Visit Alnwick Caste and take in the magical surroundings!
Alnwick Castle featured as the magnificent Brancaster Castle in Downton Abbey’s 2014 Christmas special. Having already featured in the first two Harry Potter films, as well as appearing in Elizabeth and Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, among others, the castle is no stranger to film crews! Most famously in recent years, Alnwick Castle featured as Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the first two Harry Potter films. Scenes filmed at the castle include Harry’s first Quidditch lesson and the crash-landing of the flying Ford Anglia.
Fancy visiting a site which so my famous faces have graced?
2002 – Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint; directed by Chris Columbus
2001 – Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint; directed by Chris Columbus
1998 – Elizabeth
Starring Cate Blanchett, Geoffrey Rush, and Christopher Eccleston; directed by Shekhar Kapur
1991 – Robin Hood Prince of Thieves
Starring Kevin Costner and Alan Rickman; directed by Kevin Reynolds
1982 – Ivanhoe
Starring Anthony Andrews and James Mason; directed by Douglas Camfield
1979 – The Spaceman and King Arthur
Starring Kenneth More and Jim Dale; directed by Russ Mayberry, produced by Walt Disney
1971 – Mary, Queen of Scots
Starring Vanessa Redgrave and Glenda Jackson; directed by Charles Jarrott
1964 – Becket
Starring Richard Burton and Peter O’Toole; directed by Peter Glenville
Find out more by visiting Alnwick Castles website for opening times and upcoming events: http://www.alnwickcastle.com/