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) sailed in convoy with other Indiamen; provided the escort. "Alnwick Castle" reached Penang on 5 September and Malacca on 25 September. She stopped at Manila on 11 November, and arrived at Whampoa on 11 December. Homeward bound, she was at Macao on 21 March 1811. She reached St Helena on 11 July, and arrived at Long Reach on 30 September. Captain Rolland sailed from Portsmouth on 25 March 1812, bound for China. "Alnwick Castle" was at Funchal on 24 April. On 5 June she and the other Indiamen in the convoy were "all well" at in the South Atlantic, and