Today it’s recognizable as a stand-in for Hogwarts in the first two Harry Potter films, as well as featuring in two episodes of Downton Abbey.
The cloisters have made appearances in many films and productions, including the first two Harry Potter films where they became the halls of Hogwarts.
Long before an 11-year-old boy living in the cupboard under the stairs ever got a letter of invitation to attend a magical school in this storied region, Glenfinnan was best remembered as the spot Bonnie Prince Charlie raised his royal standard to claim the British throne for the Stuarts.
Goathland Train Station is on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway line and is featured in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s (Sorcerer’s) Stone as Hogsmeade Station, the end of the line for the Hogwarts Express. It is as charming as its sister station, Grosmont, though it is smaller.