Youtuber and harry potter fanatic tessa couldnt wait to explore scotland, the country where jk rowling penned the adventures of the world famous boy wizard. Walk in the footsteps of harry potter and explore the wonders of the wizarding world. Between the harry potter books and movies, the authors empire has reached fans all over the world. The grounds of hogwarts in the first two harry potter movies are actually the grounds outside alnwick castle in northumberland.
The 42 mile stretch of rail, between fort william and mallaig, passes through much of the scenery seen in the films, including ben nevisthe highest mountain in britain, loch shiel and glen nevis backdrop for the quidditch scenes. It is a stateowned school funded by the ministry of magic. Here are the reallife locations where the harry potter movies were filmed. Top 10 harry potter film locations around britain visitbritain. The following year, harry potter and the chamber of secrets the second film in the series used alnwick castle for shooting. Used for some of the exterior shots of hogwarts castle in both harry potter and the philosophers stone and harry potter and the chamber of. Aug 22, 2018 the harry potter train aka jacobite steam train, which runs throughout the summer months and part of autumn, and of course, the viaduct itself which you will instantly recognise from the second film where harry and ron are looking for and find the hogwarts express.
A detailed and comprehensive guide to the harry potter filming locations in scotland, including the hogwarts express train the jacobite, the dramatic scottish highlands train scenery, the location of hagrids hut glencoe and the location of dumbledores grave eilean na moine. Virginia water lake, aka the lake besides hogwarts. Jun 08, 2018 i visited several harry potter filming locations in both london and oxford have you ever visited a filming location. Hogwarts, harrys prestigious wizarding prep school, is a composite of several locations, many of them real places in oxford. Harry potter filming locations in oxford oxford summer. The harry potter film franchise is known for utilising some the uks most iconic landscapes. Take our quiz and see if you have what it takes to wield a wand and play a game of quidditch.
Especially when those movies were filmed in beautiful spots across the u. Harry potter fans can ride the wizarding world rides and. The exterior scenes were filmed at gloucester cathedral in gloucestershire, england and where you can look for moaning myrtle. Take trip to the abbey and see if you can recognise hogwarts interiors, including professor snapes classroom. The steam engine used in filming is on display at a platform 9. Then when i was accepted into cambridge university, i realized just how close i would come to harrys reallife world of wizardry. Dec 26, 2019 in the first and second harry potter films, alnwick castle acted as the set for hogwarts. Jul 19, 2018 harry potter and the deathly hallows, the seventh and final instalment in jk rowlings fantasy series, was released 11 years ago this weekend. You can find a list of tours here from edinburgh that visit these sites and some even include a train ride. Mar, 2015 in this video we find the filming locations of all 8 harry potter movies. Test your hogwarts knowledge with our harry potter quiz. May 31, 2017 theres no reason to limit your love of harry potter to the pages of a book or the scenes in a movie. Warner bros the coves striking limestone formation is the product of coursing meltwater from glaciers over 12,000 years ago at the end of the last ice age.
Harry potter film locations in scotland and wales glenfinnan viaduct lochaber, scotland. Situated in the arched wall between platforms 9, 10 and 11, the disappearing trolley provides the perfect photo opp for all you potter fans. Check out pictures of the places used in the filming of the harry potter movies. The rugged beauty and natural drama of the scottish highlands are the perfect background for the first two harry potter films where the quidditch matches were filmed against the backdrop of glen nevis also used for braveheart, rob roy and highlander ii. It was used as a filming location in harry potter and the philosophers stone and in subsequent films as the hogwarts infirmary. Oct 26, 2019 there were also scenes filmed in wales, including the shell cottage scene in harry potter and the deathly hallows. This central london station was built as the great northern railways london terminus in 1851 2.
Harry potter and the philosophers stone filmed on location at alnwick castle in. A muggles guide to harry potter filming locations visitengland. It is the location of hagrids hut, the bridge leading to the entrance of hogwarts, and some scenes were also filmed at the nearby lake. The outer bailey is recognisable as the area where harry and his fellow students learned to fly broomsticks with madam hooch. In this video we find the filming locations of all 8 harry potter movies. This castle was used for exterior shots of hogwarts and was where harry and his classmates took their flying lessons with madame hooch. A number of other productions have also filmed there, including downton abbey and robin hood. Travel back to your childhood and experience the wizarding world of harry potter. A harry potter themed store is also located in the station near the plaque.
Hogsmeade opened its gates in 2010, with its crowning feature being a scaledup model of leavesden studios hogwarts. This gorgeous loch near glenfinnan was one of two lochs used as a standin for hogwarts lake in the harry potter films. Some of the fictional locations like diagon alley were sets filmed at leavesden film studios, but many of the external shots can be found in locations around oxford, london and scotland. The suits of armour is present in the entrance hall hagrids hut is just off the training grounds fantastic beasts.
Rowlings novels, i often dreamed of attending hogwarts instead of my local school. Explore the collection of beautifully crafted iconic props. Remember that scene in the philosophers stone when harry is recovering after his first encounter with voldemort and dumbledore. A detailed guide to harry potter filming locations in scotland.
The last knight, and as the magnificent brancaster castle in downton abbeys 2015 and 2016 christmas specials. Oxford university is famous around the world for its highcaliber academics, but it also has a magical connection to harry potter as one of the hogwarts castle locations in the uk. In real life however, as i mentioned, the hogwarts castle that we have come to know through the many films is in fact a mish mash of cgi, models and real life locations all around the uk, including different castles, cathedrals, and schools. Harry potter and the philosophers stone, harry potter and the goblet of fire, harry potter and the order of the phoenix okay, so the truth is, the forbidden forest scenes were filmed on a specially built set for the majority of the films with the notable exception of the first film because it was more affordable to just film on.
As the book and film site for hogwarts, filmmakers capitalized on the magic, mysticism and beauty of the scottish highlands during the filming of the harry potter series. Harry potter locations to visit in oxford world of wanderlust. Harry potter locations to visit in oxford world of. Having already featured as hogwarts in the first two harry potter films, as well as appearing in elizabeth and robin hood. Aug 03, 2016 alnwick castle is the location used for hogwarts castle in harry potter and the philosophers stone and harry potter and the chamber of secrets. The courtyards and baileys of alnwick castle were used to film hogwarts. From the quirky streets of diagon alley to the imposing beauty of hogwarts castle, celebrate the 20th anniversary of harry potter and the philosophers stone by discovering the locations of some of the series most iconic scenes. However, you can find harry potter filming locations in scotland, including the hogwarts express steam train. Its a mustsee for potter fans and film buffs in general. Complete guide to harry potter sites in edinburgh scotland.
Harry potter filming locations you can visit in real life. See her hop aboard the jacobite steam train aka the hogwarts express, trace the edinburgh streets that inspired jk rowling, and go behindthescenes with the harry potter society. It accepts magical students from great britain and ireland for enrolment. In the magical world of harry potter, hogwarts is located in the highlands of scotland. The scene where harry catches the steam train hogwarts express was also filmed in london, at platform 4 at kings cross station.
Harry potter regularly traveled across the dark forboding hills of the western highlands of scotland on the way to hogwards. This viaduct, 100 ft above ground, is captured in several harry potter films on the route to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry. Viadukten, som ar belagen drygt 35 meter over marken, syns i flera harry potterfilmer pa vagen. I visited several harry potter filming locations in both london and oxford have you ever visited a filming location. To muggles, the school looks like an old abandoned. You can read all about the different scenes filmed at lacock abbey, as well as the different filming locations used in lacock village including the potters cottage in this post on lacock harry potter filming locations. Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry is the british wizarding school, located in the scottish highlands. Harry potter and the philosophers stone filmed on location at alnwick castle in autumn 2000. Alnwick castle is the location used for hogwarts castle in harry potter and the. Apr 12, 2020 travel back to your childhood and experience the wizarding world of harry potter. Train stations used for harry potter filming locations. There were also scenes filmed in wales, including the shell cottage scene in harry potter and the deathly hallows.
Despite the connection between edinburgh and the harry potter series, none of the filming for the movies took place in edinburgh. Harry is taught how to wave his wand by tiny professor flitwick in a woodpaneled classroom filmed at harrow school in harrow on the hill, eight miles northwest of london tube. Maybe one of the most legendary harry potter locations, kings cross station also in london plays home to the iconic platform 9. The precise location of the school can never be uncovered because it was rendered unplottable. Despite several expanses of water surrounding hogwarts, a lot of the filming including durmstrangs arrival to the triwizard tournament in harry potter and the goblet of fire were filmed at. Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry, commonly shortened to hogwarts. The harry potter film franchise is known for utilising some the uks most iconic landscapes and buildings. Harry potter filming locations and sites by rick steves. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, the goblet of fire, the order of the phoenix, and the deathly hallows part 2 shot. Jun 12, 2017 the hogwarts express runs from april to october, with single adult fares starting at.
Other settings, like diagon alley, exist only at leavesden film studios 20 miles north of london. For filming, platforms 4 and 5 were renumbered 9 and 10. The reallife locations used in the harry potter movies. Discover the artistry in every stitch of the wizarding world. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, the seventh and final instalment in jk rowlings fantasy series, was released 11 years ago this weekend. A muggles guide to harry potter filming locations in. The train used for the hogwarts express is now in service. Hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry harry potter. There are seven major harry potter filming locations in oxford, and youll find a guide to all of them below with information on how to visit. These are harry potter filming locations you can visit irl. Oct 26, 2019 a detailed and comprehensive guide to the harry potter filming locations in scotland, including the hogwarts express train the jacobite, the dramatic scottish highlands train scenery, the location of hagrids hut glencoe and the location of dumbledores grave eilean na moine.
First person videos of rides at the wizarding world of harry potter are available credit. Cgi and miniature constructs make up the majority of footage of the outside. The harry potter train aka jacobite steam train, which runs throughout the summer months and part of autumn, and of course, the viaduct itself which you will instantly recognise from the second film where harry and ron are looking for and find the hogwarts express. The harry potter films were filmed all over the uk and many locations you can visit on our tours.
We provide a map of each of the harry potter movie locations, how to get there, and other relevant advice for. You must try to get to hogwarts via the real platform 9 and 34 which is located in kings cross station the perfect first stop once you get off the train in london. All of these spots can be seen in a single day, but if youve got a little more time to spend in oxford, there are many other sights in. Many of the scenes in harry potter were filmed across.
You can journey through this magical landscape just as harry and friends did, aboard the. Studios, leavesden, about 18 miles northwest of central london. Malham cove provides the dramatic backdrop for harry and hermiones encampment in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1. Step into the great hall, forbidden forest and diagon alley. Jan 24, 2019 the divinity school is another spot where oxford university and harry potter meet. Harry potter locations to visit in england and scotland. Lacock venture to the quaint english village of lacock in wiltshire, where parts of the movie series were filmed.
The reallife locations used in the harry potter movies insider. Its the place where buckbeak dips a toe in the water in prisoner of azkaban. The divinity school is another spot where oxford university and harry potter meet. Harry potter fans coming to london should know that there is plenty more to see and experience just outside of the city, be that a quick trip to warner bros studios the making of harry potter tour, or a short train or bus ride to oxford to see more filming locations and where the producers sources much inspiration for the films.
From the quirky streets of diagon alley to the imposing beauty of hogwarts castle, celebrate the 20th anniversary of harry potter and the. Where is hogwarts from the harry potter film located. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban and harry potter and the goblet of fire. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone principal photography took place at north yorkshires goathland railway station. Rowling created a magical universe thats captivated readers of all ages. Virginia water in surrey is used as the lake surrounding hogwarts, over which harry flies buckbeak the hippogriff. In the film, the steam train leaves from platform 9. The top harry potter filming locations in the uk finding. For more information on the hogwarts castle locations in this historic cathedral, read this durham cathedral harry potter guide. The harry potter films were filmed all over the uk and many.
This is where you see harry having broomstick lessons. Harry potter at alnwick castle a hogwarts castle experience. Selfguided oxford harry potter tour filming locations. Explore hogsmeade and hogwarts, and even take a ride on the hogwarts express. Fans of the earlier films will recognise it as being where harry first wakes up at the end of the philosophers stone, after having faced a battle with voldemort for the first time. We muggles cant actually go to hogwarts, but we can visit a number of important harry potter locations. From the alnwick castle to the cloisters of lacock abbey. Ashridge, berkhamsted, hertfordshire forbidden forest and various woodland scenes in all films. Iconic harry potter film locations an itinerary visitscotland.
Mar 26, 2020 in the magical world of harry potter, hogwarts is located in the highlands of scotland. See if you can spot horace slughorns home from the halfblood prince as you explore the village. Alnwick castle is the location used for hogwarts castle in harry potter and the philosophers stone and harry potter and the chamber of secrets. In the first and second harry potter films, alnwick castle acted as the set for hogwarts. Alnwick castle most recently featured in transformers. Harrys story is set in a magical, largely fictional britain, but you can visit many real locations used in the film series. Additionally, different rooms off the cloisters have served as sets for hogwarts classrooms and the room that housed the mirror of erised in harry potter and the sorcerers stone. Hogwarts interiors have been filmed at oxford university, gloucester cathedral, and st. A lot of hogwarts scenes were filmed here, most notably the scene in the first film when madam hooch is teaching the kiddos how to fly, and also where harry is learning how to play quidditch. These 11 harry potter filming locations in scotland appeared many times throughout the eight movies. Kings cross is the station where students board the hogwarts express on platform 9 fact. Where was the location of hogwarts in harry potter filmed. A harry potterthemed store is also located in the station near the plaque.
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