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	Alnwick - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		It serves as the administrative centre for the Alnwick district, and had a population of 7,100 at the time of the 2001 census.
		The history of Alnwick is the history of the castle and its lords, from the days of Gilbert Tyson, variously known as Tison, Tisson, and De Tesson, one of the Conqueror's standardbearers, upon whom this northern estate was bestowed, until the present time.
		Alnwick town lies adjacent to the A1, the main national north/south trunk road, providing easy access to Newcastle upon Tyne (30 miles south) and to the Scottish capital Edinburgh (80 miles north).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alnwick (1397 words)

	Alnwick Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Alnwick Garden is a formal garden established in the grounds of Alnwick Castle in Alnwick, Northumberland, UK.
		Alnwick Garden Project The Duchess of Northumberland's dream to transform a derelict 12 acre walled garden into the most magnificent garden created anywhere in Europe in the last 100 years.
		The Alnwick Horror The secrets of Alnwick Castle's position, the Percy family's fortunes, the Percy Crest's origin, and the straight lines that connect the Percy family homes.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Alnwick_Garden.html (411 words)

	Alnwick Castle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Alnwick Castle, from the east, across the pastures and the River Aln
		Alnwick Castle is a castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England.
		It is the most ambitious new garden created in the United Kingdom since the Second World War, with a reported development cost for the whole of £42 million pounds (press release of 7 August 2003).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Alnwick_Castle (895 words)

	Alnwick -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Alnwick ((Click link for more info and facts about pronounced) pronounced) is a small (A (usually small) town where a public market is held at stated times) market town in north (The northernmost county of England; has many Roman remains (including Hadrian's Wall)) Northumberland, in the north-east of (A division of the United Kingdom) England.
		The history of Alnwick is the history of the castle and its lords, from the days of Gilbert Tyson, variously known as Tison, Tisson, and De Tesson, one of the (Someone who is victorious by force of arms) Conqueror's standardbearers, upon whom this northern estate was bestowed, until the present time.
		Alnwick town lies adjacent to the (Click link for more info and facts about A1) A1, the main national north/south trunk road, providing easy access to Newcastle upon Tyne (30 miles south) and to the Scottish capital Edinburgh (80 miles north).
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/a/al/alnwick.htm (1441 words)

	Alnwick Garden \| About the Garden
		The Alnwick Garden in Northumberland is one of the most exciting contemporary gardens to be developed in the last century, a magical landscape created from a unique idea.
		The Alnwick Garden was officially opened in October 2002 by its patron HRH The Prince of Wales, as the first phase of development was complete.
		The Garden is a sequence of busy and quiet spaces, with the gentle and introspective Rose Garden feeling far remote from the children playing in the water jets of the Grand Cascade.
	www.alnwickgarden.com /about_the_garden/index.asp (390 words)

	The Alnwick Garden (Northumberland) -- © Gardens-Guide.com - Information, Prices, Maps, History, and Local ...
		The Garden is the inspiration of Jane, Duchess of Northumberland whose vision is to develop it into a contemporary garden that integrates water and light into a theatre of gardens.
		The Rose Garden is a gentle mixture of pergola paths and grassy walkways covered in shrub and climbing roses mixed with glorious clematis and honeysuckle.
		The Alnwick Garden opened to the paying public in April 2002 and was soon overwhelmed by its success.
	www.gardens-guide.com /gardenpages/_0494.htm (475 words)

	Castle View - guest house alnwick northumberland - accommodation northumberland - Exploring the Area (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Alnwick is situated in the heart of Northumberland only 10 minutes drive from beautiful beaches.
		The Alnwick Garden has been laid in the historic footprint of gardens dating back to the 18th Century.
		Alnwick is an ideal base to explore the wonderful Northumberland countryside.
	www.castleviewalnwick.co.uk /area.html (266 words)

	Broadway To Vegas March 6, 2004
		The Poison Garden is designed to tap people's fascination with the plants that cannot be touched, and to educate on the dangers of species such as poppies, magic mushrooms, and castor oil plants used to produce the deadly nerve agent ricin.
		Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited Castle in England, the first being Windsor Castle, and has been the home of the Percys, Earls and Dukes of Northumberland since 1309.
		The Alnwick Garden first phase was opened to the general public in October 2002 by its patron Prince Charles.
	www.broadwaytovegas.com /March6,2005.html (3005 words)

	Gardens in Alnwick & Northumberland, UK - Visit Alnwick
		The centrepiece of The Alnwick Garden is the Grand Cascade, a magnificent tumbling mass of water, ending in an eruption of fountains sending 350 litres of water into the air every second.
		Nestled in a corner of The Garden is the Rose Garden, a mixture of pergola lined paths and walkways, covered in climbing and shrub roses mixed with glorious clematis and honeysuckle.
		Herterton House is a 16th century farmhouse set in small formal garden of 1 acre, with topiary, physic and flower gardens, a plant nursery and "fancy" garden with 2 storey gazebo.
	www.visitalnwick.org.uk /explore/gardens.htm (1570 words)

	Alnwick Town Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (page 27)
		Beyond the Castle is the fabulous Alnwick Garden, the inspiration of the Duchess of Northumberland, which first opened to the public in 2002.
		Alnwick is an excellent centre in which to base your holiday in the area, offering a good range of quality accommodation, and it's proximity to the heritage coast and the Cheviot Hills is advantageous.
		Alnwick is reached by train via "Almouth for Alnwick" station which is on the London-Newcastle-Edinburgh East Coast mainline and is served by 13 trains a day.
	www.northumberland.gov.uk /vg/alnwick_town.htm (2196 words)

	Poison Garden a head twirler at Alnwick Castle / Just don't touch the hemlock
		If a new garden were to be constructed, they maintained, it should be in the south, where Britain's most stately horticultural showcases are located, and not in the country's far north.
		The Poison Garden seems a natural -- Harry and his friends trekking off to the garden for instruction and inspiration, attending class in the multiroom 6,000-square-foot tree house that rambles over one end of the garden.
		Among the plantings in the garden are deadly nightshade, just three of whose sweet-tasting berries can be lethal; hemlock, used for ancient Greece's compulsory suicides, in which rapid physical deterioration is accompanied by the mind remaining clear to the end; and mandrake, which is said to scream when touched.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2005/10/29/HOGPSFEBUK1.DTL (890 words)

	Welcome to Alnwick (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The District of Alnwick stretches from the unspoilt wilds of the Northumberland National Park to the outstanding beauty of the Heritage Coast.
		Don't miss Alnwick Fair, a costumed re-enactment of a mediaeval fair, which starts on the last Sunday in June and runs for a week in the Market Place.
		Alnwick is also home to its own "International Festival of Music, Song and Dance", which attracts a quality international mix of musicians from around the globe.
	www.alnwicktown.co.uk (194 words)

	Alnwick Garden, Northumberland and places to stay including holiday cottages
		Above the Cascade is the Ornamental Garden, a formal walled garden with innovative European planting and water pools and there is a Rose Garden with 3000 rose bushes and clematis where the scent is heavenly and contains, amongst others, the Alnwick Castle Rose launched at Chelsea in 2001.
		Georgian farmhouse within walking distance of Alnwick and 1.5 miles from Alnwick Garden, non-smoking en-suite accommodation, peaceful surroundings, car-park and wood-burner fires.
		Quietly situated on edge of Alnwick and open countryside.
	www.greatbritishgardens.co.uk /alnwick_castle.htm (233 words)

	alnwicksucks
		Obviously the magazine journalists didn't visit Alnwick during a week when RAF Tornado bombers and unspecified American fighters buzz the town during exercises to practise their skills in bombing foreign civilians (which is why they fly over this town).
		Alnwick IS actually the County town of Northumberland, but the fact is that its neighbour Morpeth has effectively taken that title for itself.
		Alnwick doesn't have a main Post Ofice, a Gas showroom, an Electricity showroom (or similar major shop) and the ony reason it still has a maternity unit is because the local people put their hands in their pockets and paid for a new one themselves.
	www.alnwicksucks.homestead.com (8579 words)

	The Alnwick Garden begins to ‘bloom’ (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The garden at Alnwick Castle is not simply a recreation of the past, for the vision has been to create one of the world’s greatest contemporary gardens, in Northumberland.
		Crucially, this is Alnwick’s garden, not the Duchess of Northumberland’s.
		From the outset, it was envisaged as a garden that would be enjoyed by local people and families, as well as an attraction to draw visitors to the county from further afield, benefiting the local economy.
	www.nfucountryside.com /newsruraltourism-454.htm (823 words)

	Alnwick Garden Page 4796
		In the Ornamental Garden there is a red and orange glow from remaining fruits on the main crab apple plantings.
		Garden decor and garden art is one way to spice up your view.
		The Victory Garden and the Victory Garden logo are trademarks of WGBH Educational Foundation.
	garden.technolist.com /Garden/4796.html (695 words)

	Alnwick District Council Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The district of Alnwick lies in the heart of Northumberland, just 30 miles north of Newcastle upon Tyne, in the north east of England.
		Alnwick district is stunningly beautiful and stretches from the unspoilt wilds of the Northumberland national Park in the west, to the spectacular heritage coast on the east.
		Alnwick District Council provides a wide range of services for local residents and works closely with its partners and community groups to ensure the district remains an excellent place in which to live and work and to visit.
	www.alnwick.gov.uk (235 words)

	Alnwick Garden, Rothbury & Coquetdale Nr. Alnwick Castle, Northumberland
		The district boasts the amazing Alnwick Castle and the new Alnwick Garden, whilst Rothbury benefits from having the stately home, Cragside, on its doorstep and the superb view of the Simonside Range which provides a ruggedly beautiful backdrop to the Coquet Valley.
		Hopefully you will still go to the Alnwick Garden, and see for yourself the major work that is being undertaken to improve the Garden for next year and beyond.
		Alnwick Castle is well maintained and the staterooms are a magnificent example of Renaissance style having been redecorated in the 19th century by Italian craftsmen.
	www.visit-rothbury.co.uk /area/attractions_alnwick_district.htm (617 words)

	Alnwick Garden, Alnwick. Hand picked Places to Visit in Northumberland, England
		The Alnwick Garden — one of the great wonders of the contemporary gardening world — has become a stunning success and seeks to offer an excellent resource for study, learning and exploration.
		As the third most visited garden in the UK after Kew and Wisley, few other new gardens can rival the scale and ambition of the vision for The Alnwick Garden.
		Joining The Garden this year will be one of the largest wooden tree houses in the world with an amazing elevated restaurant and three new gardens.
	www.heritagebritain.com /places/350.html (406 words)

	Garden (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Garden Writers Association of America is an organization of over 1800 professional communicators in the garden and horticulture industry.
		The Garden Island newspaper for the island of Kauai in the Hawaiian Islands.
		The garden is engaged in the struggle to save the tropical plant world, which is under threat from all sides.
	steel-buildings.allworldsites.com /q/steel-buildings-garden.htm (942 words)

	Spectator, The: Gardener's question time (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This could be chicken-feed, however, compared with the funding the Duchess hopes to bag for her pet project, the Alnwick Garden, which by the time it is completed will have cost an estimated L42m.
		The girl who never really expected to be a duchess was given a walled garden and a million pounds to spend on it by her hus-band, to cheer her up for having to move into gloomy old Hogwarts (Alnwick Castle is the setting for the Harry Potter films).
		Technically, Alnwick is within a deprived rural area, but last year the town came top in a Country Life poll to find the most attractive place to live in England.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3724/is_200308/ai_n9275134 (1443 words)

	Guardian Unlimited \| The Guardian \| Drugs in the borders in duchess's poison garden
		Cannabis, opium poppies, tobacco and the coca plant - the source of cocaine - are to feature in the Alnwick Garden, in Northumberland after the Home Office approved a licence for the garden's charity to grow the plants for educational purposes.
		Alison Hamer, the Alnwick Garden's learning development manager, said: "The subject of drugs, alcohol, tobacco and medicines, and their use are very emotive ones.
		The garden project, which is now being run by a trust, was begun by the duchess.
	www.guardian.co.uk /uk_news/story/0,3604,1347225,00.html (417 words)

	The Alnwick Garden, England
		This garden is now one of the star attractions of Northumberland.
		The centrepiece is the Grand Cascade, but the Rose Garden and the ornamental garden are a joy to behold throughout the year.
		The rose ’Alnwick Castle’ fills the air with its raspberry scent in June.
	www.discovertheborders.co.uk /places/84.html (135 words)

	Alnwick Coast & Country Northumberland Northumbria England UK GB (page 2)
		The Alnwick Garden is Northumberland's most visited tourist attraction whilst the adjacent castle has been the setting for scenes in sevaral major feature films, including the first two Harry Potter films.
		Pronounced "Ann-ick" and sometimes known as "The Windsor of the North", Alnwick is the seat of the Duke of Northumberland and was the county town in medieval times.
		Cragside Country House and Gardens, in the care of the National Trust, is just outside the town.
	www.northumberland.gov.uk /vg/alnwick.html (443 words)

	Floors Walled Garden, Alnwick Castle Garden
		Alnwick Gardens and Floors Castle Gardens are the perfect contrast in styles.
		Dominating centre stage at Alnwick Gardens is the magnificent Cascade Garden with additional spin off gardens such as the Serpent Garden and Garden for the Senses.
		The Cascade Garden with spin-off gardens such as the Serpent Garden and Garden for the Senses, just to name a few.
	www.roxburghe.net /short_breaks/gardenlovers.html (311 words)

	The urinals of Alnwick Castle (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Alnwich Garden is located adjacent to the Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, England, U.K. The pictures were submitted by PT.
		Apart from an ornamental garden, it has a spectacular Grand Water Cascade - a tumbling mass of water ending in an eruption of fountains sending 350 litres of water six metres into the air every second.
		These luxurious urinals are located inside the new visitor centre and are on 3 walls of a small alcove.
	www.urinal.net /alnwick_garden (115 words)

	News - The Alnwick Garden to host family Hallowe’en fun this half-term
		The Alnwick Garden is to host an assortment of fun events in the lead up to Christmas (see Parents Online Days Out).
		Seven Stories will be in The Garden on 27th October, inviting visitors of all ages to enjoy an ever-changing journey through the world of children’s books.
		These events form part of The Garden’s developing arts programme aimed at benefiting visitors and generating new opportunities for local artists, contributing to the wider arts provision in the North East.
	www.parents.org.uk /news_alnwick-garden.htm (546 words)

	Tour of Alnwick Castle: Raileurope.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Rose and Ornamental Gardens: Set in the heart of the secret Kingdom of Northumberland, this exciting new garden features the Grand Cascade as its centerpiece, creating a series of spellbinding water displays.
		There are over 65,000 individual plants in The Garden, making it one of the largest European plant collections in the UK with a total area of 40 acres.
		A garden that is a place of contemplation, a place of fun, a place of inspiration and education.
	www.raileurope.com /us/rail/passes/alnwick_castle_garden.htm (344 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		But rather than attempt to circumvent the tight security surrounding the Poison Garden itself, the intruders headed for a service greenhouse where plants were being stored under cover.
		Last night the duchess and the Alnwick Garden Trust defended the inclusion of dangerous plants as part of their display as "an alternative avenue" for teachers and parents to instigate discussion and increase awareness of the misuse of drugs.
		She said: "The Alnwick Garden Trust is committed to drugs education and the theft of the cannabis plants from the Poison Garden serves only to underline the importance of this work.
	www.mapinc.org /newscc/v05/n1583/a07.html?397 (203 words)

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