Constable's Tower
In June 2018, Alnwick Castle proudly re-opened the Constable's Tower after nearly two years of refurbishment and development. During your visit to Alnwick Castle, make sure to visit the exhibitions and displays on all three floors of the Tower.
On the BASEMENT level, find a space virtually untouched since the 14th century. Likely once a buttery store for drinks or other kind of store room, this floor of the Constable's Tower gives a sense of how Alnwick Castle's interiors may have been over six hundred years ago.
On the MIDDLE level, explore a case full of fascinating objects collected by various Dukes of Northumberland, including items from North America and Polynesia, and a nineteenth-century 'velocipede' - a little like a bicycle! Visitors will also be able to watch a short film presented by Archivist Christopher Hunwick and featuring notable experts discussing the Tower and its history.
On the TOP level, discover the story of the Percy Tenantry Volunteers, a regiment set up at the end of the eighteenth century during the Napoleonic Wars. As well as a short animated film detailing some of the tales from the Volunteers, visitors can view many of the weapons and equipment they used over two hundred years ago, all meticulously cleaned during the Tower's recent refurbishment.
We hope you enjoy the new exhibitions in the Constable's Tower; please let us know what you think by email or on our social media channels.