Hogsmeade is the fictional village near Hogwarts in J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series.
Hogsmeade is described as the only entirely wizarding village in Britain. Hogwarts students can visit it on authorised trips, beginning in their third year, and the village contains shops, pubs, and other places used by witches and wizards. The Three Broomsticks and Honeydukes are two of its best-known establishments.
Hogsmeade is often confused with other locations in the series. Diagon Alley is a magical shopping district in London, while Little Whinging is the Surrey suburb where Harry lives with the Dursleys before learning about magic. Godric’s Hollow is a village connected with Harry’s family history, but it is not the village immediately beside Hogwarts.
The name combines the sound of “hog,” associated with Hogwarts, and “mead,” a traditional fermented honey drink. Rowling uses the setting as a place where students can experience wizarding community life away from the school grounds.