterfall displays

Had a lovely day with grandson loved the dinosaur theme

Fantastic day in the gardens and we had a walk in the town very historical

Lovely place for a relaxing walk around the flowers and water features

Lovely place to go as a family or a couple .relax And just take the sights in. A good day out if the sun is there take a picnic or go the grounds cafe sit and chillout in the grounds let the kids run round enjoy its beauty and history.the castle has to offer .

Lovely, the gardens are delightful and at the moment reduced numbers admitted makes it much better and allows you to see everything. My advice would be to take yourself a nice picnic and drinks. There are lots of places to sit and eat and relax but the offer of food and drinks is not very good, although did have very nice ice cream and an excellent coffee from a coffee van near the poison garden.

I was shocked that in this area is something that enormous over there. Many different types of flowers, trees and areas itself. Staff was also polite and helpful.

Wonderful afternoon visit here. Lots to interest everyone, not just plants. Beautiful garden "rooms" and water features. Lovely cafe too.

Decent place to take the family if you catch any available events.
Taking the tour with the Augmented Reality smartphone app is probably a must with children, would certainly help keep them entertained.
The Giant bathing in the lake at the entrance is definitely a head turner, and the giant underwear hanging on the washing line adds laughs to the experience.

Great place but initial reception at disabled parking with daughters family dog was very unfriendly . Sent to other car park and very friendlly. Some customer retraining needed for female worker. Also need toilets Ibside garden area

A beautiful place to go I couldn't believe how lovely all staff were & the fish shop was excellent & the prices in the shops were really reasonable can't wait 2 go back .

It was a wonderful day out. The gardens were beautiful.

Too expensive for a day trip! Should include free tea/coffee. Having to then pay for tea/coffee as well as entrance fee is quite ridiculous and frankly greedy!

This 2 star does not reflect the landscaping and planting which is truly stunning. However it does reflect what I consider the over commercialisation of what was once a really nice day out. Yes there needs to be attractions to bring in customers but I feel this has been well over done. Add to this rude kids serving in the cafe and staff stepping over used water bottles I feel this place has lost a lot of its charm.

Been waiting about 15 years to visit here and it didn't disappoint. Definitely worth a visit.

Very well maintained gardens. Not a massive site by any means, but plenty to see and do for all ages.

Fab day out loads to see just a pity not got any bins to put your rubbish in but if you're near by dont miss it

beautiful garden. lots of activities for children and adults

Food choices very disappointing... Burger or pizza... Sandwiches pre packed motorway lookalikes with less taste.

Really different here compared to normal formal gardens. Lots to see and they've put in good social distancing measures. As always with these though you're relying on other ppl to adhere to them.
Cafe is good and they actually have two plus two sets of loos. Outside ones have a one-way system in place.
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