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You Can Now Stay In Harry Potter's Real-Life Childhood Home – And Apparently It's Haunted

Lisa McLoughlin

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You Can Now Stay In Harry Potter's Real-Life Childhood Home – And Apparently It's Haunted

Featured Image Credit: Media Drum World

Potter fans listen up - you can now spend the night in Harry Potter's haunted childhood home for £110-a-night.

The De Vere House made an appearance during a pivotal scene in Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part One when Lord Voldemort stopped by the Godric's Hollow residence, murdering Harry's parents and giving him his trademark lightning bolt scar.

Owners, Jane and Tony Ranzetta, outside De Vere House.(Credit: Media Drum World)
Owners, Jane and Tony Ranzetta, outside De Vere House.(Credit: Media Drum World)

Based Lavenham, Suffolk, the real-life 14th century residence is owned by Jane and Tony Ranzetta, who have lived there for over 20 years.

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And now the couple have transformed the stunning heritage building into a fabulous guesthouse for over a 100 quid - that's as long as you don't mind sharing with some other ghoulish guests.

Tony began: "J.K. Rowling was well acquainted with the village and we know her friend stayed here whilst she was in the process of writing the books, it was surely in her mind when she created Godric's Hollow.

The house appearing in 'The Deathly Hallows'. (Credit: Warner Bros)
The house appearing in 'The Deathly Hallows'. (Credit: Warner Bros)

"The house is often referred to as 'The Harry Potter House' by locals and in the media, and a huge picture of our front door can be seen at the Warner Bros' exhibition on the making of Harry Potter.

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Adding: "The whole story is quite peculiar really. Just after we first moved into the house, Jane saw a uniquely dressed man walk through the kitchen wall and into the garden beyond.

"She was obviously taken aback but understands that a house with this much history must surely hold echoes of the past."

The 14th property has retained many of it's original features. (Credit: Media Drum World)
The 14th property has retained many of it's original features. (Credit: Media Drum World)

The De Vere property, which is currently on the market with estate agent Carter Jonas for £950,000, also has numerous other mischievous residents - mainly, a poltergeist called Becky, who according to Tony "needs to be treated like a child".

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"She's taken wedding rings and other keepsakes before now - but she'll usually return them if we ask her nicely," Tony shared. "She has to be treated like a child. We're quite lucky, usually poltergeists are malign, but Becky doesn't seem to be.

"Usually somebody becomes a poltergeist if they've been subject of a witch's curse or similar, so we think Becky was probably thrust upon a former homeowner and now just hangs around, shutting doors and turning the TV and radio on and off, just being mischievous rather than dangerous."

 At the peak of 'Harry Potter', approx 5,000 people would visit the home every weekend. (Credit: Media Drum World)
At the peak of 'Harry Potter', approx 5,000 people would visit the home every weekend. (Credit: Media Drum World)

The house, which Tony has described as "wonderful", has retained many of its period features, including a huge timber frame, paintings, and a rare stone spiral staircase with a carved brick handrail.

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The homeowner also added that at the peak of Harry Potter popularity approximately 5,000 people would come to photograph the famous home every weekend.

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For more information on staying at the Harry Potter house, click here.

We're packing our trunks and gathering our owls as we speak.

Topics: Harry Potter, TV News, TV Entertainment, travel

Lisa McLoughlin
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