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) still under convoy by . "Alnwick Castle" reached Batavia on 10 August and arrived at Whampoa on 20 September. Homeward bound, she crossed the Second Bar on 4 December. She reached St Helena on 28 March 1813, and arrived at Long Reach on 8 June. Captain Rolland sailed from the Downs on 27 April 1815, bound for China, and arrived at Whampoa on 25 September. Homeward bound, "Alnwick Castle" left Whampoa on 14 January 1816, reached St Helena on 23 March, and arrived at Long Reach on 15 May. In 1816 her owners sold "Alnwick Castle" for breaking up. Citations