Fort Amherst, perched above the River Medway in Chatham, is an 18th-century coastal fortress whose brick-and-earth ramparts once guarded the approaches to the Medway and the navy dockyards. The Guardhouse and the nearby Jolly Farm barn echo with centuries of military life, from drill marches to weather-worn walls steeped in history. In recent years the site gained cinematic fame as a Witcher filming location, where the stark battlements and sea-washed façades provide a moody backdrop for otherworldly confrontations. Today visitors walk among cannon emplacements, tunnels, and open grounds that fuse living history with storytelling atmosphere, as sea winds and salt air weave through the stone. The overall mood is crisp, maritime, and evocative of both discipline and frontier myth.

At the eastern end of Windsor Great Park, Virginia Water Lake is a 200‑acre artificial lake created in the 18th century. Along its southern shore stands a 100‑ft (30 m) totem pole carved from a single red cedar and presented to Queen Elizabeth II by the government of British Columbia in 1958:contentReference[oaicite:15]{index=15}. The totem depicts mythical creatures and tribal symbols of the Kwakwaka’wakw people and commemorates the centenary of British Columbia joining Canada. Nearby attractions include the Cascade waterfall and the classical ruins of Leptis Magna. Visitors stroll a 5.25‑mile circuit around the lake, taking in woodlands, ornamental plantings and wide lawns. Virginia Water’s tranquil shores were used for lakeside scenes in the Harry Potter films when producers needed a more accessible alternative to Scottish locations:contentReference[oaicite:16]{index=16}. The area near the totem pole appears as part of the Hogwarts grounds in *Prisoner of Azkaban*: Harry befriends Buckbeak and later practises his Patronus beside the water. Although the totem itself does not feature onscreen, it is a striking landmark along the filming route:contentReference[oaicite:17]{index=17}.