Replica Harry Potter alley set for move with house sale

From the outside, Dylan's terraced house in Windsor is like many others – but inside, there is a mini magical world created for his daughter.

He spent weeks during the 2020 coronavirus lockdown turning part of their home into an MDF replica of Diagon Alley from the Harry Potter series.

Ella, then six and now 12, plays down the alley less than she did, but her dad said it was still occasionally used.

But they are looking to sell their home soon and so the alley could be moved with them.

"It's about four metres long, two metres wide. So she can go into the real shops, she can go up the stairs," Dylan said.

"There's a reading nook, there's a Gryffindor common room above the sweet shop, lots of little shop windows and things like that."

He said 2,000 screws were used in making their Diagon Alley, which took about five months to plan and about six weeks to build.

"It's of sentimental value," Dylan added. "My mum made the shop signs. I don't really want to get rid of it but if anyone really, really wanted it and made an offer I would be open to that."