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Dec 26, 2019 · Sadly for all of us Harry Potter fans, Hogwarts only exists on the page/screen (and in our minds!).But the sets and locations that brought the movies to life do very much exist.The movies were one ...
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- Jacobite Steam Train, Scotland. Nearly all of the Harry Potter movies feature scenes aboard the Hogwarts Express. Whether Harry and Ron are busy buying "the lot" from the trolley, dementors are boarding the train, or Crookshanks is attempting to nibble on Scabbers, some of the series' most important moments are set as Scotland unfolds outside the train window.
- Cliffs of Moher, Ireland. Fans will remember the dramatic scene where Dumbledore and Harry apparate to a rocky island at the entrance to a coastal cave where Voldemort has hidden a Horcrux.
- King's Cross Station, London. While you won't be disappearing into the stone walls of King's Cross, intent on climbing aboard the Hogwarts Express, you can certainly pretend you've received your letter.
- Seven Sisters Chalk Cliffs, Brighton. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" starts with the electric match between Ireland and Bulgaria in the Quidditch World Cup.
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- Oxford’s Bodleian Libraries
- Alnwick Castle
- King’s Cross Station
- The Jacobite Steam Train
- Cliffs of Moher
Location: Leavesden, Watford, England For the 10 years that the Harry Potter film series was in production, it was lensed at a studio in Watford, a small town northwest of London. At this Warner Bros. Studio, visitors can see iconic sets like the Forbidden Forest, Hogwarts’ Great Hall, and Diagon Alley. There are also numerous props to see, includi...
Location: Durham, England You may recognize Durham Cathedral from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, the first in the film series. In between classes, Harry, Ron, and Hermione walk through Hogwarts’ halls—in real life, those halls were actually the elegant cloisters of Durham Cathedral, constructed during the 11th and early 12th centuries to ho...
Location: Oxford, England Oxford University’s Bodleian Libraries are among the most famous in the world because of their collection of books (more than 12 million printed items, including rare manuscripts and classical papyri) and storied buildings, some in continuous use since the Middle Ages. And with its severe architecture, the Bodleian Old Lib...
Location: Alnwick, Northumberland, England In the first two Harry Potter films, Alnwick Castle in Northumberland stood in for exterior shots of Hogwarts Castle. You might recognize the outer bailey as the place where Harry first learned to fly, and the inner bailey as the spot where he and Ron crash landed the Weasley’s flying car. In reality, Alnw...
Location: London, England Remember that magical moment in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone when Harry watches Ron disappear through a wall at Platform 9 ¾ in King’s Cross station? That scene really occurred at the busy train station, and fans can visit the site where filming took place. A luggage trolley is embedded in the wall where Platform ...
Location: Tom-na-Faire Station, Scotland Sure there are soul-sucking demons, screaming mandrakes, and devices that enable people to time travel in the Harry Potter universe, but is there anything more magical in the entire series than the train ride Harry and his friends take from King’s Cross Station to their school? In real life, the Hogwarts Exp...
Location: Liscannor, County Clare, Ireland In Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince (the sixth installment of the franchise), Harry and Dumbledore travel to a remote cave located on a rocky coast—hinted to be the shore of Germany—in search of Slytherin’s locket, one of Voldemort’s horcruxes. In reality, the craggy coastline and caves featured in t...
Aug 9, 2022 · One of the most famous locations in the Harry Potter saga is the Dursley home, located at 4 Privet Drive in the books, though the real house is located on 12 Picket Post Close in the town of ...
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By Gene Openshaw. Harry Potter's story is set in a magical, largely fictional Britain, but the film series used many real locations as evocative backdrops. Other settings, like Diagon Alley, exist only at Leavesden Film Studios (20 miles north of London). Many of the real-life filming sites are closed to visitors, far out of the way for most ...
Sep 15, 2023 · The eight-part Harry Potter franchise was filmed at many locations across the United Kingdom and Ireland, with the bulk of scenes captured on set at the studio in Watford, a township just outside of London. Harry Potter fans can now visit Warner Brother’s Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter to see sets, props and original costumes ...
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Feb 16, 2024 · No Harry Potter filming location is as central to the films as Platform 9 ¾ at London's King's Cross Station. While actual filming took place between Platforms 4 and 5, head to the Harry Potter shop next to Platforms 9 and 10. Get a photo taken pushing a luggage trolley through the wall as a souvenir of your visit.
