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Today's post I'm sharing with you a garden of death, where everything in it can LITERALLY kill you!

The Alnwick Garden Poison Garden

The Alnwick Garden

The Gardeners Cottage

Greenwell Road Alnwick

Northumberland, England

The Alnwick Garden plays host to the small but deadly Poison Garden—filled exclusively with around 100 toxic, intoxicating, and narcotic plants. The boundaries of the Poison Garden are kept behind black iron gates, only open on guided tours.

Visitors are strictly prohibited from smelling, touching, or tasting any plants.

Entry to The Poison Garden is included with your day ticket but please note tours are subject to availability.

These Plants Can Kill

A combination of dark, ivy-covered tunnels and flame-shaped beds creates an educational garden full of interest and intrigue, where the most dangerous plants are kept within giant cages.

Delve into the history of poison as our Guides remind you of some of the world’s most high profile poison cases.

If you’re more of the foraging type, The Poison Garden Tour is not to be missed! Learn how to survive in the wild by knowing what NOT to pick!

Tours occur every 30 minutes during the opening hours of The Garden. Simply head to The Poison Garden Gates and ask a Guide.

Please note Tours are subject to availability and each tour has a max capacity of 20 people.

What’s in the UK’s Deadliest Garden?

The Poison Garden is home to around 100 species of dangerous, toxic and harmful plants, each of which has the potential to severely injure you! These are some of the most dangerous to look (but not touch) out for on your tour:

Laburnum

Atropa Belladonna

Helleborus Odorus

Monkshood

Ricinus communis

Giant Hogweed

Opium Poppy

Gympie- Gympie

…and hundreds more!

Belladonna

Castor Oil Plant

Castor Oil Plant contains the deadly toxin RICIN

Cannabis

All parts of the laburnum tree are poisonous. If consumed in excess, they can bring on intense sleepiness, vomiting, coma and frothing at the mouth.

Nicandra is a genus of flowering plant in the NIGHTSHADE family.

Many people have the laburnum tree around their home because of its beautiful yellow flowers, but they contain a poison called CYTISINE

In Victorian England, women used to put pollen from Angel's Trumpet flower in their tea to induce LSD-like hallucinations. In large doses, Angel's Trumpet is deadly.

The laurel plant is common throughout suburban England, but its fumes can be toxic.

Monkshood is extremely poisonous - a person could kill an entire village by putting the plant's roots in a drinking well.