Alnwick Castle
Castle

Alnwick Castle

Castle

Type

Alnwick

Where

Castle · Heritage

Good for

Check before you go

Cost

Plan your visit

Opening times

Open access — check locally for facilities

Location

Alnwick

Parent hack

Arrive at opening time in school holidays — you'll beat the queues and the car park.

Alnwick Castle is a castle and country house in Alnwick in the English county of Northumberland. It is the seat of the 12th Duke of Northumberland, built following the Norman Conquest and renovated and remodelled several times. It is a Grade I listed building now the home of Ralph Percy, 12th Duke of Northumberland and his family. In 2016, the castle received over 600,000 visitors per year when combined with adjacent attraction the Alnwick Garden.

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