Unusually we were all agreed on the destination for our day out in the Northeast, everyone voted for Alnwick but for different reasons. The adults wished to see the garden whereas the kids were interested in the castle. Alnwick Castle was built just after the Norman Conquest, is the second largest inhabited castle in England and is home to the Duke of Northumberland and his family. None of this was of particular interest to the children though, they wanted to visit because it appeared in the Harry Potter films. I am reliably informed that it was the setting for the broomstick flying lesson in the first film. The castle itself is impressive, in good condition and not too crowded with either people or temporary structures even after the increased interest that appearing as Hogwarts must have brought. An interesting feature of the castle is the battlements are surmounted by amazing carved figures which apparently date from around 1300. They were presumably erectred to fool attackers into thinking there were more people defending the castle than there really were.
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