Well I'm finally ready to release v0.5 of my Hogwarts Castle map. It's taken about 4 years... maybe a little more to actually get to a point where I'm happy to get this out there.

The map is roughly 75% complete with some major areas in need of improvement or even groundwork being laid, however I feel that I owe it to people asking for the download to finally give them the world in it's current state to then update in an eventual v1 download as soon as I can. I would like to apologize in advance for the Grand Staircase and also the sub-par lighting... there are a lot of things on my to do list!

Please download and check out the map - it's a loving recreation of the Hogwarts Castle seen in the Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix & Half Blood Prince film adaptations, built in a 2:1 scale to include every last detail. I am a huge Harry Potter fan and have spent time trying to capture the look of each location around the Castle Grounds akin to that of the films. Every location in the map is fully walk-able and the journey starts right on the Hogwarts Express, leading then to the boats which carry you straight across the Black Lake and into the arms of Hogwarts Castle. From here you can visit the Great Hall, all of the house common rooms, Library, Quidditch Pitch, Owlery, Clock Tower and even the Chamber of Secrets.

I would suggest to get the best out of the map to install the Excalibur Texture Pack by Maffhew: https://www.planetminecraft.com/texture_pack/110-excalibur/

I hope you enjoy the map as much as I have building it, feel free to leave a comment with any opinions on the build - I do love constructive criticism :)

Enjoy - and welcome to Hogwarts!