Tuesday, February 21, 2023
Tuesday, February 21, 2023
2:00 pm To 5:00 pm
Alnwick Castle, Alnwick NE66 1YU, United Kingdom
Commencing at 2pm on Shrove Tuesday every year, the Duke of Northumberland starts the ‘game’ by throwing the football from the battlements of the Alnwick Castle barbican to the waiting crowd below. The game continues downhill to the pastures and is played on the pastures and the river Aln below the castle.
Spectators are welcome – but don’t get too close!
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Powburn Show, Brandon White House Cottages, Powburn, Alnwick, UK
Friday, August 2, 2024
Powburn, 8 miles west of Alnwick
Local agricultural show in Powburn – the first of the annual Cheviot Sheep and Horticultural Shows, featuring stalls, craft displays, competitions, sheep show, cross country race, pony games & jumping etc. Evening show dance. Read more…
Rose & Thistle Inn, Alwinton, Morpeth, UK
Friday, August 30, 2024
Alwinton, 16 miles west of Alnwick
Enter this 12 hour walking event which starts and finishes at Alwinton – in aid of the Northumberland National Park Search and Rescue Team. Walking & running through and over the beautiful Upper Coquetdale and Cheviot Hills. Read more…
Alnwick Market, Market Place, Alnwick NE66 1HS, United Kingdom
Thursday, August 24, 2023 To Saturday, August 26, 2023
9:00 am To 9:00 pm
Central Alnwick
There will be a warm welcome to Alnwick & District Round Table’s Beer Festival : 11am – 11pm Fri & Sat. & 12 – 6pm Sun. Read more…
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