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The Alnwick Garden

The Alnwick Garden
off Denwick Lane
Alnwick

NE66 1YU

tel: 01665 511350
fax: 01665 511351

Area: Northumberland
Show Map Location:
Overview Map (30 Km)
Detailed Map (1.5 Km)

Visitor Information

www.alnwickgarden.com

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The Alnwick Garden
Northumberland
All details updated* as of: 19/02/2008

Disabled information plus mobility and walking aids

Opening Days and Hours

Every day except Christmas Day; Apr, May & Oct, 10am - 6pm; June - Sept, 10am - 7pm; Nov - Mar, 10am - 4pm; Last admissions 45 mins. before closing

Parties / Coaches: Yes

Groups / Coaches need Appointment: Yes

House Open for Viewing: No

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National Garden Scheme days: No

Best Times of Year to Visit:
Spring, Summer and Autumn

To see:
"The Alnwick Rose", climbers on the pergolas, hornbeams.

Admission Prices

Adult £8; Concessions £7.50; Children Free (when accompanied by an adult - up to 4 per adult); Groups 14+ £6.22pp; Educational Group £2.50 per child

Onsite Facilities

Parking: Yes
Lavatories: Yes
Disabled Access: Yes

Shop: Yes
Plants for Sale: Yes
Lunches: Yes

Teas: Yes
Light Refreshment: Yes
Picnics: Yes

Dogs Allowed: No
On Lead only: No
Special Events: Yes

Other Facilities:
During the day, visitors must hold a valid admissions ticket for The Garden to eat, drink and shop in The Treehouse and The Pavilion. Tickets are not required in The Visitor Centre.

Garden Features

Grand cascade - dramatic sequences of water and light.
One of the largest tree houses in the world.
In 2008, an orchard featuring hundreds of Tai Haku cherry trees underplanted with bulbs is being planted, and will be accessible to visitors in spring 2009.

English Heritage Garden Grade:

National Collection:

Description of Garden

Designer: Wirtz International N.V

This developing garden is the inspiration of Jane, Duchess of Northumberland whose vision is to develop it into a contemporary garden that integrates water and light into a theatre of gardens. Its dramatic main feature is the Grand Cascade which is a magnificent tumbling mass of water ending in an eruption of fountains sending 350 litres of water into the air every second. The sequence lasts 12 minutes.

Above the Grand Cascade is the Ornamental Garden, a symmetrical, structured garden with a strong European influence, utilising box and yew. There are places to sit and catch the sun, with inviting doorways on to flower beds and golden amber coloured paths past lavender and fruit trees.

The Rose Garden is a gentle mixture of pergola paths and grassy walkways covered in shrub and climbing roses mixed with glorious clematis and honeysuckle.

Key features are the Treehouse with walkways in the air and an extraordinary place to eat, the Poison Garden, the Serpent Garden with its water sculptures from William Pye and the Bamboo Labyrinth. The vast Pavilion and Visitor Centre are stunning contemporary buildings by Sir Michael Hopkins, with space to eat, shop, learn and sit down.

The Alnwick Garden opened to the paying public in April 2002 and was soon overwhelmed by its success. Receiving more than 500,000 visitors in 2003, The Alnwick Garden is the third most visited paid-for garden in the UK.

History of Garden

The Garden is the 7th on this site, which is set alongside the Capability Brown landscape of the grounds of Alnwick Castle. (Details of its antecedents are available on request). Designed by Wirtz International N.V., the Alnwick Garden is the first UK commission of this internationally renowned Belgian landscape garden practice.

Nearby Northumberland Hotels, Facilities & Amenities

Hotels & Accommodation:

Restaurants:

Inns & Pubs:
Alnwick Town centre - 200 metres from garden.

Villages / Towns / Sightseeing:
Alnwick was judged best town for life-style by "Country Life" on 31st Oct 2002.

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*Information Updates
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(Most recently requested in Jan - Feb 2008)

The garden information above was last updated on 19/02/2008

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