Alnwick Castle in the period 1798–1814. The Abbot's Tower houses the Regimental Museum of the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers. 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. Its appearance in the films has helped shape the public imagination regarding what castles should look like. Its condition contrasts with the vast majority of castles in the country, which are ruinous and unfit for habitation. The River Aln flows past the north side of the Castle. There is a deep ravine to the south and
Alnwick Castle (1801 EIC ship) China. The arrival of "Athenienne" and the East Indiamen at Norfolk Island sowed panic among the colonists there who feared that a French flotilla had arrived. "Alnwick Castle" arrived at Whampoa 14 January 1805. The fleet then returned to England via the Straits of Malacca. Homeward bound, "Alnwick Castle" crossed the Second Bar on 15 February, reached Malacca on 21 March and St Helena on 30 June, and arrived at Long Reach on 14 September. Captain Prescott was again master of "Alnwick Castle" for this voyage and the next. He acquired a letter of marque on 28 January 1806. He