Alnwick Castle & The Alnwick Garden Reviews

The grounds are lovely, with lots of areas to explore. From the posion garden with its guided too, to all the water features that the kids love. There's free tractors for the kids to play in, and the water sculptures are great to look at, More

Very disappointed with the plants n shrubs well past their best. Enjoyed meal in three house and castle grounds

I'm giving the magnificent gardens a well deserved 5 out of 5. The cherry orchard was beautiful, the waterfalls fun and the poison gardens interesting. The ornamental garden was filled with spring colour and scent which was just fab. We had More

Beautiful place! Great prices! Highly recommended for families with children especially on a hot day!

Beautiful gardens, accessable to disabled, free hire of mobility scooters.

Only allowed the dogs in the gardens but still had to pay full castle price, absolute rip off

Wonderful place of expatriation in this English garden already in bloom early March! The garden of swing is idyllic to bubble under the shy winter sun

Beautifully maintained gardens with some an impressive central water feature. Lots to distract and explore with the kids. Restaurant is well designed but food a little limited. Popular.

Must be wonderful in summer, for September very nice but felt a little less polished as a few water features could have been tidier and the poison garden talk slower and clearer.

Wow. Amazing place. Plenty to do. Make sure you get there early so you can see everything.

Very well kept and lit up nicely for the winter. Ice skating which we went to do was a bit rubbish as it was an artificial and quite small rink so could barely even skate on it.

The cafe and shops are outside the entrance are worth a visit but whether you want to pay to visit the gardens themselves depends on you. They had a millennium grant to set them up.

It has a wow factor from the moment you enter. The cascade is like watching a firework display and the hidden water features are delightful. A 'must see ' and we'll definitely be back

It was absolutely amazing! Breathtakingly beautiful! Well done to all the hard work that goes into making and keeping it so!

Fantastic gardens, will definitely come again, perhaps in the Autumn to see how the garden looks then. Poison Garden was a treat too.

Very well kept gardens, Great for kids.

We have visited at different times of the year and the gardens are always highly kept and paths maintained.

The fountain display really is something else and well worth sitting and waiting for on the main lawn.

It's pretty expensive as far as garden entry prices go but it is a large complex and it can be a great family day out with swings dotted along the paths, secret gardens, fountains, mazes etc

Hidden characters and displays encouraging the adventurers to go looking.

You won't be disappointed

Oh the tree house is amazing a genuine work of art, if you can book and have a meal the food and atmosphere is fascinating and intoxicating

Worth a visit but very expensive. Wish the poison garden tour was longer and more in depth. Gardens are excellent even in the rain

It has a great feel to it even at Christmas time! We had a lovely time, finding so many little treasures there. The swinging chairs are brilliant

A nice garden with different styles of planting and various water features etc. Entry and food prices are quite expensive but you can take your own picnic to eat on the lawn. The various shades walkways and mazes are a god send on hotter days. Poison garden is an interesting addition (tours are free) but not especially large. There is also a small garden centre selling plants from the garden and local area. Worth a visit.

Quite amazing place - the cascade is just brilliant but I could have done without the mother-in-law jokes in the otherwise fascinating tour of the Poison Garden.

Beautiful gardens, they are set out in an interesting way. Lots of places to sit down. They have changed some of the Fountains as I remember children used to be able to play and get wet in some of the water features. Lovely atmosphere.

Lovely place. Great gardens and entertainment professionally done. Love to go back to see the cherry blossom.

Water garden, bamboo maze, poison garden, rose garden and herb /kitchen garden all amazing. Cafe and shop post COVID-19 open as were toilets. Excellent place to visit even in rain. Castle next door not fully open but home to Blackadder I and Harry Potter film sets and interesting. Was a queue for a tower but we didn't bother entering it. Fish and chip and hog roast vans on site of castle are good for lunch.

Really nice, well kept but not as big as we thought it could be

Very nice garden and fountain - although the rose section was completely barren

Beautiful gardens. Especially loved the poison garden.

Well laid out gardens, plenty to see, interesting talks given at poison garden, well set up for social distancing, lovely cherry orchards and ornamental gardens, tranquil experience, fountains are fabulous, just watch out for the timed sprinklers, too close and you get soaked. Good one way system laid out for social distancing, plenty of cleaning taking place and hand sanitiser stations in abundance around the gardens. Well worth a visit. Dinosaur exhibition on until end of August.

Good day out, grand gardens and water features. Food is okay too, nothing too fancy but acceptable. Busy here at holiday times. Parking is okay, during busy periods a shuttle bus runs to an overflow carpark.

Lovely place , but you pay for the car park then the gardens
Also to go into the castle.
Could work out expensive,
But very nice around.

Top class visitor destination. Superb flower displays and enjoyable garden design. Spend time here as it rewards you well

Went to the Gardens with my family and had a wonderful day out. All staff were polite and helpful and the children enjoyed it immensly. One of their favourite things was the old fashioned sweet stall ( a new addition I believe) and the staff there were wonderful. They listened as I told my children they could choose something before we left for home and the lady on the stall then added that they were only allowed to sell sweets to very good children and they had to check this with mum before we bought anything. The result was two angels for the whole day and the sweets were delicious. Well done Alnwick Gardens we will be back

Wonderful! Fantastic fountain display every 30 mins.

Lovely garden - best to be appreciated on a good day. Don't miss out on the swing benches which are hidden on the left.

Great experience the court jester the best method actor every thing you need for the whole day even dressing up as medieval charicters

The staff in the poisonous garden were extremely attentive and knowledgeable. The gardens are well presented, the fountain and the surrounding 'tree-mendous' tunnels are amazing. The added fairy tail giant event made for a fun day. The cafe More

Don't miss the tour of the poison garden - absolutely fascinating - and a little scary.

Lovely day out any time of the year. The poison garden is very interesting.

We thought this place was beautiful and fantastic cared for. The flowers and the waterfalls are gorgeous.
It's a shame the children's activity tents were not open because of the Corona Virus.
Which we fully understand....
However it's a shame espically when some of the pubs are packed out with very little social distancing which ive witnessed and background music played loud enough for people to dance too!!....
Plenty of hand gel stations and room for social distancing at Alnwick gardens.....

Lovely gardens and environment, had a great day out.

Bit to expensive entry plus pay for a car park, in side when is sunny and worm your kids will love it. Is good place for whole family.

So much to see, and plenty for the kids to explore.

Not as expensive as you'd have thought. Attended a wedding here and it was a fantastic day with things there to keep the kids entertained too. Would highly recommend.

Shocking can't get in touch with the office.
On hold for 20min. Gave up.

Gates locked no access to park.

Will not be interested in the wedding venue now.

A great weekend stop! Amazing castle and greeneries!! One visit last a year!

Gorgeous gardens, just wish we'd gone a couple of weeks later so the roses would have been in bloom.

Really great. Loved it. Water garden is amazing. Kids loved it. Great Car Park too.

Very nice garden where to spend a sunny day. The entrance fee is quite expensive, but worth it if you are planning to spend the whole day or a few hours

Always great to visit a bit expensive but always a pleasure

Great family garden for wandering around and relaxing.

Pricey for what it is. Roundhay park in Leeds is much better and free. Pricey for a stroll in the park.

I loved everything about Alnwick gardens.flowers, tree's.tree house restaurant, cafe.
poison garden. Something for everyone.

Great. Family day out. Superb fountains and cherry Tree orchard with adult swings

Brilliant for the whole family. We were there at busiest time of year but still didn't get inconvenienced.

Lovely garden,mostly outside, covid precautions well thought out,felt safe.