Alnwick Castle starred as the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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Alnwick Castle starred as the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone filmed on location at Alnwick Castle in autumn 2000.
For those not in the know, “The Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry” is a fictional British school of magic, and is the primary setting in the Harry Potter films. The huge structure is an architectural wonder, even though it was never built, except in scaled down models and theme parks.
The fictional school of Hogwarts is located in the highlands of Scotland. However, in reality there is no “Hogwarts Castle” which one can visit. What you see in the film is a combination of visual effects work, purpose-built sets (constructed in a film studio) and one or two real locations.
Alnwick Castle starred as the magical Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry during the 2001 Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and the 2002 Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone filmed on location at Alnwick Castle in autumn 2000.
Possibly the most exciting part of the experience was being able to see the Hogwarts castle model (Alnwick Castle was also used). It fills a large room with viewing platforms all the way around it. What is this? The studio is located just outside London and has plenty of car parking.
Our most recommended Bamburgh Castle Harry Potter toursIt's been a key filming location for Harry Potter and Downton Abbey and is a historic location in its own right. You will leave Edinburgh in the morning and head east to the Scottish Borders.
The second largest inhabited castle in England (pronouned An-nick, by the way), stood in for so many scenes from the Potter films that you might as well call it Hogwarts. Home of the Percy family, the Dukes of Northumberland, for more than 700 years, the castle is open to the public between April and October.
Sort of. Since Hogwarts is, well, fictional, you can't really check-in. But, the Georgian House in London has transformed some guest rooms into Wizard's Chambers. The rooms are part of the hotel's Harry Potter Tour Package.