Thursday, 25 August 2011

Alnwick Castle - August 2011

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Frodo's 10th Birthday treat yesterday was a day out at Alnwick Castle in Northumberland.
The castle was used as a location for scenes of Hogwarts in the first two Harry Potter films - so Hagrid and Dumbledore were there (the real ones, not the imposters from the film). The boys also got to dress up as Knights and go on a Quest involving several challenges, mediaeval toilet information and a walk through a macabre ghostly tunnel and hall of mirrors. I used to love Alnwick Castle as a boy - it's better than ever now. We had a great day out.

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