Victorian English village is home to huge waterfalls and retro train used as Hogsmeade in Harry Potter

TUICKED away in Whitby is a quaint English village that was once a filming location for Harry Potter.

Goathland, or Hogsmeade for wizarding fans, is an open moorland where sheep wander freely through the common, and it's also a popular movie spot.

Eagle-eyed fans of the movie franchise will remember a scene from the first , and the Philosopher's Stone, where the Hogwart's Express pulls up outside Hogsmeade.

As Harry jumps off the train, the platform is where he spots Hagrid again before they take the boats across the water to Hogwarts.

It was also used at the very end of the first film when Harry returns home and waves to Hagrid who stands on the platform.

Unlike some scenes, these were filmed on Goathland's actual working train station, but it was only used in the first movie, and not the ones that followed.

Goathland station first opened in 1865 and was originally part of the North East Railway before it closed down in 1965.

The train station has since re-opened as part of the North York Moors Railway that is a organisation.

As for Goathland, the town was founded in 1109 by King Henry I.

In the 19th century, Goathland became a spa town in the 19th century with lots of visitors heading there for the waterfall.

Called Mallyan Spout, the waterfall is 70 feet high, and is the tallest in the North York Moors.

It still attracts lots of visitors today, but for anyone taking a trek there, be warned it has been described as a “steep climb”.

But one visitor on added it was “breathtaking, and worth the walk”.

is not the only series that filmed in Goathland – the village was also used as a location for the ITV drama, .

The series that was set in the 1960s and filmed between 1992 to 2010 used Goathland as their fictional village, Aidensfield.

Across the town they used the train station as well as The Goathland Hotel which became The Aidensfield Arms.

For fans, there's even a souvenir shop which you'll find at Goathland Garage Gifts.

The shop is family-owned and has been open since the 1970s, any fan of the show can pick up a tea towel, calendar or mug from the official site of Heartbeat.

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