| 'Best For' Caravan Parks |
| Full information about the following parks and attractions can be found in the March 2004 issue of Practical Motorhome. For back issues telephone 08456 777812. |
| Best Parks: Harry Potter fans |
| Northumberland |
| DUNSTAN HILL CAMPING
AND CARAVANNING CLUB |
 | Address |
Dunstan, Alnwick, Northumberland |
| Tel | 01665 576310 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | 27 March to 3 Nov |
WHERE TO GO
Alnwick Castle Northumberland
Tel 01665 510777 Website Click Here
24-hour information line 01665 511100
Tourist information office 0191 230 0030
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| Co Durham |
| BARNARD CASTLE CAMPING
AND CARAVANNING CLUB |
 | Address |
Docklenflatts Lane, Lartington, Barnard Castle, DL12 9DG |
| Tel | 01833 630228 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | 21 March to 28 October |
WHERE TO GO
Durham Cathedral Durham
Website Click Here
Tourist Information Office 01913 843720
It was the stunning interior that made it a must for the Potter movies.
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| SCOTLAND |
| Invercoe Caravan and
Camping Park |
 | Address |
Glencoe, Scotland PH49 4HP |
| Tel | 01855 811 210 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | All year |
WHERE TO GO
Glencoe Scotland
Scottish Highlands Tourist Board
Tel 0845 225 5121
Near the Clachaig Inn, a huge set was built by Warner Brothers so Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban could use the stunning mountain scenery as a backdrop.
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| SCOTLAND |
| Glen Nevis Holidays Ltd |
 | Address |
Glen Nevis, Fort William, Scotland PH33 6SX |
| Tel | 01397 702191 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | 15 Mar-31 Oct |
WHERE TO GO
Glenfinnan Viaduct Fort William, Scotland
West Coast Railway Company Tel 01524 732100
Website Click Here
Tourist Information Office Tel 01397 703781
The Hogwarts Express crosses Glenfinnan viaduct on its way to Hogsmeade station. This glorious structure is a backdrop for the flying Ford Anglia in The Chamber of Secrets, and in The Prisoner of Azkaban the Dementors choose it for an ambush site.
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| WORCESTERSHIRE |
| Blackmore Caravan Club |
 | Address |
Blackmore End, Hanley Swan, Worcester, WR8 0EE |
| Tel | 01684 310505 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | 29 March to 29 Sept |
WHERE TO GO
Gloucester Cathedral Gloucester
Tel 01452 528095
Website Click Here
Tourist Information Office 01452 421188
The cloisters in this beautiful 900-year-old Gothic cathedral were used for scenes set in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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| NORTH YORKSHIRE |
| Flower of May Holiday Park |
 | Address |
Lebberston Cliff, Scarborough YO11 3NU |
| Tel | 01723 584311 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | 17 April to 25 October |
WHERE TO GO
Goathland
North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Tel 01751 473799 or 01947 602674
Website Click Here
Tourist Information Office 01751 473791
Come to see the famous Goathland Station, also known as Hogsmeade, where scholars alighted from the Hogwarts Express in the first Harry Potter movie.
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| SOMERSET |
| Baltic Wharf Caravan Club Site |
 | Address |
Cumberland Road, Bristol BS1 6XG |
| Tel | 0117 926 8030 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | All year |
WHERE TO GO
Lacock Abbey Wiltshire
Tel 01249 730227
Web Click Here
Tourist Information Office 01249 657733
Lacock Abbey, built in 1232, was became Hogwarts School. The medieval cloisters were classrooms for Harry to sit in with other young wizards, and here he finds the Mirror of Erised.
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| LONDON |
| Crystal Palace Caravan Club |
 | Address |
Crystal Palace Parade, London SE19 1UF |
| Tel | 020 8778 7155 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | All year |
WHERE TO GO
Platform 9¾ London
London Tourist Board Tel: 020 7932 2000. Web Click Here
London Zoo 020 7722 3333. Web Click Here
A number of places in London appear in the Harry Potter films. You need magical powers to get onto Platform 9¾ at King’s Cross Station, where Harry boards the Hogwarts Express, but a sign shows ‘muggles’ where he vanishes. The big red engine was filmed on Platforms 4 and 5.
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| OXFORDSHIRE |
| Lincoln Farm Park |
 | Address |
Standlake, Near Witney, Oxfordshire OX8 7RH |
| Tel | 01865 300239 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | February to November |
WHERE TO GO
Oxford University Christ Church, St. Aldate’s, Oxford
Tel 01865 276492. Website Click Here
Bodleian Library Tel 01865 277224 Website Click Here
Tourist Information Office 01865 726871
The Great Hall of Oxford’s largest college, Christ Church, re-founded by Henry VIII in 1546, was transformed into the dining hall of Hogwarts School. You can see the ceiling from which all the owls flew down!
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| SURREY |
| Chertsey Camping
and Caravan Club |
 | Address |
Bridge Road, Chertsey, Surrey, KT16 8JX |
| Tel | 01932 562405 |
| Website | Click here |
| Open | All year |
WHERE TO GO
Virginia Water Windsor Great Park, Surrey
Tourist Information Office 01753 852010
At the edge of Windsor Great Park lies Virginia Water, a 130-acre man-made lake created in the 1740s when William, Duke of Cumberland and third son of George II, drained a huge bog. The landscape was changed again more recently when a beach was added temporarily for scenes in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
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| Best Parks: Harry Potter fans |
| Full information about the above parks and attractions can be found in the March 2004 issue of Practical Motorhome. For back issues telephone 08456 777812. |
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