The southwesterly facing spot boasts wales best waves. We muggles cant actually go to hogwarts, but we can visit a number of important harry potter locations. You can journey through this magical landscape just as harry and friends did, aboard the jacobite steam train used as the. Aug 03, 2016 posted in harry potter, tv movie locations on august 3, 2016. Harry potter filming locations you can visit in the. 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. Other settings, like diagon alley, exist only at leavesden film studios 20 miles north of london.
Go behind the scenes and see the making of all things harry potter. Jul, 2017 famous to harry potter fans for serving as the intricately designed halls of hogwarts, this impressive cloister was created as a housing area for the monks who used to reside in the abbey. The following year, harry potter and the chamber of secrets the second film in the series used alnwick castle for shooting. Filming for the latest harry potter movie is under way at a pembrokeshire beach. Studios, leavesden, about 18 miles northwest of central london. Maybe one of the most legendary harry potter locations, kings cross station also in london plays home to the iconic platform 9. Of course, youll struggle to actually find a real platform 9 and 34 at kings cross station today. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, freshwater west freshwater west in pembrokeshire became the backdrop of harry potter and the deathly hallows. Malham cove is in the yorkshire dales national park and is a fantastic place for an. The head of the weasley family modified it to fit eight people, six trunks, two owls and one rat. Among the sand dunes of freshwater west, one of wales top. Apr 16, 2020 but followers in wales and scotland were quick to highlight the lack of any books inspired by welsh or scottish locations. Push further into scotland to see glencoe where the dramatic landscapes round hogwarts were filmed.
Harry potter in ireland all you need to know lets go. Tv shows including doctor who, casualty, sherlock and other hit tv shows are brought to life in wales. Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, the goblet of fire, the order of the phoenix, and the deathly hallows part 2 shot. And my personal favourite out of all the hp locations ive visited so far, i think. Oct 26, 2019 you might now be wondering where harry potter was filmed and if you can visit these sites in the uk. In harry potter and the deathly hallows, this hightraffic location was fittingly used for a chaotic scene where harry, ron and hermione almost got hit by one of those buses. Jun 06, 2018 in harry potter and the deathly hallows, this hightraffic location was fittingly used for a chaotic scene where harry, ron and hermione almost got hit by one of those buses. Freshwater west is being used as a location for the final film in the harry potter series and a new take on robin hood starring russell crowe. Bbc news uk wales harry potter beach scenes filmed. Harrys story is set in a magical, largely fictional britain, but you can visit many real locations used in the film series. It lies along the b4319 road and is part of the pembrokeshire coast national park. This morning depart glasgow for glencoe, passing beautiful loch lomond. Possibly the most picturesque and popular harry potter filming location in yorkshire.
Several locations in london were used for the filming. Harry potter fans flock to film set in pembrokeshire. Freshwater west is a beach near castlemartin, pembrokeshire in west wales. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone principal photography took place at north yorkshires goathland railway station. Shell cottage was built among the dunes on freshwater west, on the b4319, about seven miles west of pembroke in pembrokeshire, south wales the entrance to the bridge to hogwarts, defended by neville longbottom, was. Films in the park pembrokeshires panoramic views, dramatic coastline and unspoilt sandy beaches have been captured on the silver screen in films throughout the last five decades. Weve visited many of the the real world harry potter filming locations in england and scotland, as well as the actual filming studio where the other scenes were put together. 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 movie is one of two hollywood blockbusters using the beach to film some of its scenes. Harry potter film locations in scotland and wales off to hogwarts we go. Situated in the arched wall between platforms 9, 10 and 11, the disappearing trolley provides the perfect photo opp for all you potter fans.
The top harry potter filming locations in the uk finding. Edinburgh, scotland wow favourite edinburgh capital of scotland is an absolute mecca for harry potter fans the world over. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, shell cottage, freshwater west. From viewing the model of hogwarts upclose to riding a broomstick, your. Destination ireland in the footsteps of harry potter 11. You can journey through this magical landscape just as harry and friends did, aboard the jacobite steam train used as the hogwarts express. Britains most magical harry potter sites fodors travel. Here in wales we look after some of the finest buildings and some of the most. From harry potter to doctor who, see famous filming locations in. Things are getting nasty crikey, even the warner bros logo is corroding the last book of the series was split into two parts, filmed backtoback.
Filming for the third harry potter film, harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, took place on location in glencoe in may and june 2003. Harry potter filming locations in england and scotland. Inside the london zoo is where harry first discovers he can talk to snakes in harry potter and the philosophers stone. The bbc loved it so much they built their bbc wales studios in the heart of cardiff bay. A guide to the once harry potter shell house at freshwater. For those hoping to relive the soulcrushing pain inflicted by this scene, the pristine shores of freshwater west await on the coastal fringes of wales. Especially when those movies were filmed in beautiful spots across the u.
The limestone pavement at malham cove featured in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 2010 as one of the places where hermione and harry camp without ron on their quest to find horcruxes. Many of the filming sites are closed to visitors, though, or are an unmagical disappointment in person, unless youre a huge fan. Harry potter movie magic conjures up cottage on welsh beach. Harry potter at alnwick castle a hogwarts castle experience. The design team for the seventh instalment of the harry potter saga recreated shell cottage, bill weasley and fleur.
From harry potter, robin hood and lara croft tomb raider, discover the story. The shell house was constructed as one of the sets for the final harry potter film harry potter and the deathly hallows starring daniel radcliffe and based on the book by j. Plan your harry potter sightseeing tour with these iconic. Pembrokeshire in wales is also the film location for shell cottage, home of married couple bill weasley and fleur delacour which will feature in the harry potter and the deathly hallows film. I didnt know a lot about it other than the fact that it looked like a magical town that would fit perfectly between the pages of harry potter novel. The former showcases various old collections such as weapons and paintings, while the latter provides a great insight into the tides, bay and maritime identity. Oct 26, 2019 scotland is a magical destination for several reasons, one being that you can find many harry potter filming locations in scotland.
Jan 04, 2019 id seen photos of mont saintmichel before but, if im honest, i didnt know much about this incredible island in normandy, france. Theres a regular diesel service, but if you want to cross the viaduct in a hogwarts expressstyle steam locomotive, west coast railways run the jacobite. We provide a map of each of the harry potter movie locations, how to get. Aug 20, 2019 the scenes from harry potter and the philosophers stone and harry potter and the chamber of secrets were filmed on location at kings cross station, actually between platforms four and five. Jul 25, 2009 ten harry potter locations for you to visit harry potter fever is sweeping the country once again with the release of the sixth film in the series, harry potter and the halfblood prince. Many potter train scenes were filmed in goathland station, north yorkshire, a picturesque. Fans of snape will be excited to know that snapes potions classroom from harry potter and the philosophers stone was filmed at lacock abbey, specifically in the sacristy, where back in the day, vessels for church services were stored. You might now be wondering where harry potter was filmed and if you can visit these sites in the uk. The harry potter films were filmed all over the uk and many locations you can visit on our tours. 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. But followers in wales and scotland were quick to highlight the lack of any books inspired by welsh or scottish locations. Australia house was opened by king george v in 1918 and is the home of the australian high commission. The scene early in the film when the dursleys go to the zoo and harry talks to the snake, was filmed at london. The granger home is heathgate at meadway, in leafy hampstead garden suburb.
Scenes featuring the cosy hideout largely centred around harry, ron, and hermiones escape from malfoy manor and was filmed on the stunning freshwater west beach in wales. Walking tour or bus tour of harry potter london locations. Wales is a country located on the island of great britain, which is bordered by england. Find out which national trust locations in wales have provided a backdrop to. An absolute must for all harry potter fans is a trip to leavesden studios in watford for the making of harry potter tour. 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. This particular point is before a set of sea cliffs on the west coast of ireland. Uk wales harry potter beach scenes filmed bbc news. Youll have a range of museums to choose from throughout mont saint michel, but if you have to settle with just one or two, make sure you visit the museum of history and the maritime and ecology museum. Shot backtoback with harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1, the two films obviously share many of the same locations. One of the most popular ways to find harry potter in london, if you dont want to figure it all out yourself or dont have the time to do so, is to take a guided walking tour of the harry potter filming locations like this while this wont include everything in the list below, it will include many of the highlights. Today, this address houses an opticians store which, though now painted bright blue, once served as the dark and shabby entrance to the leaky cauldron. Where to find all harry potter destinations around the world.
Last but not least, we have some beautiful harry potter filming locations in scotland. On its way to hogwarts, in harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002, the flying ford anglia lands on what is in real life the glenfinnan viaduct, on the west highland line between fort william and mallaig in scotland. 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. Glen nevis was used for some of the quidditch scenes, and the west highland railway was used to film the journey of the hogwarts express. Loch eilt was used for exterior shots of the hogwarts grounds and as. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets, the prisoner of azkaban, the goblet of fire, the deathly hallows part 2 shot. During the same journey, the knight bus passed through anglesey which is also in wales. The interior shots of gringotts, the wizard bank run by goblins, were filmed inside australia house. Some notable scenes it was used for include the entrance to the gryffindor common room and the corridor where the chilling, bloodscrawled message was found. Destination ireland in the footsteps of harry potter 11 day.
Youll recognise the steall falls at glen nevis from the triwizard tournament in the goblet of fire 2005. Harry potter movie locations for the half blood prince include the cliffs of moher in county clare, ireland. A detailed guide to 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. Doctor who, which is filmed all over wales, has its home base at roath lock in cardiff bay, a 16,000 square metre purposebuilt bbc site where casualty and pobol y cwm are also created. Dec 20, 20 we muggles cant actually go to hogwarts, but we can visit a number of important harry potter locations. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with. This classroom will look dramatically different in real life vs.
With even muggles in mortal danger, hermione emma watson chooses to leave home and wipe herself from her parents memory. Actual filming took place between the 11th and 15th. 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. The design team for the seventh instalment of the harry potter saga recreated shell cottage, bill weasley and. Goathland station, cow wath bank, goathland, whitby, yo22 5nf. Part 2 starring daniel radcliffe based on the book by j. The outer bailey is recognisable as the area where harry and his fellow students learned to fly broomsticks with madam hooch. Some of wales more dramatic landscapes, such as snowdonia, have been used to portray exotic locations. A little further into scotland you will find glencoe, where lots of the dramatic landscapes were filmed for the series. Mar 28, 2020 for those hoping to relive the soulcrushing pain inflicted by this scene, the pristine shores of freshwater west await on the coastal fringes of wales.
Freshwater west, noted for its strong waves and currents, is one of wales top surfing locations. Jul 20, 2016 britains most magical harry potter sites. The harry potter cast have wandered the sands in pembrokeshire and the tardis has found itself in cardiff more than once. Pembrokeshires panoramic views, dramatic coastline and unspoilt sandy beaches have been captured on the silver screen in films throughout the last five decades. Wales is an obvious choice for stunning outdoor locations including the rolling hills and long white sandy beaches, but its also the backdrop for many tv and film productions for its city locations. Major films robin hood and harry potter to be filmed in pembrokeshire. Among the sand dunes of freshwater west, one of wales top surfing beaches, a cottage has been built out of shells for the film. May 12, 2009 major films robin hood and harry potter to be filmed in pembrokeshire. Free the building is not open to the public but you can view it. One such perk dumbledore enjoys is the enviable ability to apparate himself and harry potter to an unrivaled vantage point.
Explore harry potter film locations around england and wales. Bbc news uk wales south west wales beach assurance. Oct 03, 2019 it is the scene in harry potter and the halfblood prince the sixth movie in the harry potter franchise in which harry and dumbledore venture to a cave in order to destroy a horcrux. Trocadero arcade, great windmill street, london on the spur of the moment, the resourceful hermione apparates herself, harry and ron to the heart of london s west end piccadilly circus at the foot of shaftesbury avenue, in front of the gap store. This location is definitely one of the more obscure. It was also a filming location for the final two harry potter films. The scenes where harry, ron, and hermione run through londons west end in harry potter and the deathly hallows part i are filmed in piccadilly circus. It is a scene of epic dimension, in which harry realises that there is no turning back from extreme danger and even death. Harry s story is set in a magical, largely fictional britain, but you can visit many real locations used in the film series. Harry potter, which jk rowling wrote in edinburgh, was linked to alnwick.
See the top harry potter film locations around britain. One of the most wellrecognised harry potter filming locations in wales, freshwater west in pembrokeshire played a huge role in both of these harry potter films. The reallife filming location for the leaky cauldron 42 bulls head passage was in fact an empty storefront when the harry potter movies were filmed. Shell cottage was built among the dunes on freshwater west, on the b4319, about seven miles west of pembroke in pembrokeshire, south wales. Top 10 harry potter film locations around britain visitbritain. In 1993, the knight bus picked up madam marsh from abergavenny in wales. Harry potter is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. Top 10 films and tv series with wales filming locations.
A beauty spot will remain open during filming of two major movies, the pembrokeshire national park has said. Explore harry potter film locations around england and wales harry potter was a book and movie series that has changed a generation. The rugged beauty and natural drama of the scottish highlands are the perfect background for the first two harry potter films where the. In the books, hogwarts is actually located in scotland, so it makes sense that they would film and take much inspiration from the beautiful landscapes of the highlands and beyond. It is the scene in harry potter and the halfblood prince the sixth movie in the harry potter franchise in which harry and dumbledore venture to a cave in order to destroy a horcrux. How to take a virtual trip around the uk using only harry. The shell house served as a safe house for the weasley family and allies of the order of the phoenix.
Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 and 2, pembrokeshire. Wales has long been one of the uks most popular filming locations, from hollywood blockbusters to television series. Famous to harry potter fans for serving as the intricately designed halls of hogwarts, this impressive cloister was created as a housing area for the monks who used to reside in the abbey. Harry potter and the philosophers stone filmed on location at alnwick castle in autumn 2000. May 11, 2009 filming for the latest harry potter movie is under way at a pembrokeshire beach. How to visit all the harry potter locations in london. You can journey through this magical landscape just as harry and friends did, aboard the. If you happen to be a true potterhead then a trip around england visiting some major film locations might be just for you. Theres a regular diesel service, but if you want to cross the viaduct in a hogwarts expressstyle steam locomotive, west coast railways run the jacobite steam train. Freshwater west, one of wales premier surfing beaches, has been inundated with harry potter fans. Ten harry potter locations for you to visit wales online. Harry potter fans flock to film set in pembrokeshire wales.
Pembrokeshire coast national park films in the park. Founded in 11, tintern abbey is one of the most spectacular ruins in. Star helena pops in to services before harry potter shoot. 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. In part 1, harry, ron and hermione escape to the beach from malfoy manor to shell cottage. Where to find all harry potter destinations around the. Ten harry potter locations for you to visit harry potter fever is sweeping the country once again with the release of the sixth film in the series, harry. Harry potter in ireland all you need to know lets go ireland. 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. Harry potter and the cliffs of moher being me has its privileges.
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