Mar 19, 2020 seeing the locations that numerous films were shot at or inspired by is a travel niche for many. The scenes for godrics hollow in harry potter and the deathly hallows were filmed lavenham, a village in suffolk in england. 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. Several scenes around hogwarts were filmed at glen coe, 90 miles from glasgow. The scene early in the film when the dursleys go to the zoo and harry talks to the snake, was filmed at london.
The top harry potter filming locations in the uk finding. Harry potter and the philosophers stone filmed on location at alnwick castle in autumn 2000. A muggles guide to harry potter filming locations in oxford. Harry potter filming locations you can visit in real life. The complete 8 film collection bluray average rating.
Secrets you didnt know behind the making of harry potter. Downton abbey 5 downton abbeyharry potter connections. You can find harry potter filming locations all over the united kingdom from the wild scottish highlands home of hagrids hut to the historic london market that became diagon alley. Oct 26, 2019 scotland is a magical destination for several reasons, one being that you can find many harry potter filming locations in scotland. Our harry potter tour starts at the dursleys house, number 4 privet drive, little whinging, surrey which is in fact an ordinary house in martins heron near bracknell, berkshire.
Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 filming. Nov 23, 2016 a lot of people assume that the harry potter series is filmed in studios as the majestic settings couldnt possibly have existed in real life. Its also the location where dumbledore, grindelwald, and aberforths duel takes place, which results in the death of ariana dumbledore. Aug 20, 2019 which harry potter movies were filmed in london.
As any fan of the harry potter films will know, hogwarts is located in scotland and thus it is not surprising that a number of exterior scenes for the movies were shot in scotland. Harry potter filming locations and sites by rick steves. Top 10 harry potter locations in london visit britain. 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. A great amount of filming actually took place in existing settings, mainly in the uk. All 8 harry potter movies, ranked from worst to best. Sep 23, 2019 the harry potter movies and the books that preceded them played a huge role in my childhood. A harry potter themed store is also located in the station near the plaque. Many of the filming sites are closed to visitors, though. Many potter train scenes were filmed in goathland station, north yorkshire. Dec 26, 2019 harry potter set pieces and locations do very much exist, and many of them are available to at least walk around. What part of harry potter was filmed at whitby abby. According to visit britain, it is the location of hagrids hut, the bridge leading to the entrance of hogwarts, and.
Youll find the largest number of harry potter filming locations in england, including london, southern england, and yorkshire. Locations range from leadenhall market the entrance to diagon alley through to kings cross station home of platform 9 34 and boarding point of the hogwarts express. The grand estate is home to the duke of marlborough, and the birthplace of sir winston churchill. K below is our list of the top 10 locations in london for harry potter fans. You might even be able to find a potter themed tour, while youre at it. The harry potter movies were mainly filmed at leavesden film studios in england. Jul 31, 2018 harry potter filming locations you can visit in the uk including londons kings cross, alnwick castle and the bridge to hogwarts. However, much of the scenery around hogwarts for example was filmed in locations across scotland. A detailed guide to harry potter filming locations in scotland. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, the goblet of fire, the order of the phoenix, and the deathly hallows part 2 shot. Over 50 different harry potter filming locations througho. Where is hogwarts from the harry potter film located. Every harry potter movie has scenes that were filmed in london. Ashridge, berkhamsted, hertfordshire forbidden forest and various woodland scenes in all films.
This is your chance to see some of the major film sets including privet drive, diagon alley, the knight bus and the hogwarts express, as well as props and hogwarts classrooms. The adaptation was released on the 11 july, 2007 and the script was written by. Plan your harry potter sightseeing tour with these iconic. Seeing the locations that numerous films were shot at or inspired by is a travel niche for many. There are lots more magical harry potter moments to be had in london. Especially when those movies were filmed in beautiful spots across the u. But when it filmed part of the season 5 finale at alnwick castle which served as hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry in the first two harry potter films it took location to a whole. Studios leavesden outside london, where the harry potter movies were filmed, suffered a fire late wednesday, thr reports. The following year, harry potter and the chamber of secrets the second film in the series used alnwick castle for shooting. Harry potter fans may not know the exact location of an american hogwarts, but the real one exists in england. The flashback to harrys father tormenting the young severus snape, was filmed in the grounds of blenheim palace, woodstock, in oxfordshire. Oct 03, 2019 when you think of ireland harry potter might not be the first thing that comes to your mind. 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. 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.
Look at these 5 locations where they filmed harry potter. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix, directed by david yates, is a 2007 film based on the fifth novel in the harry potter series by j. Welcome to my channel about movie locations and movie talk. The hallowed grounds upon which harry first discovered his knack for flying were filmed at alnwick castle, a historic structure in the northeastern reaches of england. In an early draft of harry potter and the chamber of secrets, j. Rowling planned to have harry and ron crash the car into the lake and be introduced to the merpeople at that point. Theres always bound to be some behindthescenes drama on set, and the harry potter movies, which filmed over ten years, are no exception. For those of you who havent, this pseudofictional location at kings cross train station is where the hogwarts express begins.
The steam engine used in filming is on display at a platform 9. Every letter to harry were actually hand written twice. Aug 22, 2018 an absolute must for all harry potter fans is a trip to leavesden studios in watford for the making of harry potter tour. Alnwick castle stood in for the famed wizarding school in harry potter and the. For 2009s the halfblood prince, the potter team made a rare trip abroad, filming harry and dumbledores seaside search for the horcrux at the cliffs of moher pictured, county clare featured as the cliffs of insanity in another kids classic, the princess bride. Harry potter filming locations you can visit in the uk. 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.
Harry potter in ireland all you need to know lets go ireland. From a spellbinding tour of the studio where harry potter was filmed to a luxury chauffeurdriven tour of film spots, check out more harry potter attractions. The are filmed in england leavesdon studios is where a lot of it is filmed and parts in scotland. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 movies, tv, celebs, and more. 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. Harrys story is set in a magical, largely fictional britain, but you can visit many real locations used in the film series. Rowling it is also the fifth film in the harry potter film series. Aug 03, 2016 the harry potter films were filmed all over the uk and many locations you can visit on our tours. Several locations in london were used for the filming.
As well as the realworld locations, all eight of the harry potter films were also shot at a uk film studio. Also see our top 10 harry potter film locations around britain. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. Over the course of the eight harry potter movies, filmmakers used a combination of sets and onsite location filming to recreate the magic of the wizarding world that many of us dreamed about as children. It will be fun to discover these places of harry were you a fan of this wizard and his. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix film locations. The parts that are film in scotland are places like hagrids hut and hogwarts. 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. Harry potter platform 9 and three quarters at kings cross. Some hogwarts scenes were filmed at alnwick castle, northumberland. The filming location for several different scenes throughout the series, you may recognize it as the location of hagrids hut during the first two films, the forbidden forest, or where hagrid showed harry the dragons in harry potter and the goblet of fire. Jan 30, 2018 15 secrets you didnt know behind the making of harry potter. For those of you that have ever read a harry potter book or seen one of the films, platform 9 34 needs no introduction.
Godrics hollow is named after godric gryffindor as the famed wizard was born here. Other settings, like diagon alley, exist only at leavesden film studios 20 miles north of london. Mar, 2015 in this video we find the filming locations of all 8 harry potter movies. Not only does harry journey to and through london throughout the 7 bestselling books, but numerous scenes from all 8 movies were also filmed right here in the capital of the u. Apr 16, 2018 having fallen in love with harry potter after we moved to the uk so cliche, but i have no regrets, we couldnt let an opportunity to see these places in person pass us by. Liveaction filming took place in england and scotland for exterior locations and leavesden film studios in watford for interior locations from february to november 2006, with a onemonth break in june. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix film harry. Harry potter at alnwick castle a hogwarts castle experience. What part of harry potter was filmed at whitby abby answers.
Years 5 7 is collected in the lake after swimming in a floaty by following a. Richie to pretty much everyone is an american college student and world record holder for most views of the 2015 film antman. Oct 26, 2019 there were also scenes filmed in wales, including the shell cottage scene in harry potter and the deathly hallows. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix 2007 imdb. So, if you wonder where was harry potter filmed in ireland or you just look for harry potter things to do in ireland then this post will have you covered with all the information that you need. Postproduction on the film continued for several months afterwards to add in visual effects. On the map below youll find the reallife british filming locations where the films most famous scenes were brought to life. Harry potter and the order of the phoenix film wikipedia.