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 Sir John Felton was governor of Alnwick. In winter 1424, much of the town was burnt by a Scottish raiding party. Again in 1448 the town was burnt by a Scottish army led by William Douglas, 8th Earl of Douglas and George Douglas, 4th Earl of Angus. Thomas Malory mentions Alnwick as a possible location for Lancelot's castle Joyous Garde. The Alnwick by-pass takes the A1 London–Edinburgh trunk road around the town. It was started in 1968. Alnwick lies at (55.417, -1.700). The River Aln forms its unofficial northern boundary. Historically, the town was partly within the Bamburgh Ward and