Alnwick Castle in the period 1798–1814. The Abbot's Tower houses the Regimental Museum of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. An increase in public interest in the castle was generated by its use as a stand-in for the exterior and interior of Hogwarts in the "Harry Potter" films. Its appearance in the films has helped shape the public imagination regarding what castles should look like. Its condition contrasts with the vast majority of castles in the country, which are ruinous and unfit for habitation. The River Aln flows past the north side of the Castle. There is a deep ravine to the south and
The Alnwick Garden as architectural landscaping, topiary and decorative gates. A garden featuring intoxicating and poisonous plants was added in February 2005. Species of the Poison Garden include "Strychnos nux-vomica" (source of strychnine), hemlock, "Ricinus communis" (source of harmless castor oil but also deadly ricin), foxglove, "Atropa belladonna" (commonly called Deadly Nightshade")", "Brugmansia" and "Laburnum". The mission of the Poison Garden also includes drug education, with featured plantings of cannabis, coca and the opium poppy "Papaver somniferum". The Alnwick Garden The Alnwick Garden is a complex of formal gardens adjacent to Alnwick Castle in the town of Alnwick, Northumberland, England. The gardens have