Alnwick & Bamburgh Castles: Harry Potter & Last Kingdom Tour

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Free cancellation

1/17

Duration9h

GroupPrivate

LanguagesEN · HI +5

PickupAt your hotel

Two castles, two TV universes, one Northumberland coastline

You spend the day in a vehicle with a driver-guide, stopping to feed seals in Eyemouth, exploring Alnwick Castle (the Hogwarts filming location with extensive gardens), eating lunch in a coastal town, and walking through Bamburgh Castle with its exclusive Last Kingdom costume display. Water and snacks are included, and you return to Edinburgh in the evening without arranging transport or tickets yourself.

Step-by-step itinerary

Castles and coastal town visit

Feed seals at Eyemouth harbour
Explore Eyemouth fishing village
Visit Alnwick Castle and gardens
Lunch in Eyemouth cafes and bakeries
Tour Bamburgh Castle and exhibits

The Experience

Stone walls rise from the cliffs like they've been waiting centuries for a camera crew to find them. Alnwick Castle, where Harry Potter learned to fly a broomstick in the first film, sits inland with gardens that sprawl for acres. Bamburgh Castle stands right on the edge of the North Sea, the real fortress that became 'Bebbanburg' in The Last Kingdom — and if you're into that show, the exclusive costume display (Uhtred's sword, his shield, the Wessex Throne for photos) stays up until November 2026. The tour hits both, plus a fishing village where you feed wild grey seals from the harbour wall, and a coastal town built on 1400 years of history and some very good bakeries.

The day starts with Eyemouth, a small harbour town where two permanent grey seals live. You feed them from the walls — the fish comes with you — and there's a bronze sculpture nearby that tells the darker story: 189 fishermen drowned in a single storm in 1881, and the memorial is for the widows and children they left behind. It's the kind of detail that makes a place stick with you. After that, the driver takes you to Alnwick Castle, which has been owned by the same family (the Duke of Northumberland) for nearly a thousand years and still is. The castle pulls in over 600,000 visitors a year, so it's not quiet, but the gardens are worth the walk, and if you've watched Chamber of Secrets or Philosopher's Stone, you'll recognize the courtyard where Harry's flying lesson happened. Lunch is in a nearby coastal town — cafes and bakeries, nothing fancy, but that's the point.

Bamburgh Castle comes last, and it dominates the landscape in a way that photographs don't quite capture. It's been standing guard over that coastline for over 1400 years, and the Last Kingdom connection is real: season 3 battle scenes were filmed on the beach directly below. The costume display is included with your admission, so you're not paying extra to see Uhtred's gear. The whole day runs full-length — you're in an air-conditioned vehicle with a driver-guide, bottled water, and snacks included. The car is UK-sized, which means it's smaller than American sedans, so if you're four adults with luggage, that's worth knowing before you book.

What’s included

Driver-guide in an air-conditioned vehicle.
entry to Alnwick Castle and its gardens.
entry to Bamburgh Castle and the Last Kingdom costume display.
fish for feeding the seals in Eyemouth.
bottled water and snacks throughout the day.

Good to know

Easy physical levelStroller friendlyInfant seats availablePets welcomePublic transport nearby

Operated by E2G Travel

Is this one for you?Book this if you want to see both the Harry Potter and Last Kingdom filming locations without arranging your own transport or buying tickets separately — the fixed itinerary and included entries mean you show up and the day unfolds on schedule.