Popular Posts. How to Spend a Perfect Day in London? Hard to Reach Gems from Edinburgh. What's the Difference Between a Castle and a Palace? Tour Scotland. Tour England. Tour Ireland. The Northumberland Estates manages the business interests of the Duke of Northumberland.
This incorporates a diverse range of enterprises including property management and development, farming and forestry, minerals, leisure, heritage and tourism. For more information on The Northumberland Estates or for details of properties to buy or rent, please visit The Northumberland Estates website. For many years The Northumberland Estates was run along the same lines as most traditional Estates with agriculture at its core.
As times have changed so the business has adapted to meet new challenges. Whilst continuing to play an important role, farming is no longer the primary income stream. Current assets include a growing international commercial property portfolio which is centred on the North East, including over , acres of land and more than let farms, a large residential portfolio, a number of historical assets including Syon House in London and the Albury Estate in Surrey as well as fine art and treasures, mineral rights, sporting and leisure interests.
He was captured during the second attack and forced to pledge fealty to King Henry II. The Percy Family still live in the castle today. Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in England, second only to Windsor Castle.
Alnwick Castle underwent several renovations in its first five centuries, the most major of which was commissioned by Henry Percy, the First Baron Percy of Alnwick. The castle is still being renovated to this day, in order to continue to preserve and improve this important historic structure. As well as being the residence for the current Duke of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle has be en used as a filming location for many movies and TV shows.
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