“Look, don’t touch” is the motto at Alnwick’s poison garden in Northumberland, unless you’re a professional poisonous-plant ...

When people from outside of the North East hear the word Northumberland, it's likely that medieval castles are one of the first images that spring to mind. And tourists are probably thinking of one ...

I moved to New York last year to help set up New Scientist‘s Manhattan bureau, but with lots of family and friends in the UK, we’re about to return for a visit. They are eager to walk its ramparts, ...