Address: Denwick Lane, Alnwick, NE66 1FJ, United Kingdom
Phone: +441665511350
Rating: 4.6
based on 604 reviews.
Accessibility
Pros:
"There IS disabled access all the way from the bottom of the waterfall (through the maze entrance) all the way to the fountain type garden at the top."
"Good accessibility if you are on wheels as well."
"I was fortunate enough to hire a mobility scooter (free) so even though I have intermittent mobility issues I could access all areas."
"Disability access is reasonable and scooters can be hired at the beginning of the morning."
"You can get everywhere with ramps."
"I must say that this place has one of the best accessibility packs I've ever seen! As we use a wheelchair."
"Fantastic garden where accessibility is well catered for."
Cons:
"It wasn't quite how we remembered it... Lack of facilities at the top end of the gardens are frustrating, especially with young kids."
"Bit smaller than we thought and a long walk from the car park."
"Unfortunately all the mobility scooters were hired but there were no issues with the wheelchair pushing it round."
"Toilets inside garden but not open so you had to go back out and use toilets at entrance then show your ticket again."
"Only little thing I would say there should be a designated line for people who have already taken out the annual ticket over the phone."
"The only criticism I had was it was very disorganised and no one knew where they were going and there was chaos when everyone thought the car park closed at 6 so we would all be trapped and none of the staff had a clue what was going on either."
"Sadly, no dogs were allowed anywhere on site, so my husband had to dog sit and couldn't come."
Value for Money
Pros:
"Cafe offering high quality food for a bit high, yet reasonable price for a tourist attraction."
"By no means an inexpensive visit, but you always get what you pay for in life."
"Not expensive either."
"Worth every penny!"
"The cafe does nice food and drinks which are reasonably priced."
"Food was lovely. Really enjoyable day out."
"Wow, I did think over £17 per adult to look at a garden was steep but man it was worth every penny."
Cons:
"Everything was closed despite us paying £13 entry and £3 parking. All of the activities were off and the food vans were not on."
"Prices for food and drink are very steep!!!"
"Getting in was farcical, our hotel provided passes yet the man on the gate wouldn't accept them and said we had to get tickets."
"Food from the cafe was OK but pricey."
"Also pretty expensive for drinks."
"The other thing was the price, shocking really as we were only visiting Alnwick for a few hours from Ireland."
"At £18 each plus £3.50 for the car park a bit expensive although we got a 2 for 1 deal through Gardener's World magazine."
Garden Features
Pros:
"One of the best places you can visit in the country let alone the world."
"It's just a beautiful place that everyone needs to see for themselves."
"Beautiful gardens, lovely day out."
"The water feature is very impressive, and the gardens and orchards off to the sides are equally as gorgeous."
"The main fountain area which is always stunning all year round."
"Really lovely garden with a big interest in water features and little streams everywhere."
"The gardens are beautiful with staggering water features."
Cons:
"The 'Poison Garden' was smaller then I imagined, the tour brief and not especially thorough."
"Visited at the end of October so obviously not everything was in bloom!"
"Most of the apple blossom had fallen but had a calming walk around leading to the top garden."
"Visiting the end of September wasn't the best choice, most of the plants on site had already finished their blooming."
"At this time of year it's not worth visiting, the place is very bare with nothing in bloom."
"Not much going on this time of year in the gardens and we felt the admission fee was too high because of this."
"Went in September was really disappointed, the amount we paid to get in does not reflect the display we saw."