Up to 100 players take part in Alnwick's Shrove Tuesday football match The organiser of one of five remaining Shrovetide football games to take place around the country say he hopes a decent number of ...

The Origami Cafe and Gift Shop has proved a popular hit since opening in 2016, with customers returning year on year for ...

You can’t say the people behind the Poison Garden didn’t warn you. The only way into the noxious nursery is through gates emblazoned with skulls, crossbones, and a warning: “These plants can kill.” It ...

Six-times mayor of Alnwick Ian Alastair Robertson built up an extensive historic collection, with many items relating to his home town. Now almost 400 lots from that array will be auctioned on June 18 ...

Atlas Obscura on Slate is a new travel blog. Like us on Facebook, Tumblr, or follow us on Twitter @atlasobscura. To enter the poison garden of Alnwick you must fetch a guide to unlock the black iron ...

The cellar extended out under the road in Alnwick which until 1970 was part of the A1 A centuries-old cellar has been discovered under a road which was once part of the A1. The space was discovered ...

A visit to the Poison Garden at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, England, requires expert supervision. After following a tour guide past the black iron gate adorned with skulls and crossbones, guests ...

The small Northumbian town of Alnwick is the best place to live in the UK, according to a magazine survey. The home to the wealthy Dukes of Northumberland since 1309, is the best when it comes to ...

It wasn't in the original story as I recall, but Gandalf, Bilbo and the other brave characters in The Hobbit could have saved themselves time by taking the old Wooler to Alnwick railway line. To the ...

The last two banks in a rural town will close next year. Branches of both Lloyds and Halifax in Alnwick, Northumberland, will shut in January 2025. An official at Alnwick Gardens, which runs a group ...