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 a number of 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.
Alnwick Castle
Isometric view of Alnwick Castle, 1866
Alnwick Castle, chromolithograph by Alexander Francis Lydon, 1870
Alnwick Castle, the altar in the castle Chapel
Alnwick is a market town in Northumberland, England, of which it is the traditional county town. The population at the 2011 Census was 8,116.
The town of Alnwick, nestling behind Alnwick Castle (August 2004)
Alnwick Castle in winter (December 2013)
The rear view of Alnwick Town Hall (the main entrance is in the Market Place)
Barter Books in Alnwick