Alnwick cafe and boutique becomes Narnia-themed winter wonderland for Christmas

Northern Angels has undergone an impressive makeover to become a winter wonderland inspired by the classic tale, The Chronicles of Narnia.

For the festive period, the Market Street shop will be ‘Alnwick’s Narnia’ featuring frosty decorations, cosy seating, a festive window display, Santa’s postbox and children’s role play area.

Owner, Vicky Diggens said: “I think the story of Narnia is a nice message to put across with everything that is going on in the world at the moment.

"I wanted to get a message out there that bad times are not forever and things will improve and that we are all stood together.”

The entire idea behind Northern Angels was founded on storytelling too, drawing messages from the tales of heroic Northumberland women throughout history to create a clothing brand.

Vicky was initially inspired to open the shop after reading Angels of the North: Notable Women of the North East, written by local ladies Joyce Quin and Moira Kilkenny.

She added: “We make sustainable clothing with the theme of being courageous and taking on challenges so you can write your own story in history, taking ideas from these ladies and the things that they did and applying it to your own life.

“Alnwick has become quite a hub for storytelling with the Story Fest and it really fits our area.”

Every weekend until Christmas, festive tipples will be available in the cafe such as mulled wine, Bailey’s hot chocolate and prosecco.

The Northern Angels team will also appear at Alnwick Christmas Market with their clothing and gifts range.