Inspiration
The castles behind Disney, the platform behind Harry Potter, the coastline behind Game of Thrones — and which of them are genuinely worth the journey.
By Shatakshi Misra · 10 Dec 2024 · 1 min read
Neuschwanstein is the one everybody knows, and it is every bit as improbable as the drawings suggest. Go early; the coach parties arrive at eleven.
Dubrovnik, standing in for King’s Landing, is best in the shoulder season when the cruise ships thin out and the old town belongs to the people who live in it.
Alnwick, in Northumberland, was the first Hogwarts. It is also a real castle with a real family in it, which is more interesting than the film connection.
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Shatakshi Misra
A member of the 50+ Voyagers community, writing about the road.
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