Castles & palaces

Alnwick Castle

castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK; seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK

United Kingdom · 55.4158, -1.7061

Estates Office, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick NE66 1NQ

Alnwick Castle is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 4 more.

“Alnwick Castle and Gloucester Cathedral were eventually selected as the principal locations for Hogwarts, with some scenes also being filmed at Harrow School.”

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) · Wikipedia

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Movies and TV series filmed at Alnwick Castle

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone 2001
Downton Abbey 2010–2015
“Alnwick Castle, in Northumberland, was the filming location used for Brancaster Castle in the 2014 and 2015 Christmas specials, which included filming in Alnwick Castle's State Rooms, as well as on the castle's grounds, and at the nearby semi-ruined Hulne Abbey on the Duke of Northumberland's parklands in Alnwick.” Wikipedia

Filmed here, per Wikipedia

Productions whose English Wikipedia article names Alnwick Castle as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list — each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002
“Gloucester Cathedral was used as the setting for Hogwarts School, along with Durham Cathedral, Alnwick Castle, Lacock Abbey, and the Bodleian Library at the University of Oxford.” Wikipedia
Blackadder 1983–
Transformers: The Last Knight 2017
Becket 1964

Named here by Alnwick Castle’s own Wikipedia article

Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at Alnwick Castle, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.

Harry Potter 2001

“An increase in public interest in the castle was generated by its use as a stand-in for the exterior and interior of Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films.” Wikipedia
Downton Abbey 2010–2015

“Television programmes shot at the castle include: Count Dracula (1977): The Black Adder (1983); Robin of Sherwood (1984–86); Antiques Roadshow (1995); The Virgin Queen (2005); The Hollow Crown (2012) and Downton Abbey (2015–16).” Wikipedia

Filming locations nearby

Frequently asked questions

What was filmed at Alnwick Castle?

6 productions are recorded as filmed at Alnwick Castle, including Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), Downton Abbey (2010–2015) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002). 4 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.

Which is the best known production filmed at Alnwick Castle?

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001), covered by 99 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.

Where is Alnwick Castle?

Alnwick Castle is in the United Kingdom, at Estates Office, Alnwick Castle, Alnwick NE66 1NQ. Its coordinates are 55.4158, -1.7061.

What other filming locations are near Alnwick Castle?

Alnwick (under 1 km), Hulne Priory (3 km north-west), Cragside (16 km south-west), Rothbury (18 km south-west) and 2 more — all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear. The photograph is from Wikimedia Commons, by Thomas Quine, CC BY 2.0.