Wizardly Museums For Harry Potter FansJune 17 2003
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Left: this wizard's classroom is full of surprises!
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Dust off your broomsticks and dig out your wands - wizardry is in the air! The nation is caught up in Harry Potter fever yet again.
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In case you've been living in a dark cave for the last six months, fans are in a flutter because the 5th Harry Potter book hits British bookshops on June 21st.
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Right: lurking behind this dragon in the forest is a fun-filled dino museum....
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'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix' is JK Rowling's latest tale of magic and mischief at Hogwarts. Harry fans are waiting with bated breath to find out what will happen to their hero this time around.
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Once you've read the book, how about visiting some real life places that have magic all of their own? Our Trail for Young Wizards gives you lots of ideas for places to go that all have something to do with magic, mysterious creatures, secret codes or hidden places. All of these pictures are from the trail.
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Left: are these owls wise enough to help you crack the Egyptian code?
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At the Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall there's space in the car park for your broomstick. At Whitby Museum you can find out all about an invisibility spell involving a hanged man's hand (yuck!).
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If you fancy a trip down some creepy tunnels looking for ghosts, then Exeter's Underground Passages could do it for you.
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Right: this skeleton is hiding the name of a museum to die for!
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All of these fab places, and many more, are there to be found in the Young Wizard's Trail. In the Wizard's Classroom section of the trail there are stories of real life ghosts, elves, giants and spells plus top tips for tricks to play on your friends.
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It's just the thing to get you out and about for some adventures of your own when you've finished reading the latest Harry happenings.
P.S. Have a go at the Challenge - no-one's solved it yet!
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Left: this magic bookshelf is full of fun - click on the trail to take a look.
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Anra Kennedy
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