Were any Harry Potter scenes filmed in Cambridge?

Despite none of the scenes being filmed in Cambridge (indeed, much of Harry Potter was filmed in the Other Place), it seems as though you can't move for Potter shops in our city.

Where was Harry Potter filmed at university?

Several other parts of Hogwarts were filmed at Oxford University. In The Sorcerer's Stone, the students arriving at Hogwarts first ascend a stone staircase that, in real life, leads into the Great Hall of Christ Church College.

Where were the library scenes in Harry Potter filmed?

Bodleian Library, Oxford, England

The oldest reading room in Oxford University's magnificent Bodleian Library doubled as the Hogwarts library in three Harry Potter films. The next-door vaulted Divinity School became Hogwarts hospital, admitting students for broomstick injuries, curses and back-firing spells.

What scenes of Harry Potter were filmed in London?

Leadenhall Market in the City of London was used as Diagon Alley in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, whilst the entrance to wizard's pub, the Leaky Cauldron, is in real life an optician in Bull's Head Passage.

Harry Potter - The Filming Locations in Oxford

What parts of Oxford were used in Harry Potter?

Where is Gringotts filmed?

6. Australia House, London. The only known bank of the wizarding world, Gringotts Wizarding Bank is in fact Australia House on the Strand, in Central London.

Where is Hogwarts Dining Hall filmed?

Another important connection that Christ Church College has to the Harry Potter films is the dining hall. The filmmakers used photos and case studies of the room to replicate and adapt the design to make their own Hogwarts dining hall in the Warner Bros. studios.

Where was Hagrid's Hut filmed?

Landscape In Glencoe, Scotland

The filming location for Hagrid's Hut from the Harry Potter movies set up in Clachaig, Glencoe.

Where is Diagon Alley in real life?

Diagon Alley / Victoria Street

It's easy to see where J.K. Rowling got her inspiration for Diagon Alley. Victoria Street curves down towards the Grassmarket and is within Edinburgh's Old Town - recognised as a World Heritage site. The eclectic mix of narrow, medieval buildings and Gothic spires is pure Potter magic.

Was Harry Potter filmed at Harvard?

Notable American figures have given speeches at Sanders Theater, such as Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King Jr. Annenberg Hall is probably the most famous part of Memorial Hall; not only is it modeled after Chris Church in Oxford, but it also was home to filming for the Great Hall scenes in Harry Potter.

What Harry Potter scenes were filmed in Scotland?

Lochs Arkaig, Etive, and Eilt

When Harry, Ron and Hermione escape from Gringotts on the back of a dragon, they fly seemingly all the way from London to Scotland. They then take an long dive into a lake as the dragon flies off. Different sources say that either Loch Etive or Loch Arkaig were used to film their landing.

Where is Hogsmeade Village filmed?

The Hogsmeade village train station was filmed in the picturesque Yorkshire village of Goathland, but when the Harry Potter train is seen travelling over the rail bridge to Hogwarts in the films, it's actually the world-famous Jacobite Steam Train that you're seeing on its way over the magnificent 21-arched Glenfinnan ...

Where is the real Hogwarts castle?

Shots: Alnwick Castle has been used for exterior shots of Hogwarts. Fact: Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in England. It has been home to the dukes of Northumberland for over 700 years.

Where did they film Snape's house?

Lacock Abbey was used for many interior shots, most notably Professor Snape's Potions class. The hallway is where Harry first hears the basilisk. Lacock was founded in the early 13th century as an Augustinian nunnery. Today the abbey is a quirky house with a variety of architectural styles.

Where is Diagon Alley filmed?

Diagon Alley

Before Warner Bros. Studios built the Diagon Alley set, they used Leadenhall Market in London for the exteriors of the shops in the first movie of the series. It only seems right that the place where Harry Potter bought his wand is full of charm and charisma.

Where was Azkaban filmed?

Three sets for the film were built in Glen Coe, Scotland, near the Clachaig Inn. Harry's ride on Buckbeak over Hogwarts' Lake was filmed at the Virginia Water Lake in Surrey. The Black Lake was also filmed from Loch Shiel, Loch Eilt and Loch Morar in the Scottish Highlands.

Where was Goblet of Fire filmed?

Where was Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Filmed? Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was filmed in Ashridge Park, Bodleian Library, Dark Forest, Eastbourne, Glenfinnan Viaduct, New College, Pinewood Studios, Shepperton Studios, Steall Waterfall, Virginia Water and Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden.

Was any of Harry Potter filmed in Cambridge?

In fact, Cambridge has never been part of this movie series. The reality is that there are only resemblances between our city and the backdrops of the magic world of Harry Potter. These movies were in fact filmed all around the United Kingdom.

Where was The Whomping Willow filmed?

Ashridge House is the perfect backdrop. Harry Potter was inspired by grand staircase in the Main Hall, and the original Whomping Willow was found on Berkhamsted Common on the Ashridge Estate nearby. So you can imagine the cinematic style that is found around every corner of our historic house and gardens.

Where was the train scene in Harry Potter filmed?

One of the most famous scenes from the saga is when Harry takes the train to Hogwarts, the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The Glenfinnan Viaduct, completed in 1901, in Inverness-shire in the Scottish Highlands was used to bring the fantastical journey to life.

Where is Dursleys house in real life?

The three-bedroom suburban cul-de-sac house featured as 4 Privet Drive, Surrey, home of the boy wizard's dreadful aunt and uncle, the Dursleys. But it is, in fact, 12 Picket Post Close in Bracknell, Berkshire.

Where was Quidditch filmed?

Our very own Alnwick Castle was used as a filming location of both the Philosopher's Stone and the Chamber of Secrets. Harry and his classmates learned to fly broomsticks on the Outer Bailey, which is also where Harry learned to play the wizarding sport Quidditch.

Where did they film the zoo scene in Harry Potter?

The scene early in the film when the Dursleys go to the zoo and Harry talks to the snake, was filmed at London Zoo. Set on the edge of Regent's Park, historic London Zoo is home to more than 600 species of rare and beautiful animals.