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Nov 20, 2021 · Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry came to life in various locations, including Durham Cathedral's ancient cloisters in the franchise's first big screen outing. Also the...
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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...
- Alnwick Castle, England. Alnwick Castle is located in the northern part of England. The exteriors of the 950-year-old structure became the Hogwarts set for Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (2001).
- The Great Hall at Christ Church College, Oxford University. In the Harry Potter films, the Hogwarts Great Hall is a man-made set, but its mystical and ancient design was inspired by the Great Hall in Christ Church College at Oxford University.
- The Highlands of Scotland. In the wizarding world, the Hogwarts school exists somewhere in the Scottish Highlands, and the reason it's never been found is because it's invisible to Muggles.
- Livraria Lello, Porto, Portugal. Another beautiful part of the Hogwarts castle is the library. Although its peaceful interiors have inspired “dark academia” Pinterest boards everywhere, the Hogwarts library is only seen briefly throughout the films (despite Hermione spending 80% of her time there during the course of the books).
Explore the wizarding world of Harry Potter through National Trust sites where movie scenes were filmed, from the real Hogwarts to Malfoy Manor.
- Durham Cathedral, Durham City. Getty Images. The cathedral's Chapter House was used as Professor McGonagall's classroom. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry came to life in various locations, including Durham Cathedral's ancient cloisters in the franchise's first big screen outing.
- Mersey Tunnels, Liverpool. Getty Images. The Queensway Tunnel featured in The Deathly Hallows Part One. Up to 90,000 vehicles pass through Liverpool's Mersey Tunnels every day, but only one giant on a flying motorbike - with the world's most famous wizard in his side car - has travelled through them.
- De Vere House, Lavenham, Suffolk. FTP Edelman. De Vere House in Lavenham was used as the fictional birthplace of Harry Potter. The 14th Century De Vere House in Lavenham, Suffolk, was used as the birthplace of Harry in the Deathly Hallows Part One.
- Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire. Getty Images. Gloucester Cathedral was transformed into a hiding place for the boy wizard and the scene where a troll went on the rampage.
Dec 26, 2019 · In the first and second Harry Potter films, Alnwick Castle acted as the set for Hogwarts; A number of other productions have also filmed there, including Downton Abbey and Robin Hood: Prince...
Check out Oxford, the city of spires, with the famous Bodleian Library doubling up as Hogwart’s library, and the vaulted Divinity School next door which became Hogwart’s Hospital – admitting students with broomstick injuries and back-firing spells.
