List of locations for the Harry Potter films

This list contains a selection of the locations where the Harry Potter films were filmed . The eight-part film series based on the Harry Potter novels by English writer Joanne K. Rowling was produced under the direction of the US company Warner Bros. in Great Britain and published between 2001 and 2011 . In terms of box office income, it is the second most successful film series ever at over 7.5 billion US dollars (as of August 2015). The studio recordings come from Leavesden Film Studios in Watford in the south of England ; the other locations are mainly in the vicinity of these studios, in the British capital London , its surroundings and in Scotland .

Leavesden Film Studios

Exterior view of Leavesden Film Studios , now Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden

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All studio recordings come from Leavesden Film Studios, which are around 30 kilometers northwest of London near the English city of Watford. This is where the backdrops for a large part of the interior shoots were set up, for example the Great Hall of the Hogwarts Magic Boarding School , the common room of the Gryffindor schoolhouse or the Ministry of Magic. Some of them are based on real existing places. For example, the Great Hall of Oxford College Christ Church was the inspiration for the Great Hall of Hogwarts.

Some of the other locations were also recreated in the studios. For example, the shots for the exterior views of the house of the Dursleys, Harry's foster parents, in the first film come from the suburb of Martins Heron in the southern English city of Bracknell . A copy of the street was built in the studio for the later films.

In November 2010, Warner acquired the studios in order to produce films there in the future. After the filming of the last Harry Potter film was completed, part of the studio was converted into a museum. The original costumes and sets of the Harry Potter cinema series are to be made available to the public here. The opening was in 2012.

More locations

See also : Choosing Filming Locations for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

The following table lists some locations where the films were shot. It is not complete, but only reflects a selection. Places that play a prominent role in one or more films or that appear in several films were taken into account. Places that have not been invented and that appear in the films when the film was shot on the original location are highlighted in light blue.

Location	scene of action	Title: Harry Potter and ...								map	photo
		... the Philosopher 's Stone (2001)	... the Chamber of Secrets (2002)	... the prisoner of Azkaban (2004)	... the Goblet of Fire (2005)	... the Order of the Phoenix (2007)	... the half-blood prince (2009)	... the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)	... the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Alnwick Castle	Hogwarts , different exterior views	✔	✔
Australia House, Strand , London	Gringotts interior view	✔
Black Park , Wexham	Hagrid's Hut, Forbidden Forest, Hogsmeade Railway Station	✔	✔		✔	✔
Bodleian Library , Oxford University	Hogwarts , different interior views	✔			✔
Christ Church College , Oxford University	Hogwarts , different interior views	✔	✔
Claremont Square , Islington , London	Grimmauld Place, exterior view					✔		✔
Durham Cathedral	Hogwarts , various interior and exterior views	✔	✔	✔
Freshwater West , Castlemartin , Pembrokeshire	Bill and Fleur's cabin							✔	✔
Glenfinnan Viaduct	Hogwarts Express train route		✔	✔	✔
Great Scotland Yard corner Scotland Place , London	Ministry of Magic, visitor entrance					✔
Gloucester Cathedral , Cloisters	Hogwarts , various interior and exterior views	✔	✔				✔
Goathland , train station	Hogsmeade , train station	✔
Harrow School , Fourth Form Room	Hogwarts , Professor Flitwick's classroom	✔
King's Cross , London	King's Cross, London	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Lacock	House of the Potters, Budleigh Babberton	✔					✔
Lacock Abbey	Hogwarts , different interior views	✔	✔
Leadenhall Market , London 42 Bull's Head Passage	Entrance to the Leaky Cauldron	✔
London Zoo , Reptile House	London Zoo, Reptile House	✔
Loch Shiel	Lake near Hogwarts		✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔	✔
Martins Heron , Bracknell , 12 Picket Post Close	Little Whinging , Privet Drive 4	✔
Millennium Bridge , London	Millennium Bridge, London						✔
New College , Oxford University	Hogwarts , cloister, courtyard				✔
North Yorkshire Moors Railway	Hogwarts Express train route	✔
Piccadilly Circus , London	Piccadilly Circus, London							✔
7A Stoney Street , London	Entrance to the Leaky Cauldron			✔
Swinley Forest , Bracknell	Forest scenes							✔	✔

Web links

Commons : Filming locations of the Harry Potter films  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• HP Attractions - Harry Potter Filming Locations (English)
• What is where? - Which scene was shot at which location?
• Harry Potter - The Filming Locations

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Harry Potter. In: Christ Church website . Archived from the original on December 18, 2014 ; accessed on August 14, 2011 . 
2. ↑ London environs. Archived from the original on August 10, 2013 ; Retrieved August 9, 2011 . 
3. ^ Warner Bros. Acquires Leavesden Studios and Unveils Plans for Major UK Production Base. Time Warner , November 8, 2010, accessed August 14, 2011 (press release). 
4. ^ Richard Brooks: Come to Hogwarts, just off the M25 . In: The Sunday Times . June 13, 2010 ( article online [accessed August 14, 2011]).
5. ^ Dan Sabbagh, Mark Sweney: Warner Bros buys Harry Potter studios in £ 100m boost for UK films . In: The Guardian . November 9, 2010 ( article online [accessed August 14, 2011]).
6. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Gareth McLean: In Harry Potter land . In: The Guardian . October 19, 2001, p. 2 ( Article online on the Guardian website [accessed June 7, 2011]).
7. ^ Alnwick Castle, Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK. In: FindHogwarts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011 . 
8. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g h i} Harry Potter Filming Locations: Outside of London and Scotland. Retrieved August 12, 2011 . 
9. ^ Brian Linder: Hogwarts Oxford Location Pics & Rowling Speaks. In: IGN.com . October 3, 2000, archived from the original on April 25, 2009 ; accessed on June 8, 2011 . 
10. ^ Bodleian Library, Broad Street, Oxford, Oxfordshire, England, UK. In: FindHogwarts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011 . 
11. ^ Brian Linder: Potter Set News & Pics. In: IGN.com . November 15, 2000, archived from the original on August 31, 2011 ; accessed on June 8, 2011 . 
12. ^ Oxford. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved August 9, 2011 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Harry Potter Filming Locations: London. Retrieved August 11, 2011 . 
14. ^ Durham Cathedral, Durham, County Durham, England, UK. In: FindHogwarts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011 . 
15. ↑ Durham. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved August 9, 2011 . 
16. ↑ Glenfinnan Viaduct, Fort William, Highlands, Scotland, UK. In: FindHogwarts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011 . 
17. ↑ ^{a b} Glenfinnan. Archived from the original on November 19, 2010 ; Retrieved August 9, 2011 . 
18. ↑ Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, England, UK. In: FindHogwarts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011 . 
19. ↑ Gloucester. Archived from the original on December 3, 2013 ; Retrieved August 9, 2011 . 
20. ^ Harrow School, Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK. In: FindHogwarts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011 . 
21. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Kings Cross. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013 ; Retrieved August 9, 2011 . 
22. ↑ ^{a b} Lacock. Archived from the original on December 4, 2013 ; Retrieved August 9, 2011 . 
23. ↑ Magic Kingdom . In: People . Vol. 57, No. 1 , January 14, 2002, p. 132 ( article online on People's website [accessed June 5, 2011]).
24. ^ Leadenhall Market, Lime Street, Broadgate, London, England, UK. In: FindHogwarts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011 . 
25. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} What is where. Archived from the original on February 4, 2012 ; Retrieved August 25, 2012 . 
26. ^ New College, Oxford University. In: FindHogwarts.com. Retrieved August 8, 2011 . 

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