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The Treasures of Alnwick Castle

Harry Potter in Alnwick Castle

learning to ride broomsticks at Alnwick Castle

When Madam Hooch gave Harry Potter and his classmates lessons in riding a broomsticks at Hogwarts, they were actually in the courtyard of Alnwick Castle.


Return to “Rediscovering Hand-Drawn Maps from the Revolution and the English Duke Who Collected Them,” by Edwin S. Grosvenor, American Heritage, Summer 2019.

Return to “The Treasure of Alnwick Castle,” by Elizabeth and William Cumming, American Heritage, August 1969

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