North East England has inspired many popular children’s tales. Rediscover the books you loved as a child with The Children’s Book Trail which offers the opportunity to visit the landmarks which inspired the authors who wrote some of your favourite Children’s books, from Alice in Wonderland and The Walrus and the Carpenter, to Joe and the Gladiator and The Eagle of the Ninth. Discover the carving of a smiling cat at the local church in Croft-on-Tees which is thought to have inspired the Cheshire Cat in ‘Alice in Wonderland’ and visit the world-famous ‘Cookson Country’, the stunning the landscapes home to Dame Catherine Cookson which thousands pilgrimage to every year. For a final treat on the trail full of striking architecture, spectacular landscape and salient fine art visit Alnwick Castle, the film setting for Hogwarts from the more modern Harry Potter novels by J.K. Rowling.
The Children’s Book Trail in North East England
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