Alnwick Gardens

For our days off this week, we planned a trip in Bertha to Berwick-upon-Tweed, somewhere we haven't visited before. We booked tickets to visit Alnwick Gardens and Castle on the way to break up the three-hour drive. Unfortunately, we woke up to a very wet, windy, and cold morning, but we had no choice except to go on with our plans.

Alnwick Garden was created in 2001 by the Duchess of Northumberland, owner of nearby Alnwick Castle. It is a modern garden combining sculpture, water features, and beautiful plants to delight visitors. It features the largest collection of European plants in the UK and the largest Japanese Cherry Orchard in the world. It is certainly impressive, and I'm sure on a warm, sunny day, it would have been amazing! As it was, the cherry blossoms were past their best, and we were both rather too cold in the bitter wind to enjoy our visit fully! 😀

During our visit, we had a guided tour of The Poison Garden, which was very interesting. I had no idea so many common garden plants could do us do much damage!Read more