Have you ever wondered what it would be like to spend a night in Griffindor Tower? To whisper a password like โflibbertigibbetโ and enter the common room before heading off to the dorms?
Well, you donโt have to wonder if you take a trip to Yorkshire, England.
Designer Carol Cavendishโs family farm offers themed cottage stays in a development called North Shire. One of those accommodations includes a cottage called โThe Dorm,โ which is a replica of Griffindor Tower.
โI loved the idea of creating a fairy tale place where people could escape the stresses of life. I saw a niche in the market that nobody else was doing,โ Cavendish told OpenAir Business.
When you enter The Dorm Room Cottage youโll feel like youโve been whisked away to the wizarding world.
The living room area offers tent-like ceilings, a cozy fireplace, and comfy burgundy couches that look like itโs straight off the movie set.
The space sleeps six in six full-size single four-poster beds separated by gorgeous Griffindor-colored curtains. Youโll see a familiar face when you enter the bathroom as you spot a siren window that looks just like the stained glass window in Hogwartsโ fifth-floor prefectsโ bathroom.
The bathroom also features a gorgeous gold arched mirror that looks like the Mirror of Erised, golden sea shell sinks, a clear glass shower, and funky golden hand fixtures to hold your soap.
Thereโs also a kitchen with a wooden table and highback chairs reminiscent of the professorsโ chairs in The Great Hall.
It includes an under-counter fridge/freezer, dual hob, and microwave/oven. Itโs also stocked with crockery, utensils, and glassware.
โToday, when thereโs so much fear around the pandemic, people are looking for ways they can step back from reality for a short time and be comforted in a world of make-believe, which is just what The Dorm aims to do, along with our other accommodation,โ Cavendish told Mugglenet.com.
And thatโs not the only wizard school-themed cottage on site.
Thereโs also the Ground Keeperโs Cottage, which is supposed to look like Hagridโs hut.
North Shire also features the โShire House,โ which is Lord of the Rings inspired, Le Petit Chateau which is a fairytale space dedicated to fantasy books, as well as a site called the Shepherdโs Huts.
โAs a child I was obsessed with books by Roald Dahl and Enid Blytonโs Faraway Tree stories, and now I am just as in love with the Potter books and Tolkien. The fairytale escapism makes me so happy. I was very dyslexic and I think I pushed more to learn to read because of it โ this is just one demonstration of my strong willed nature!โ Cavendish said.
North Shire also accommodates caravans and camper vans and hosts weddings and other events.
So, many magical memories are made at North Shire.
โEverything is just so special and spectacular. I am incredibly proud,โ Cavendish said.
Cavendish, her partner Carl, and their three children live in this fantastical world of her own creation year-round.
โIโm sure my kids are surprised when they visit their friendsโ houses and realize itโs not normal to live in a fairy tale!โ she told YorkshireLive.
Take a complete tour in the video below!
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