Whether it's binge-watching episodes of The Crown or eagerly awaiting the new Princess Diana biopic, there's something tantalizing about getting an inside look at British royal life. But if the screen ...

Visitors are encouraged to touch, smell and even nibble a berry or two as they stroll through Alnwick Castle's 26 acres of shrubs, trees and flowers -- until they reach the Poison Garden. Here some of ...

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 ...

Alnwick Castle, AKA Hogwarts Castle, is getting a second boost from the world of cinema as a setting for Downton Abbey's Season 5. On Jan. 4, the Crawleys will return to American television as Downton ...

A magical new season is all set to launch at Alnwick Castle which is offering visitors a chance to walk in the footsteps of Harry Potter and Downton Abbey stars. From next Friday, a costumed guide ...

“Don’t touch,” says Bridget the guide, as we prepare to enter the locked gates of the Poison Garden. “Don’t smell.” Don’t worry: I had seen the skull and crossbones on the black wrought-iron gate, ...

A day in Northumberland demands a visit to this iconic castle, recently voted one of the UK's favourite stately homes. Alnwick Castle-has a packed programme of summer events for all the family to ...

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The Duke and Duchess of Northumbria who live in a castle made famous by the Harry Potter films have hired bouncers to boot out abusive fans after a spate of verbal attacks on staff. Alnwick Castle in ...

The criticism I've had is just mas-sive," says the Duchess of Northumberland, as she leads a visitor through the Bamboo Labyrinth of Alnwick Garden. "It's really staggering the way that Britain views ...

ONE of Britain’s richest men has infuriated his neighbours with plans to build a massive “prison fence” around his Harry Potter castle. The Duke of Northumberland says the two-metre-high barbed-wire ...

Broomstick riding instructors at the castle which doubles as Harry Potter’s Hogwarts are among staff who will lose a week’s pay when it shuts to host a society wedding. About 100 staff – kept on ...