Can you visit the Harry Potter filming locations?

Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.

Film · 2001 · Fantasy · Adventure · Family

Where was Harry Potter filmed?

Name: Harry Potter
Genre: Fantasy, Adventure, Family
Released: 2001

An orphaned boy discovers he's a wizard and comes of age across eight films at a school of magic. Hogwarts itself is a composite of real British places, a castle for the flying lessons, an Oxford college for the halls, a Highland viaduct for the train, most of which you can stand in front of today.

4 locations across 4 destinations

On screen

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Scottish Highlands, Scotland

1 spot

landmark·Scottish Highlands

Glenfinnan Viaduct

The graceful curved railway viaduct is the one the Hogwarts Express steams across, most famously with a flying car in pursuit.

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Northumberland, England

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Alnwick Castle

The castle's outer bailey is where the first films staged Harry's broomstick flying lessons, the lawns Madam Hooch teaches on.

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Oxford, England

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Christ Church, Oxford

The college's 16th-century staircase appears on screen, and its grand dining hall was the model for Hogwarts' Great Hall.

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North York Moors, England

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Goathland Station (Hogsmeade)

The little moorland station played Hogsmeade, where students step off the Hogwarts Express in the first film.

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Good to know

Where was Harry Potter filmed?: Harry Potter was filmed in Scottish Highlands, Northumberland, Oxford, North York Moors.
Can you visit the Harry Potter filming locations?: Yes, these are real, visitable places. Each location below comes with the scene, an exact point on the map, and how to get there.