This gothic masterpiece was originally designed by george gilbert scott and opened as the midland grand hotel on 5 may 1873. Visit leavesden studios for the making of harry potter tour. Filming of the series began at leavesden studios, hertfordshire, england, in september 2000 and ended in december 2010, with postproduction on the final film lasting until summer 2011. Last harry potter movie that was filmed with a child like wonderment, amusement and curiosity of magic. 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.
Harry potter was a book and movie series that has changed a generation. Find out where harry potter and the chamber of secrets was filmed. Scenes involving hogsmeade station in the harry potter films were shot at goathland railway station on the north yorkshire moors railway, built in 1865 and virtually unchanged, that serves the village of goathland in the north york moors. We provide a map of each of the harry potter movie locations, how to get there, and other relevant advice for. Harry potter in ireland all you need to know lets go. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2 discs dvd. It was written by steve kloves and produced by david heyman. So, here are 10 more bonus harry potter things to do around the uk that youll just love. Also see our top 10 harry potter film locations around britain. 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. A new harry potter film is in the works, and it will have.
The fanciful exterior shot in the chamber of secrets 2002 is actually nearby st. 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. On its way to hogwarts, in harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002. With even muggles in mortal danger, hermione emma watson chooses to leave home and wipe herself from her parents memory. These 11 harry potter filming locations in scotland appeared many times throughout the eight movies. Harry potter and the deathly hallows had a lot of ground to cover, as harry had to destroy the remaining four horcruxes that were hidden around great britain, while voldemort was just beginning to take control of the wizarding world from the shadows the fact that there was so much content in the deathly hallows meant that the creators of the harry potter films decided to split the final book. Harry potter filming locations in england you must visit. Explore harry potter film locations around england and wales harry potter was a book and movie series that has changed a generation. One of the most iconic scenes in the harry potter movies is when the hogwarts express crosses a rail bridge on. Dec 26, 2019 in the first and second harry potter films, alnwick castle acted as the set for hogwarts. Luckily, each man communicated with the director stepping up after him to ensure that continuity and the feel of the films flowed properly. 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.
Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 warner. Harry catches the train to hogwarts at kings cross station. A muggles guide to harry potter filming locations visitengland. Especially when those movies were filmed in beautiful spots across the u. The deathly hallows book had so much rich content that it was decided the adaptation would be split into two films.
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. These are harry potter filming locations you can visit irl. Specifically, in harry potter and the philosophers stone, the scene where harry looks at the quidditch trophy won by his father was filmed here. The top harry potter filming locations in the uk finding.
Part 1 and part 2 served as the final instalments and epic culmination of the beloved movie series. St pancras serves as the opening shot of the films final scene, nineteen years later. There, baby harry who was orphaned by the murder of his wizard parents is left on the doorstep to be raised by an antimagic aunt and uncle. Welcome to my channel about movie locations and movie talk. Four different endings were shot for the malfoy family in harry potter and the deathly hallows, part 2, according to actress helen mccrory, who plays narcissa. Here are the reallife locations where the harry potter movies were filmed. The film, which is the eighth and final concluding instalment in the harry potter film series, was written by steve kloves and produced. This is why were giving you ten behindthescenes facts about the making of the final harry potter film. 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. A number of other productions have also filmed there, including downton abbey and robin hood. There are lots more magical harry potter moments to be had in london.
These films have proven to be very popular and, in less than a decade, the harry potter film series has become the highestgrossing motion picture series in history, surpassing the worldfamous james bond franchise. Top 10 harry potter film locations around britain visitbritain. The film is a sequel to the 2001 film harry potter and the philosophers stone and the second instalment in the harry potter film series. 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. 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. Shell cottage was built among the dunes on freshwater west, on the b4319, about seven miles west of pembroke in pembrokeshire, south wales. It is the second of two cinematic parts based on j. Take trip to the abbey and see if you can recognise hogwarts interiors, including professor snapes classroom. If you happen to be a true potterhead then a trip around england visiting some major film locations might be just for you. Harry potter finale shot four different endings for. You might now be wondering where harry potter was filmed and if you can visit these sites in the uk. Harry potter filming locations and sites by rick steves.
See if you can spot horace slughorns home from the halfblood prince as you explore the village. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets is a 2002 fantasy film directed by chris columbus and distributed by warner bros. An ancient prophecy seems to be coming true when a mysterious presence begins stalking the corridors of a school of magic and leaving its victims paralyzed. Wizards, squibs and even muggles can discover the magic of harry potter on the warner bros studio tour. It is located on the outskirts of tinworth, cornwall, near the coast, and is described as a lonely and beautiful place. In 2007, for four days, lacock was also used to film footage for harry potter and the halfblood prince. While the harry potter series of books were set, and for the most part filmed in england, there are a number of beautiful shooting sites located in scotland as well. A detailed guide to harry potter filming locations in scotland. Many of the filming sites are closed to visitors, though, or are an unmagical disappointment in person, unless youre a huge fan. 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.
Harry potter and the chamber of secrets film wikipedia. It was a safehouse for various members of the weasley family and other allies of the order of the phoenix during the height. Caitlin wachs at an event for harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 emma watson in harry potter and the. Rupert grint, daniel radcliffe, emma watson, robbie coltrane, alan rickman, david yates. Other settings, like diagon alley, exist only at leavesden film studios 20 miles north of london. 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. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets bluray 2 discs. The jacobite steam train hogwarts express as any harry potter fan will know, if you want to get. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 movies, tv, celebs, and more. Shell cottage is the home of bill weasley and fleur delacour, after their marriage in the summer of 1997. Harry potter filming locations you can visit in real life. The scene in harry potter and the chamber of secrets, when harry leaves professor lockharts room and heads the basilisk in the wall was filmed here in the early 2000s. Dec 20, 20 we muggles cant actually go to hogwarts, but we can visit a number of important harry potter locations. The millennium bridge in that opening scene in harry potter and the halfblood prince where the death eaters fly through london and leave behind a path of destruction, the millennium bridge is the one they destroy.
It is the second of two cinematic parts based on the novel harry potter and the deathly hallows by j. Sep 05, 2017 in harry potter and the halfblood prince, harry reads about the attack on the millennium bridge in a little cafe inside a train station, which is the same location as where dumbledore later picks. Walking tour or bus tour of harry potter london locations. Harry potter filming locations in ireland wild rover tours. A new harry potter film is in the works, and it will. David yates, who directed the preceding two films, directed both parts, while steve kloves returned to script. The steam engine used in filming is on display at a platform 9.
Part2 was filmed backtoback with harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 from 19 february 2009 to 12 june 2010, with reshoots for the epilogue scene taking place at leavesden film studios on 21 december 2010. Harry potter and the deathly hallow part ii had this unique opportunity to have the wizarding world go out with a bang and everyone, from the cast to the crew, probably felt the importance of getting these scenes just right. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets filming locations movie. 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. The harry potter book series, and the films that followed, have inspired and captivated children and adults for over 20 years. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 filming. 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 is a britishamerican film series based on the eponymous novels by author j. The studios were used in the filming of all the harry potter films, and many of the. Browse over 15 scenes filmed at 10 filming locations for harry potter and the chamber of secrets including locations in durham, oxford. Where was harry potter filmed in scotland is there anyone left who has not heard the story of jk rowling sitting at a table in a cafe in edinburgh, writing her story of the boy wizard harry potter.
Rowling, and the final film in the harry potter series. 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. Downton abbey 5 downton abbeyharry potter connections. Jim kay has always brought jk rowlings wizarding world to life, but these illustrated editions just take it to a whole new, exciting, and fantastic. 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 built at swinley. 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. Pauls cathedral on the other, the bridge is luckily. Weasleys ford anglia flying car in front of the hotel in harry potter and the chamber of secrets before returning when they couldnt get onto platform 9 34. Over eight films, the series used a number of locations across the united kingdom, many of which you can visit with friends and family. Explore harry potter film locations around england and wales. Harry potter in ireland all you need to know lets go ireland. Harry potter filming locations in london tripsavvy.
Malham cove provides the dramatic backdrop for harry and hermiones encampment in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1. The film, which is the eighth and final instalment in the harry potter film series, was written by steve kloves and produced by david heyman, david barron, and rowling. The first part was released internationally on november 18, 2010 and the following. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets filming locations find. Fancy a visit to the leaky cauldron from harry potter and the goblet of fire, or a stroll. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 is a 2011 british fantasy film directed by david yates and distributed by warner bros. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 is a 2011 fantasy film directed by david yates and distributed by warner bros. As harry daniel radcliffe, ron rupert grint, and hermione emma watson race against time and evil to destroy the horcruxes, they uncover the existence of the three most powerful objects in the wizarding world.
Harry potter, ron and hermione return to hogwarts school of witchcraft and wizardry for their third year of study, where they delve into the mystery surrounding an escaped prisoner who poses a dangerous threat to the young wizard. Rupert grint, daniel radcliffe, emma watson, robbie coltrane, alan. Pictures began releasing adaptations of the harry potter books. Of course, youll struggle to actually find a real platform 9 and 34 at kings cross station today. Later installments matured as harry potter grew up into adulthood and would eventually fight the most feared dark lord wizard. Where was harry potter filmed in scotland authentic scotland. Aug 22, 2018 for the true potterheads among you, visiting all of these harry potter filming locations is unlikely to be enough.
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. The creature vault, aragog was such a beloved character that the design crew wore black armbands while the spiders final scene aragogs funeral was filmed during harry potter and the halfblood prince 2009. The 2nd book in the series is harry potter and the chamber of secrets with 85,141 words. According to the official hatfield house website, they filmed here for deathly hallows part 2, and after some sleuthingrewatching, im 99% sure the scenes that shot here were from snapes super sad memories.
Harry potter and the prisoner of azkaban, the goblet of fire, the order of the phoenix, and the deathly hallows part 2 shot. Harry potter filming locations you can visit in the uk. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets 2002 trivia imdb. Part 2 is the second instalment of a twopart film based on harry potter and the deathly hallows by j. Harry s story is set in a magical, largely fictional britain, but you can visit many real locations used in the film series. Mar, 2015 in this video we find the filming locations of all 8 harry potter movies. Specifically, it looks like the hatfield house gardens where snape and. The studios were used in the filming of all the harry potter films, and many of the fantastic props, mythical items and iconic sets were saved. Now it is the second highest grossing film series behind the marvel cinematic. A spinoff prequel series will consist of five films started with fantastic. The stunning bodley tower staircase in christ church college was also used as a filming location in the first two movies, including the scene where harry. It is a scene of epic dimension, in which harry realises that there is no turning back from extreme danger and even death.
In the 2nd harry potter film, the golden trio are in their second year at hogwarts, trying to uncover the truth behind a dark force terrorizing their. Harry potter filming locations you can visit in the. St pancras renaissance hotel was used as the entrance to kings cross station in harry potter and the chamber of secrets. Top 10 harry potter locations in london visit britain. Unfortunately this harry potter filming location is not open to the public, though you can visit the exact replica of the australia house lobby that filmmakers recreated for the filming of harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 at the warner brothers studio tour in leavesden. In 1746, jacobite treasures were said to have been hidden here. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2 wikipedia. While the harry potter series of books were set, and for the most part filmed in england, there are a number of beautiful shooting sites located in. Aug 03, 2016 the harry potter films were filmed all over the uk and many locations you can visit on our tours. The granger home is heathgate at meadway, in leafy hampstead garden suburb, london nw11 as ever, please remember this. Exterior shots of dragon flight were filmed at loch arkaig.
Shot backtoback with harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1, the two films obviously share many of the same locations. 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. Many potter train scenes were filmed in goathland station, north yorkshire, a picturesque. Here at places youll see we thought we would make things easier for you and have come up with. The harry potter movies in chronological order by date of. Some people might wonder why id buy another version of any of the harry potter books, but this is an absolute must have if you even so much as love harry potter and the wizarding world in general. Harry potter and the sorcerers stone ranks second in the highestgrossing harry potter movies worldwide. Alnwick castle is the location used for hogwarts castle in harry potter and the philosophers stone and harry potter and the chamber of. If you want to take a scotland vacation that includes all the locations where harry potter was filmed in scotland, then authentic vacations can create the perfect itinerary wrapped. The bridge that the death eaters destroy reallife location in england. Harry potter and the chamber of secrets film locations. With daniel radcliffe, rupert grint, emma watson, richard harris. This will be an actual sequel to the original set of movies, which ended with the deathly hallows part 2.
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