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THE ORIGINS OF ALNWICK CASTLE DATE BACK TO THE NORMAN PERIOD. SINCE 1309 ITS STORY HAS BEEN INTERTWINED WITH THAT OF THE PERCY FAMILY, A FAMILY WITH A HISTORY AS ILLUSTRIOUS AS THE CASTLE’S OWN.

THE SECOND LARGEST INHABITED CASTLE IN THE UK, ALNWICK HAS SERVED AS A MILITARY OUTPOST, A TEACHING COLLEGE, A REFUGE FOR EVACUEES, A FILM SET, AND NOT LEAST AS A FAMILY HOME. DELVE DEEPER INTO THIS EXTRAORDINARY HISTORY AND TRAVEL THROUGH THE CENTURIES OF THIS LIVING, EVOLVING CASTLE.