Alnwick Adventure: Discovering the Magic of Alnwick Castle, Gardens, and Alnmouth Walk

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  • čas přidán 9. 09. 2023
  • You gotta trust me on this: Alnwick is THE English town to visit if you are in any way nerdy about anything. So I guess that covers all of you huh?
    Let's do a tour of Alnwick, Alnwick castle and the Alnwick Gardens including the world famous Poison Garden, plus some tips on how to get to Alnwick and what we think is the best detour on your journey.
    So hold on to your butts because you're gonna learn a lot of fun facts about this little gem of England's tourism!
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Komentáře • 48

  • @Kakibot
    @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci +3

    I might or might not be mispronouncing the name Alnmouth through out this whole video, because nobody ever corrected me! I guess the locals are just too nice for that - another point for Alnmouth. Have you ever been to the Northumberland area? .)

    • @glenpywell8769
      @glenpywell8769 Před 9 měsíci

      Alnmouth gets pronouced many ways but I believe the correct way is Aln-mouth or Allen-mouth. Although most people don't mind Aln-muth 🙂
      It's a wonderful area up here and I'm lucky to have moved to Alnwick earlier this year. Alnmouth is our local to take the dogs for a walk on and often treat ourselved to a School Yard Pizza. Glad you enjoyed your visit

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci +1

      @@glenpywell8769 Aaah ok that's reassuring. Even just within this one island it can be a LOT for an English-as-second-language person!
      What a beautiful area to live!

  • @Tatia146
    @Tatia146 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Oh you brought some lovely memories back for me as we went there on our honeymoon 45 years ago. Visited most of the northern England beauty spots and I absolutely fell in love with the Geordi accent. 😅 Bamburgh castle is a must!

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci

      I will absolutely put Bamburgh on my list - everyone keeps recommending it! What other spots in the North would you recommend? .)

  • @TheEmpressgoth
    @TheEmpressgoth Před 8 měsíci

    ❤❤❤❤Thank you for sharing 😊 lovedcit

  • @Zamode68
    @Zamode68 Před 9 měsíci

    Castle is huge and looks in great shape. Gardens are pretty cool. Town along with Alnmouth look cute too.

  • @STEVEO7296
    @STEVEO7296 Před 2 měsíci

    Not sure what you ordered in Dirty Bottles, but the food is immense !
    Sunday roast up there with the best on the market…😮
    Cheeseburger ain’t bad either 😊

  • @PriRoses
    @PriRoses Před 9 měsíci

    i found your chanel last week and enjoying a lot your videos, congrats 😍

  • @terrilowe3530
    @terrilowe3530 Před 9 měsíci

    This was fun! I was on a Northern England and Yorkshire tour last Spring and Allnwick was our base for a few days. Everything about Alnwick was surprising. The castle and the gardens (those swings!) was intriguing and beautiful. The town and a great pub! And Barter Books was magical. Loved your whimsical video tour.

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci

      Interesting - that does sound like a great base for further exploring! I would absolutely love to go back and explore more of Yorkshire. Only drove through the countryside once for a wedding and wanted to go back since!

  • @originaltravelz
    @originaltravelz Před 8 měsíci

    We visited Alnwick last year and we absolutely loved it. We particularly enjoyed the "Tanner's Arms" pub, which has an amazing beer selection 🍻

  • @kathylindsey3448
    @kathylindsey3448 Před 8 měsíci

    We just got back from trip to EDI; watched many of your videos beforehand. Loved Barter Books even more than Alnwick Castle and owe that to you. Thanks!

  • @eddiegv45
    @eddiegv45 Před 9 měsíci

    What cool little towns!

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci +1

      Love these little old timey feeling little towns across Scotland and England!

  • @Silent-Shinobi307
    @Silent-Shinobi307 Před 3 měsíci

    Yooooo, great to see my hometown get some respect

  • @ingaborlowski1536
    @ingaborlowski1536 Před 9 měsíci

    Fantastic video 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @kenny1800
    @kenny1800 Před 9 měsíci +3

    Lovely video! If you're interested in doing other NE England castles, I remember loving Bamburgh Castle ... really beautiful sand dunes and vistas surrounding it!❤🏰

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci +2

      Always wanted to go! As a matter of fact we thought maybe we'd stop by on our way home... but time was not on our side this time x)

    • @franninchen
      @franninchen Před 9 měsíci

      Bamburgh is so much better than Alnwick Castle! Loved it there and just a better vibe also the surroundings are extremely calming.

  • @ihatecrazyfrog
    @ihatecrazyfrog Před 9 měsíci

    Another great video :)

  • @rubenramosjr.5334
    @rubenramosjr.5334 Před 3 měsíci

    I’ll be vacationing in Newcastle for a week later in April. I’d want to spend a day in Alnwick. Can I easily get there from Newcastle and back to Newcastle, in one day?

  • @helenstewart2085
    @helenstewart2085 Před 9 měsíci +1

    Such a shame I didn't find you 16 m9nths ago. Won't say how much I paid for a Trip from Edinburgh to Alnwick. But enjoyed my few hours there anyway.

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci

      Glad to hear you had a wonderful time anyway! .)

  • @timonrose5054
    @timonrose5054 Před 9 měsíci

    Love it. Suggestion Trip up to Aviemore to see the "Flying Scotsman" to be seen Sat 16th and Sun !7th September . Iconic steam locomotive.

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci

      Aaah that would be a good one! Alas that weekend is already filled with family celebrations for us!

  • @zuzanadubravcova1307
    @zuzanadubravcova1307 Před 9 měsíci +2

    Ok, last time after your videos I decided, that traveling around Scotland next year during summer is much better idea than go to the sea in Italy or elsewhere. Now I have to add also Alnwick to the wishlist. How am I supposed to do it in a week or two I am not sure. 😅 I am taking my dauther again too, we fell in love with Edinburgh on January, when we went there 😊

    • @franninchen
      @franninchen Před 9 měsíci +1

      I was in Scotland 2 weeks this summer. Edinburgh, Inverness, Isle of Skye, Glasgow, Alnwick Castle and Bamburgh Castle saw it all. 😊 2 weeks is a good time to spend in Scotland with some daytrips. Going to Italy in October... much less crowded and the weather isn't that extremely hot anymore. Would recommend it this way! 😄

    • @zuzanadubravcova1307
      @zuzanadubravcova1307 Před 9 měsíci

      @@franninchen that's the plan, we have similar thought! Also thank you for quick itinerary, it helps to plan things 😊

    • @franninchen
      @franninchen Před 9 měsíci

      @@zuzanadubravcova1307 after my trip I would skip Alnwick castle if I could do it all over again and would visit Stonehaven with Dunnottar castle instead. Starting in Edinburgh, Stonehaven, Inverness. A day trip there to Isle of skye and if it's possible one to Dunrobin castle and from Glasgow one into the Highlands. If you are not going with public transport and small tours and rent a car instead I would definitely go more of the beaten pass. 😅 But the small tours and train journeys were pretty easy and comfortable. Will go back next summer as well but this time as a solo traveller. 😊

    • @zuzanadubravcova1307
      @zuzanadubravcova1307 Před 9 měsíci

      @@franninchen Great advice, thank you :) I am going with my 7YO daughter, so have to adjust a little bit for a child, but she loves castles and museum, so no adjustment there :)

    • @franninchen
      @franninchen Před 9 měsíci

      @@zuzanadubravcova1307 maybe look if you could make a Highland coo experience with her? There are farms that offer Safaris and so on where you even have the opportunities to cuddle with them. If she find them cute this might be a very special moment. Also camera obscura should be fun for her. For a child Alnwick castle is a good stop as it is catering to families. They can dress up there, "fly" on a broomstick and they have a small dragon thing there as well for kids. 😊

  • @DerekGrubb
    @DerekGrubb Před 9 měsíci +1

    Given your exemplary tact and diplomacy, that pub grub must've been horrific.

    • @simonmountney
      @simonmountney Před 9 měsíci +1

      My gammon and chips were fine, cos it'd be remarkable to mess that up. Kats soup was tasteless, and the chili (one of her faves) nearly made her cry with how boring it was.

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci +2

      When I was 18, I got a job at a cafe where I was told to "come up with a daily soup recipe" every day. I still cringe over how bad my inexperienced inventions were, and the soup I got in this pub brought me right back to my tragic soup invention days 😂

  • @davidpierce3217
    @davidpierce3217 Před 9 měsíci

    Now I want to go visit there :) (P.S. get a patreon lol)

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci

      Aw, thank you so much! Working on it! .)

  • @franninchen
    @franninchen Před 9 měsíci

    I went there as well in August. I was really disappointed with Alnwick castle. It just didn't feel right for me. The castle has more of a theme park feeling almost like it isn't a real castle not sure how to describe it. I much prefered Bamburgh castle over it even it also has a connection as a tv show location. 😆 With all the lovely castles the UK and especially Scotland has to offer I would skip Alnwick for another one unless you really like to visit the garden. Also I think the entry fee for the Garden and the Castle are a bit too high for what you can see especially if you need to pay separately for something like the broomstick flying classes.

    • @Kakibot
      @Kakibot  Před 9 měsíci

      Yeah I know what you mean - it's definitely a castle that has modelled itself into a "family experience", and the pricing reflects that. Personally I get quite excited about that whole "Ren Faire" vibe because as you said, Scotland doesn't really do it this way, and personally I appreciate a bit of variety! A spoiled child that has always lived surrounded by castles, haha.

    • @franninchen
      @franninchen Před 9 měsíci

      @@Kakibot as a German we also have a ton of castles and take our ren fairs pretty seriously 😂 but I have to admit I am a nerd for old architecture and interior and love it much more when I really got the feeling of stepping into a different time period which I have to admit happens easily in Scotland. 😅 I miss this already again so much that I started planning a solo travel trip to Scotland again for next year. 😂 Your videos for sure will help for this also. 😊 Alnwick in the end is just a different vibe and when you know what you are getting into it might still be an amazing experience but otherwise it's just a bit disappointing.

  • @SIMON2500065
    @SIMON2500065 Před 26 dny

    This has to be the oddest place I have ever been to …!
    Suppose to be where sections of the Harry Potter scenes were filmed. Also has a huge Castle and Gardens and suppose to have lots of quirky shops..!
    Why is this place like a morgę anytime after 6pm. There are absolutely no tourists anywhere. The castle opens a fraction of the house up and the Gardens are an extra cost ..! It’s so weird …!
    Also spoke to a few shop owners and they are selling up because literally nobody comes here. Whoever is marketing this town should be fired as it has loads of potential..!

  • @simonmountney
    @simonmountney Před 9 měsíci +11

    It should go without saying, but Kat and I don't stand with, or in any way support the magic school terf writer. We wanted to make a video about Alnwick, but the town does have a close relationship with the filming of the magic orphan films. That's why we made the jokes, but don't mention it by name. Trans rights