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~ home to the highly-renowned ~
  
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Castles
Scenes from Harry Potter may have been filmed in Alnwick Castle ...

But we like to think that the trend was started a long time ago, here in Warkworth

When  William   Shakespeare  set scenes from Henry IV Part One  in  Warkworth Castle
 Here's what Wikipedia has to say about Warkworth village, church and castle...

Of the imposing castle, Nikolaus Pevsner says in his 46-volume series of county-by-county guides, The Buildings of England (1951-74),

"Warkworth must be approached from the north.     With its bridge, its bridge-tower, then Bridge Street at an angle, joining the main street up a hill to the towering, sharply cut block of the keep, it is one of the most exciting sequences of views one can have in England."

For more travellers' tales of Warkworth ~ visit a Vision of Britain Through Time
Close by the hotel is Warkworth's old bridge, dating from the 14th Century
~ one of very few in England to be fortified with a tower

Here are just some of the castles in Northumberland maintained by English Heritage

There are many other great castles for all the family to explore including...

Dunstanborough      From Old Books      Great Castles      The Warkworth Castle Ghost
Behind the hotel is the Norman Church of St Laurence with the tomb of a 17th Century Royal huntsman in the churchyard. The whole area is rich in early Christian heritage, too

Lindisfarne Castle on Holy Island is another absolute ‘must see' when you're in the area
 ~ be sure to check the times of the tides, though!

 Or why not visit the lesser-known but fabulous Ford and Etal Estates?

Warkworth Castle

Alnwick CastleWarkworth Castle seen from behind Warkworth House Hotel

Warkworth old bridge

Ford & Etal Estates