Used in episodes:
- Robin Hood and Sorcerer
- The Prophecy
- The Witch of Elsdon
North of Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, our travels took us to the wonderfully historic castle of Alnwick
Walking down the main drive from the ticket office, you're greated with the awesome sight of Alnwick Castle itself, spreading out to your right as you approach the main gatehouse. The grandeur of this stone construction is evident.
Although the first thing the owners fire at you is Harry Potter that was filmed there, Robin of Sherwood fans should not lose heart.
From a Robin of Sherwood point of view, it's easy to see why they started here for Robin Hood and the Sorcerer. The first
location for the show that you get to is through the main gatehouse and into the outer bailey field which was made famous in the show as
the escape scene from the dungeon in the first episode. Walking around the outer walls, you could almost see Michael Praed tazzing
acRobin of Sherwoods the battlements towards the door at the corner tower and Gisbourne almost falling over a pig.
"..it's easy to see why they started here for Robin Hood and the Sorcerer."
The stretch between the gatehouse and the inner courtyard was the next scene for us, memorable by Robert Addie on horseback in full battle armour, escorting Marion to Kirklees and receiving his instructions from the Sheriff and Abbott Hugo. The inner courtyard loomed at us as we walked in, remembering how the production crew had dressed the scene with soldiers and the alarm bell platform. We left the inner courtyard, that was also used in The Witch of Elsden for that brief moment that Robin rode in to rescue Jeanette's husband, and made our way around the castle to the outer bailey at the back for the wonderful scene of the Silver Arrow Competition.
Armed with our list of scenes filmed here we were at odds to discover that the dungeon set, where viewers were introduced to Will Scarlett for the first time, was not filmed here. That was, believe it or not, a set at Bristol studios. We left Alnwick Castle for our next location.
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