harry potter
1. McGonagall’s Transfiguration classroom
1. McGonagall’s Transfiguration classroom (Chapter House, Lacock Abbey)
The room where Harry stumbles across the mirror that shows him his deceased parents in Philosopher’s Stone is in Lacock Abbey. In Chamber of Secrets, professor McGonagall uses the same room for her lesson on how to turn animals into water goblets.
2. Hooch’s flying pitch
2. Hooch’s flying pitch (The Outer Bailey, Alnwick Castle)
Madam Hooch’s first flying lesson takes place outside Alnwick Castle in Northumberland. Harry and Ron also land the Ford Anglia there in Chamber of Secrets.
3. Flitwick’s Charms classroom
3. Flitwick’s Charms classroom (Fourth Form Room, Harrow School)
Professor Flitwick’s classroom, where Hermione manages to successfully levitate a feather using the Wingardium Leviosa spell, is based in Harrow School in Middlesex.
4. Hogwarts Library
4. Hogwarts Library (Duke Humphrey’s Library, Oxford University)
The school library, where Harry researches Nicholas Flamel in Philosopher’s Stone, is located in Oxford’s Duke Humphrey’s Library, which is one of the special collections reading rooms at the Bodleian. In Chamber of Secrets, Hermione reads about Polyjuice Potion there, and in Half-Blood Prince Harry and Hermione discuss who to take to Slughorn’s Christmas party here.
5. Hogwarts’ infirmary
5. Hogwarts’ infirmary (Divinity School, Oxford University)
The school’s in-house hospital is actually set in one of Oxford’s university buildings. In Goblet of Fire, this is also where professor McGonagall teaches Ron how to dance before the Yule Ball.
6. Hogwarts’ staircases
6. Hogwarts’ staircases (Christs Church, Oxford University)
In Chamber of Secrets, Harry has a flashback and sees Tom Riddle talking to professor Dumbledore. This was filmed at Oxford University.
7. The Ford Anglia’s takeoff point
7. The Ford Anglia’s takeoff point (St Pancras International, London)
Although the car looks like it takes off from outside King’s Cross Station, this scene was actually filmed outside St Pancras International.
8. The Burrow
8. The Burrow (Gypsy Lane, Abbots Langley, and then the Swannery, Abbotsbury)
The Weasleys’ house was build right opposite the film’s main base at Leavesden Studios in Hertfordshire for Chamber of Secrets. But for Half-Blood Prince, the Burrow was located in Abbotsbury’s Swannery, near Weymouth.
9. Where the Ford Anglia meets the Hogwarts Express
9. Where the Ford Anglia meets the Hogwarts Express (Glenfinnan Viaduct, Lochaber)
On their way to school, Harry and Ron almost crash the Ford Anglia into the Hogwarts Express on the Glenfinnan Viaduct. West Coast Railways run a Jacobite Steam Train during the summer on this track.
10. Hagrid’s hut
10. Hagrid’s hut (Black Park, Buckinghamshire, and then Clachaig Gully, Scotland)
Based just outside Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, Hagrid’s Hut was set in Black Park. In Goblet of Fire, Black Park is also where Hagrid first shows Harry the dragons before the Triwizard Tournament.
In Order of the Phoenix, it moves to Clachaig Gully in Scotland.