Open daily 10.00am - 5.30pm

Closed from 26th Oct---26th March every year

Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, NE66 1NG

Broomstick Training sessions last approximately 25 minutes and take place at various times daily. For a full list of times for your visit, please check our 'What's On' boards on arrival.

Sessions are free with your entry ticket, but require a free time-slot ticket. On quiet days (such as english school term-time and weekends) time-slot tickets will be available from Artisans Courtyard. On busy days (such as bank holiday weekends and english school holidays) time-slot tickets will be available from the professors delivering the sessions. Please check on your arrival the location to collect these tickets.

Broomstick Training is extremely popular. Tickets are first-come, first-served, with a maximum of 10 tickets per session being allocated and so are very limited, particularly at peak times of year such as school holidays. We recommend arriving at Alnwick Castle as early in the day as possible and collecting your tickets straight away to avoid disappointment.

Groups of 14 or more should contact Alnwick Castle in advance should they wish to take part in Broomstick Training. The option of booking a lesson in advance is available to groups should they wish to reserve a specific time slot, subject to availability.

As Broomstick Training takes place outside the activity is weather permitting. If our runway becomes too wet and slippery to allow the session to commence, a photo oppotunity will be offered in Artisans Courtyard at various time throughout the day.                   

Who can take part?

We welcome any trainee flyers who are excited and willing to take part in a lesson. If you're a fan of the Harry Potter novels or film series this is the activity for you.

There is no age limit for broomstick training - anyone can participate.

During peak times of our season tickets do go very quickly. We kindly ask that parents and guardians watch the session rather than participate with their children, which is just as fun; and only take tickets if you can attend the time-slot. If you are more than 10 minutes late for your session the professors will invite those without a ticket to take part.