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Grounds & Museums (Last Admission 3.45pm) 10.00am – 5.30pm State Rooms (Last Entry 4.00pm, Chapel 2.30pm) 10.30am – 4.30pm Artisans Courtyard & Dragon Quest (Last Entry 4.30pm) 10.00am – 5.00pm Alnwick Castle Gift Shop 10.00am – 5.00pm Courtyard Café 10.00am – 5.00pm Armoury Takeaway 10.30am - 4.00pm Stables Fryery 11.30am – 3.00pm Fusiliers Museum & Gift Shop 11.00am – 5.00pm State Room Shop 11.00am – 4.00pm

GROUPS & SCHOOLS Pre-booked groups and school visitors B6341 enjoy discounted admission and a B1340 host of other benefits. Please call

Denwick 01665 511 100 or visit our Bondgate Lane website for details. B6341 Market St A1068 B6346 WEDDINGS & EVENTS

Alnwick Castle is a magnificent venue Edinburgh Alnwick for weddings & corporate occasions. Newcastle Please call 01665 511 086 or visit our website for details.      ACCESSIBILITY Some areas of the castle and grounds FIND US have limited accessibility; please visit Alnwick Castle is well signposted. our website for full access statement. It is less than a mile off the A1, 36 A DAY OUT BRIMMING WITH Free wheelchair and mobility scooter miles from Newcastle and 87 miles hire is available from admissions and from Edinburgh. Please visit our it is recommended that you pre-book. website for transport information. Dogs (except assistance dogs) are not Magic & History permitted in the castle and grounds. CONTACT Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Alnwick Castle's remarkable history, filled with drama, intrigue and Northumberland, NE66 1NG extraordinary people, makes it a day out like no other. Telephone: 01665 511 100 All information correct at time of going to Email: [email protected] press. Alnwick Castle reserves the right to In recent years, the Castle has taken a starring role in a number of alter opening times and other arrangements without prior notice. Please check our film and television productions, most famously as School website for the latest information. of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the first two Harry Potter films.

Step into the magical world of Alnwick Castle and discover tales of SAVE    this extraordinary Castle's illustrious history. VISITOR GUIDE % For more information on any of the events in this 2019 10 leaflet or to pre-book your tickets, please visit: WHEN YOU BUY ONLINE* ALNWICKCASTLE.COM ALNWICKCASTLE.COM Diary of Events Daily Activities Evenings SAVE MARCH % ALL FREE WITH ADMISSION EVENING EVENTS PROGRAMME 10 29th Alnwick Castle Opens! WHEN YOU BUY ONLINE* APRIL Historical Hear stories from the long and eventful history of Alnwick The excitement doesn’t end when the sun goes down Grounds Tours Castle as you walk the grounds with one of our knowledgeable with this new programme of evening events! Please 6th – 10th Peterkin the Jester guides. note: Separate charges and additional tickets are 13th – 16th Potter – Inspired Characters State Room Tours See the lavish Italian Renaissance style interiors of the State required for these events. See alnwickcastle.com 13th – 17th Birds of Prey Term-time only Rooms, contained within the magnificent fortress exterior. for more details and to purchase tickets. 19th – 22nd Trouvère Minstrels, Crafts with The Company of Artisans, Medieval Budding knights and princesses (young and old!) can dress up Medieval Alchemist Dress-up in medieval finery, joining the hustle and bustle of medieval life, as well as meeting the squires and ladies of the Castle. MAY Artisans Try authentic medieval crafts, play traditional games in the 4th – 6th Military Firing Drills and the Percy Tenantry Volunteers THREE INCH FOOLS Courtyard square, and take your place on the throne of Hotspur Hall! PRESENT MUCH ADO 25th – 27th The Alnwick Joust- Rosa Mundi's Medieval Camp, Trouvère 10 Minute Talks Hear an overview of a historical figure, artist or item in ABOUT NOTHING Minstrels, The Art of Dressage and Longbow Archery Term-time only Alnwick Castle’s collection with our guide-led 10 minute talks. Sunday 7th July 28th – 31st Fighting Knights, Peterkin the Jester Have-a-go Take a strong stance, steel your arm, steady your aim and try to An incredible outdoor performance of Archery hit the bullseye! Shakespeare’s much loved comedy, staged in JUNE For visitors aged 9+ the spectacular grounds of Hulne Abbey. 29th 1919 Peace Celebration - Peterkin the Jester, Ellington Colliery Band and Punch & Judy 30th 1919 Peace Celebration - Peterkin the Jester, Alnwick Playhouse Band, Punch & Judy and Trouvère Minstrels DRAGON QUEST THREE INCH FOOLS Free time slot ticket required PRESENT MACBETH JULY Will you stand your ground or quake with Tuesday 9th July 13th – 17th Trouvère Minstrels fear when you come face-to-face with Join us for this atmospheric open air 15th - 17th Peterkin the Jester Alnwick’s most fearsome and ferocious performance of Shakespeare’s most famous tragedy, brought to you from 20th – 24th Wizarding Week - Potter-Inspired Characters, Wand beast? Making, Wizard Trail and more within the grounds of Alnwick Castle. 27th – 31st Jesting with Zooted, Medieval Alchemist and Crafts with The Company of Artisans BROOMSTICK TRAINING AFTER DARK: BELOW AUGUST Free time slot ticket required STAIRS 1st Jesting with Zooted Join our resident wizarding professors Throughout October 3rd – 7th The Joust of the North - Birds of Prey, Jesting with Zooted and take part in our famous broomstick If only the walls could talk, what tales they and more training sessions, on the very spot where could tell, of centuries past and people who 8th – 16th Birds of Prey Harry had his first flying lesson! have come and gone. Discover the Castle's 9th – 15th Jesting with Zooted forgotten secrets... After Dark! 17th – 21st Knight School, Jesting with Zooted 23rd Jesting with Zooted 24th – 31st Wizarding Week - Magical Beasts, Potter-Inspired ALNWICK 'ON LOCATION' CINEMA UNDER THE Characters and Wizard Trail TOURS STARS Hear behind-the-scenes anecdotes as you tour Various SEPTEMBER & OCTOBER the cinematic locations at Alnwick Castle, Cosy up during the dark autumn nights for known for its starring role in the first two Sep 7th - 8th Jesting with Zooted our splendid evenings of classic cinema, Harry Potter films, & screened within the grounds of Alnwick Oct 5th - 6th Trouvère Minstrels Transformers: The Last Knight. Castle. Oct 26th-27th Crafts with The Company of Artisans, Knight School: The Dark Side of Chivalry During peak times, free time slot tickets are required for some activities. For more information or to pre-book event tickets, please visit: alnwickcastle.com Please collect these upon arrival, on the day of your visit.

A Look into History Featured Events JESTING WITH ZOOTED Various MUSEUMS & EXHIBITIONS This year, Alnwick Castle has an exciting new itinerary of special Harking from a period when comedy was events... so there are more reasons than ever to come and visit! uncomplicated and well let’s say… simple, Delve into the Castle’s past and explore the three this comedy duo gives a performance on site Museums and Exhibitions. For more information, please visit: alnwickcastle.com worthy of the lords and ladies of days gone by!

UNROLLING HISTORY THE ALNWICK JOUST MEDIEVAL MUSIC WITH Around 950 years ago, William de Percy, 25th - 27th May TROUVÈRE MINSTRELS direct ancestor of Ralph Percy, the present Your chance to see one of medieval Various , came to Alnwick’s most thrilling spectacles as Experience and relish the gentle from France. But was he with armoured knights engage in full combat on wandering tones of medieval music, as you William the Conqueror at the Battle of horseback. Great fun and excitement for all explore one of the UK’s finest cultural Hastings in 1066? the family. heritage sites.

ANTIQUITIES MUSEUM 1919 PEACE CELEBRATION PETERKIN THE JESTER First open to the public in 1826, Alnwick 29th - 30th June Various Castle has amassed an intriguing and The signing of the Treaty of Versailles officially Whether wobbling precariously on impressive collection where archaeological brought an end to WW1 and was the beginning wooden stilts, close shaves with his finds continue to be added. of Peace Party Celebrations across the country. fire-eating antics or balancing upside Join us this summer as we throw our very own down on any fool he can trick into lying on centenary street party! the floor, Peterkin will have you amused!

NORTHUMBERLAND THE JOUST OF THE NORTH BIRDS OF PREY FUSILIERS MUSEUM 3rd - 7th August Various Discover fascinating stories of the Witness the drama, pageantry & passion as Experience a theatrical performance of endeavour, bravery, loss, and survival of masterful knights and their trusty steeds expert falconry, combined with the soldiers of the Northumberland battle valiantly to defend their honour in enchanting storytelling and inspiring Fusiliers, one of the country’s oldest this gripping 15th Century Jousting history, which is sure to thrill and regiments. Tournament. Who will be victorious? entertain the whole family!

CONSTABLE’S TOWER WIZARDING WEEK Discover a wealth of fascinating and Various intriguing objects collected from around Put on your most enchanting robes, summon the world. At the top of the Tower, find out your favourite wand and join our resident the story of the volunteers who were wizarding professors for a magical week of prepared to defend England’s shores mayhem! Inspired by the enchanting world against the French in the 19th century. of Harry Potter.

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