In London, in the suburbs of Watford, is the famous Warner Bros. Studio, in the pavilions of which all 8 episodes of the popular series of all times and peoples about Harry Potter. Anyone can go on a tour of this studio. All presented exhibits are real participants in the filming of the great saga. Let's walk around the studio pavilions together.
1. Entrance to the Harry Potter Museum.
2. The studio can be reached by branded buses either from the center of London, from Victoria Station (adult ticket - £29, child ticket - £26), or from the nearest railway station Watford Junction (adult ticket - £2, child ticket - £1 ,5).
3. The tickets themselves are best ordered via the Internet: the schedule for visiting the studio is very tight, and through the worldwide network you can choose the most convenient time. Tickets: adult - £30.00, children - £22.50. Group and family discounts are also provided.
4. In front of the entrance to the main pavilion stand giant figures, participants in the chess battle from the film about the Philosopher's Stone.
5. Main hall. From it you can get to the exhibition itself, visit a cafe or go to a store. There are a lot of people.
6. It would be useful to rent a device with a map of the area and voice guidance for the tour. Russian language is supported.
7. The room in which Harry lived with his deliberately inadequate relatives.
8. School cafeteria.
9. At the tables in the dining room are mannequins dressed in the uniform of different faculties of the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Uniform of Hufflepuff faculty.
10. At the head of the school cafeteria are mannequins dressed exactly in the clothes in which the professors of the school of magic were filmed throughout the series. “Before starting the banquet, I would like to say a few words. And my words will be: Berk! Bubble! Remainder! Trick! Everything, thank you all!” (A. Dumbledore).
11. An exposition dedicated to all the directors who filmed various parts of the film story.
12. Throughout the exhibition, projects for future huge buildings are placed here and there.
13. Colorful drinks from a pile of ice cubes around an ice sculpture. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire - A Christmas Waltz".
14. Stand about the design of costumes and wigs.
15. Gateway to Hogwarts.
16. Leaky cauldron, a symbol of the bar of the same name.
17. Boys' room.
18. Round room of Gryffindor, she is the Living Room. Located in the Gryffindor Tower.
19. Hogwarts clock pendulum from Prisoner of Azkaban.
20. A gargoyle guards the door to Professor Dumbledore's office and opens the door after saying the correct password.
21. Professor Albus Dumbledore's office.
22. Warehouse of magical potions and the room of the dean of the Slytherin faculty, professor of potions Severus Snape.
23. All the pictures hung in the corridors of Hogwarts were really painted by artists, and later animated using special technology.
24. Door to the Chamber of Secrets.
25. This describes the technology of levitation on magic brooms.
26. House of the Weasley family - "Nora". It later became a second home for Harry Potter. Completely magical dwelling: objects in the room live their own separate life(both in the film and at the exhibition).
27. Also here you can improve the skill of owning magic wands.
28. Everything pink should belong to Dolores Umbridge. "Khe-Khe".
29. Teleport fireplaces in the Ministry of Magic.
30. The famous purple three-story bus "Night Knight".
31. House number 4 on Tisovaya street - a house in which adoptive parents raised Harry Potter.
32. A piece of the Wooden Bridge - the Hogwarts bridge connecting the Stone Circle and the school courtyard. You can walk along it.
33. The house where Harry's parents were killed.
34. Headstone of Tom Riddle's grave.
35. Next comes the large pavilion "Creature Effects department", which tells about the process of creating and animating various scary little dirty tricks. The scariest exhibit is the head of the mermaid Medusa. Part of the mermaid is gone, but the head is terrifying and active.
36. Buckbeak is a good hippogriff.
37. Diagon Alley. The only place in London, where you can buy a magical animal, a flying broom, a magic wand and many other amazing things and miraculous goods.
38. Art Gallery with sketches of future characters and buildings. And drawings to create models of buildings.
39. The pearl of the exhibition - the exact model hogwarts castle in scale 1:24. The first model was built for the filming of the first Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone movie. 86 artists and technicians worked on the model. Over the course of subsequent series, the model was rebuilt several times to fit storyline. So colossal work has been done that if 1 person did it, it would take him 74 years. Full cycle The lighting above the model changes every 4 minutes to show all possible times of day. All doors are hinged, real landscaping plants are used. Incredible detail!
40. In the last room of the exhibition are boxes from magic wands. On the end of each box are the names of people involved in the creation of all episodes of the film. A special employee walks around the room, who can be brought to absolutely any box and he will tell everything about the person mentioned on the box.
41. At the exit from the filming pavilions is the Harry Potter souvenir shop. Here you can buy Nimbus-2000.
Arriving in Oxford by bus directly from Gatwick Airport, I went to wander the streets. I’m walking, not touching anyone, and suddenly I hear behind me: “Look! It "s a Nimbus 2000!" with Oxford, and how it continued you will read further.
Bodleian Library
The Bodleian Library has two locations where the Harry Potter films were filmed.
Divinity Hall
We have seen this amazingly beautiful hall with a stunning ceiling in films at least twice. First time as a hospital wing in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
The second time is in one of my favorite scenes in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire where Professor Maggonagall teaches Gryffindor how to dance. How fast can you repeat "Babbling, Bumbling Band of Baboons"?
Pictured above: a still from Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
In this hall, students of the theological department took exams. The exam was more like today's defense of the thesis. The hall was attended by a commission and guests (classmates could come to support). The student went up to the pulpit and made a report in Latin, then answered questions and argued with his opponent.
Duke Humphrey's Library (Duke Humfrey's library)
In the photo above: a frame from the movie "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone"
Photography is not allowed in the library. All chambers are folded into a chest and locked. :) Therefore, I only brought a postcard from Duke Humfrey's library.
But if you're curious, I'll show you photos from another medieval library - Chetham's Library, Manchester.
Readers still cannot take books from Duke Humfrey's library home. They are only allowed to read books or copy (and not all of them!). Previously, all library books were chained to shelves. As shown in the scene about the forbidden section .
Address: Broad St, Oxford OX1 3BG, United Kingdom
Standard tours take one hour and include visits to the divinity school, council chamber, courtroom, and Duke Humphrey's library. Monday - Saturday 10:30, 11:30, 13:00, 14:00, Sunday 11:30, 14:00 and 15:00. Ticket price: £7
Extended tours are usually held on Wednesdays and Saturdays at 9:15 and on most Sundays at 11:15 and 13:15. Extended tour in addition to the standard tour includes visiting several reading rooms and the Radcliffe Chambers and takes about an hour and a half. Ticket price: £13
Mini tour takes only half an hour and includes a visit to the theological school and the library. Monday - Saturday: 15:30, 16:00 and 16:40, Sunday 12:45, 14:15, 15:15, 16:00 and 16:40. Ticket price: £5
Please note that children from 11 years of age are allowed into the library. Moreover, teenagers 11-16 years old must be accompanied by adults.
New College (New College)
They filmed a wonderful scene where Harry tells Cedric about dragons, and then Alastor Moody turns Draco Malfoy into a ferret.
Pictured above is the indoor gallery of New College, source: oxfordbritannia.wordpress.com
Visitor entrance from New College Lane.
Opening hours: daily 11:00 - 17:00. Ticket price: £3
Christ Church (Christ Church College)
Stairway
Pictured above: stills from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
We saw this staircase in the movie "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone". It was on it that the first years of Hogwarts first climbed into the great hall. At the very end of the first film, at the top of the stairs, Ron and Hermione are waiting for Harry to return from the infirmary.
Pictured above: footage from the movie "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"
In the movie Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Harry and Ron were caught on this staircase by Filch while trying to sneak into the castle unnoticed. Then this staircase appeared as the place of Dumbledore's conversation with Rom Riddle.
Great Hall (The Great Hall)
It was this famous room that became the prototype of the great hall of Hogwarts.
I dare to suggest that there are many fans of the young wizard on our friendly site. Personally, I am sad that the story has ended, the Dark Lord has been destroyed, and Harry has grown up...:)
However, I digress a little from the topic. So, are there "Potter" fabulous places, magical castles and dense forests? Turns out they actually exist! I invite you to take a little trip.
Let's start with Scotland.
Scottish scenic landscapes have become the scenery many times during the filming of the Harry Potter saga. At the same time, the exact location of Hogwarts was never mentioned in the books, however, judging by some interviews with JK Rowling, it was Scotland that was chosen as the “homeland” of the School of Witchcraft. It is possible that this country, known for its castles and chic mansions, has become a powerful source of inspiration for Rowling. By the way, Western mountain Railway in Scotland it was used during the filming of the moving Hogwarts Express.
forbidden Forest
Filming location: Black Park, Iver Heath, Buckinghamshire 
The trees in the thicket of this forest grow so densely that twilight reigns there even on the brightest sunny day.
Big hall
Filming location: Christ Church College, St Aldate's, Oxford, Oxfordshire 
Hasn't passed film crew films about Harry Potter and Oxford, one of the spiritual capitals of England. Filming took place at the famous Christ Church College, consecrated in the name of Lewis Carroll, who studied within its walls (scientists estimated that he ate 8,000 breakfasts, lunches and dinners in the local cafeteria), and the famous Bodleian Library in the city center. Christ Church is perhaps the most prestigious Oxford college (although all the other Oxford colleges are unlikely to agree with us here) and certainly the most snobbish in the most snobbish city in the world. Finishing Christ Church is a great success. Albert Einstein and William Gladstone studied here. It is the largest college in Oxford and takes credit for the fact that it has been founded several times. First Cardinal Thomas Wolsey in 1525 and then Henry VIII- in 1546. It is kept in order by noble-looking gentlemen in all black and in black bowlers - they would look comical if they did not behave so majestically. 
Thirteen British Prime Ministers have graduated from Christ Church College, equal to the number of graduate Prime Ministers of the other 45 Oxford colleges and more than any single Cambridge University college.
Hogwarts Library
Filming location: Bodleian Library, Oxford 
The Bodleian Library is the library of Oxford University, which disputes the Vatican's right to be called the oldest in Europe, and the British - the title of the largest book collection Great Britain. Since 1610 (officially - since 1662) it has been entitled to receive a legal deposit of all publications published in the country.
Godric's Trench
Filming location: Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire 
Charming place near the city of Bath, Wiltshire, with a small population (just over 1000 people). Lacock is a national treasure of England, it is considered one of the oldest places in the UK. The construction of many buildings began in the 13th century. Here you can see the house of Harry Potter's parents and the home of Horace Slughorn.
Hogwarts corridors
Filming location: Gloucester Cathedral 
Hogwarts got its cinematic face from Gloucester Cathedral, one of the most beautiful cathedrals in Britain, especially proud of its cloisters. It was on them, tinted with a computer, that the frightened Harry, Ron and Hermione ran. And inside the cathedral, classes were held at Hogwarts School. Some parishioners protested against filming in the cathedral, since the attitude towards Harry Potter in England (and not only) is ambiguous. Dissenters argued that making the cathedral a filming location for a film about witchcraft is unacceptable. Nevertheless, the shooting took place, one of the arguments of the spiritual leadership was that "Harry Potter" is a good children's book, and the shooting, carried out in the cathedral, will give the film the necessary spirituality.
Hogsmeade Station
Filming location: Goathland Station, North Yorkshire 
Hogsmeade station, where Hogwarts arrives - the express that takes all students to the School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, was filmed at the station in Gotland, Yorkshire. The second oldest railway in the United Kingdom leads to this small town of just over 400 people.
By the way, the steam locomotive GWR 4900 Class 5972 Olton Hall, once owned by the British company Great Western Railway and built in 1937, was used as the Hogwarts Express in this and subsequent films. Since 2004, the private tour operator Beyond Boundaries Travel has been organizing UK tours exclusively for Harry Potter fans.
According to the book, the students of the school go to Hogwarts from platform 9 3/4 invisible to the ordinary eye at King's Cross Station, which can be reached through the barrier between platforms 9 and 10. However, it turned out that at King's Cross Station, platforms 9 and 10 are not in the main building, but in a separate building, and they are separated not by a barrier, but by two railway tracks. In one of the interviews, J.K. Rowling admitted her mistake and said that she mixed up London's King's Cross and Euston stations, although at the second station, platforms 9 and 10 are also separated by tracks, and not by a barrier. For filming, platforms 4 and 5 were used, which are located in the main part of King's Cross station and were simply renamed 9 and 10 for a while. Subsequently, a cast-iron sign indicating "Platform 9 3/4", and under it a quarter of the luggage cart is mounted, the rest of which, as it were, has already disappeared into the wall. 
Cabinet McGonagall
Filming location: Durham Cathedral 
Durham Cathedral of Christ, Mary and St. Cuthbert (Durham Cathedral) - the first monument in the UK, made (along with neighboring Durham Castle) among the objects world heritage. Represents the purest sample Norman version of the Romanesque style.
Hogwarts Flying Field (Hogwarts School - Broomstick Flying And Quidditch Scenes)
Filming location: Alnwick Castle 
For nearly 700 years, Alnwick Castle has been owned by the Dukes of Northumberland. The current, 12th in a row, the owner got the second largest inhabited castle in Britain. Alnwick, which means farm on the river En, is first mentioned in the chronicles of the 11th century, when the Scottish king Malcolm Canmore was killed a mile from the city wall. The directors of many feature films: Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots, Elizabeth, Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves with Kevin Costner and, of course, Harry Potter were filmed here.
Hogwarts School of Witchcraft is located in Alnwick Castle. For some reason, you believe that in such a castle, a novice wizard can be severely punished for any offense, for example, suspended from the ceiling for a week.
Near Hogwarts is the Forbidden Forest, where werewolves and unicorns live, whose blood, at the cost of eternal damnation, can save from certain death. For filming in the film, the forest near Alnwick Castle turned out to be watery and there was absolutely no place for centaurs who loved to look at the stars. But appearance castle, his courtyards best suited for creating screen image wizard schools. Inside Hogwarts, Harry learned how to use a broom and caught the Remembrancer, gleaming like a Snitch in the sun. True, in the book this episode took place outside the school, on a flat meadow. To get there, you had to go down the hill.
some scenes final game Quidditch was also filmed at Alnwick Castle. Let me remind you that Harry was the youngest player in the last hundred years :))).
Ministry of Magic
Filming location: Great Scotland Yard, Scotland Place 
A street in St. James Westminster, London, connecting Northumberland Avenue and Whitehall. The place is famous for being the rear entrance to the London Police Headquarters.
Diagon Alley
Filming location: Leadenhall 
For the filming of Diagon Alley, Leadenhall Market in London was partly used. This is a huge food market that has existed since the Middle Ages to the present day. Its ornately decorated Victorian covered shopping arcades are spectacular. In the first Harry Potter film, Ledenhall's corner store served as the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron, through which, touching the correct bricks of the wall, leads to Diagon Alley.
The Dursleys' house, Privet Street4 was filmed at Martin's Heron, Brackley, Berkshire, Picket Postclose12.
Terrarium London Zoo Filmed at London City Zoo, Regent's Park.
The London Underground was filmed on the Waterlow and City line.
Gringotts Bank was filmed in London, Aldwych, Australia House.
Quote from internet:
"... once it seemed that "Harry Potter" is something endless...
like Santa Barbara in the 21st century, or concert activity Alla Pugacheva.
as a line in the dining room after the third pair or as a couple after domestic literature in the first year.
but-chlobys-and already last film... goosebumps? goosebumps... ;)))"
And some more interesting shots from the shooting
I hope you didn't get bored, thanks for stopping by!
The saga of the boy who survived is loved by children and adults around the world. Over the years of the franchise's existence, the paintings have completely changed style and focus. From children's fairy tales, "Harry Potter" has transformed into a serious movie about good and evil, where there is a place for both love and cruelty.
Perhaps one of the reasons for the enormous popularity of the saga is the landscapes and scenery that amaze the imagination. They create the very feeling of magic that leaves no one indifferent. However, not all fans of the franchise know where Harry Potter was filmed. About the most beautiful places, which probably everyone dreams of visiting, we will tell below.
Hogwarts is a famous school where the boy who survived studied for seven years. In the film adaptations, we see a huge medieval building with hundreds of rooms, high ceilings and magical staircases that can change their direction.
In reality, Hogwarts was filmed in several locations. The main inspiration for the creators was the Enik (Alnik) castle of the 11th century. A huge building stands on the border of Great Britain and Scotland. Great Britain is divided into 4 parts: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. The most famous large English castles are concentrated near the borders of Scotland and Wales. Along the borders of Scotland, something like the "pearl necklace of the Loire" in the sense of medieval beauties.
When Harry Potter takes the train from London, the British understand that the train is going north, to a castle somewhere in there.
The castle as we saw it on the screen
This place is extremely rich and tragic story. The fact is that the de Vessy family, who owned the castle for several centuries, was in confrontation with ruling dynasty English kings. As a result, the descendants of Ivo de Vessy now and then raised uprisings that invariably ended in bloodshed. Enik stands on the river En (Aln).
And the castle steps down to it. Previously, on this huge meadow there was a fortification in front of the castle.
Now its owners live in the castle, so travelers can only visit some of its sections. The ticket price is 12.5 euros.
3D models were used for the film. Not only an invented, fantasy-cine castle, but also a model of the original Enik castle, built by a Polish 3D specialist. You can look at it on Google map, or Google Earth, rotate, figure it out - you just need to check the "layers" box - "3D buildings / photorealistic".
The castle has two gates that lead to the courtyard.
It was here that Potter's first flight was filmed, and many location shots of the castle.
This is where many of the Hogwarts outdoor shots were filmed, as well as Potter's famous first flight.
Quidditch competitions from books were also recreated on ideal lawns in front of the castle. By the way, an interesting attraction has been invented here for tourists: they can jump on broomsticks on the lawn in front of Enik, and even take part in a Quidditch match.
Of course, set designers had to rack their brains over how to recreate JK Rowling's fantasies in all their glory on screen. That is why many important fragments of the films that took place at Hogwarts were actually filmed far from Enik's castle. Where else can you find familiar corners that have become part of the school of witchcraft and wizardry.
Oxford University. Numerous dining room scenes were filmed in the university's dining hall, as were the Harry Potter receptions. The scenes on the stairs were also filmed here. The hallways of Britain's oldest university have also been used repeatedly to create key movie scenes. 
Bodleian Library. It was here that scenes were filmed in the library with the participation of the main book fan of the saga - Hermione and her friends. The library is also located on the grounds of Oxford University. It contains more than 11 million books, including unique and extremely rare copies of the medieval era.
Bodleian Library.
Gloucester Cathedral. It is located just two hours from London. The covered galleries of this marvel of architecture were often used to recreate the corridors of Hogwarts. The Gryffindor boys' dormitory, the scenes with talking portraits - these moments were also filmed here. Gloucester Cathedral.
- Leavesden Studio. Unfortunately, the creators could not get by with just shooting on location in the most beautiful places in Great Britain and Scotland. That is why a huge set of Hogwarts was erected within the walls of Leavesden Studio, striking in its scale. Now tours are being conducted around this studio, because there are collected unique scenery that recreates the most famous moments from films.
Hagrid's Hut and the Forbidden Forest
Hagrid's hutTrue friend Harry Potter's Rubeus Hagrid lives in a tiny hut, which is located in an incredibly picturesque place among green meadows.
It was not easy to find such a magical place, and therefore the creators of the paintings went to Scotland, namely to the Glencoe Valley. Many travelers call this place the most unusual in Scotland. This is where Hagrid's hut was built. Now, of course, she is not there, but scenic views preserved.
It was not easy to find such a magical place for the forester's hut.
Forbidden Forest - a place where centaurs, unicorns and others live magical creatures. According to the plot of the film, it is located next to Hogwarts, and students are strictly forbidden to visit the forest.
forbidden Forest
In fact, this magical place is located in Buckinghamshire, 32 kilometers from London. It is not easy for the Black Park to get its gloomy name, because even in the most sunny days there is total darkness here.
Hogsmeade and the railway leading to Hogwarts
Hogsmeade is a small village located near Hogwarts, where students usually arrive by train from platform 9 ¾.
The location was inspired by the village of Gotland and the local train station, which was greatly transformed by special effects.
The village is located in North Yorkshire, and its population is only 500 people. To the disappointment of rabid tourists, there is not a hut with funny name and notoriety, no grand candy store.
The same railway, along the route of which the Hogwarts Express follows, deserves special mention. It was filmed in the UK, and the West Highland Line itself is officially the most beautiful railway in the country. There is indeed a 21-arch bridge in the Glenfinnan Valley, which is known to fans from the films.
West Highland Line and famous bridge
The most interesting thing is that every traveler can feel like a student of Hogwarts. To do this, he needs to take a ticket for a real London steam locomotive, following the route "Fort William Mallaig" from London. Before the trip, you need to consider the following nuances:
the magical steam locomotive runs along the tourist route only from May to mid-October; an adult train ticket will cost 34 euros; local cars were produced back in 1956, so they look authentic, but also go slowly; the atmosphere is completely recreated in car D " Hogwarts Express." There is even a cart with a variety of sweets.
Of course, the locomotive travels very slowly, so the tourist has the opportunity to see all the sights.
Diagon Alley
Diagon Alley from the movieIt was in this mysterious and noisy place that wizards from all over the country bought the magical artifacts they needed. Ollivander's shop was located here, as well as shops with pets, sweets and potions.
Diagon Alley was filmed on the site of London's famous Lindenhall Market. And the Leaky Cauldron bar, through which one could get to Diagon Alley, was filmed in an optics store, also located in this market.
Diagon Alley of Reality
Some of the scenes associated with this location were recreated on the old Shamblay street in the heart of York.
For the third film, the shooting of Diagon Alley moved to another market, Borough Market, also located in London. Fortunately, it turned out to be no less picturesque.
Ministry of Magic
If the traveler dreams of finding the real Ministry of Magi, he will be disappointed. The fact is that everything shown on the screen is a gigantic and very elaborate decoration located in the pavilions of Warner Bros Studio London. Now tourists can visit these scenery, see the very fireplaces through which one could get to the ministry, and appreciate the scale of the famous sculpture from the last parts of the film.
And here is the entrance for visitors in the form phone booth really exists. It is located in St. James on Great Scotland Yard.
Anyone can be photographed running into the wall
Another major attraction for fans of the saga is the King's Cross railway station. It was here that the magical adventures of the heroes invariably began. The station is located in the London station building. There is even a recreated platform 9 ¾ inside where you can take pictures with the Harry Potter cart. On the territory of the station, next to tracks 9 and 10, there is a souvenir shop where you can buy numerous artifacts from the films.
Of course, there are many more places where the shooting of the saga of the boy with a scar was organized, and it is almost impossible to tell about all of them in detail. That is why excursions to the places of the beloved saga are so popular in the UK. The main advantage of such a trip is not beautiful views, and the opportunity to plunge into a fairy tale for at least a few hours.
With the advent of books on Harry Potter thousands of teenagers around the world dream of someday visiting Hogwarts- School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Despite the fact that JK Rowling herself does not give clear information about this educational institution, it is known for certain that the novel describes a real-life Alnwick Castle, whose history goes back ten centuries ...
To get to study at Hogwarts, magic students had to travel on the Hogwarts Express train, which departed from platform 9¾ of King's Cross station on September 1. In reality, getting to Alnwick Castle is much easier: transport runs here daily, and about 800 thousand tourists come to see the fabulous attraction every year.
Alnik was founded in the 11th century: at first there was a wooden fortress, and later a stone castle was built, which has survived to this day. For more than 800 years, the castle belongs to the English noble family de Percy. The Dukes of Northumberland came from the Percy family, today Alnwick is recognized as their current residence.
Alnwick is considered the second largest residential castle in England. Its architectural ensemble includes two circular buildings connected by passages, as well as three towers. After World War II, the building was indeed used as educational institution. Thanks to constant renovations, Alnwick managed to save, so the castle was chosen as a location for filming films about the adventures of Harry Potter. Not far from the castle there are two picturesque lakes, which significantly enliven the landscape.
After tourists began to come to Alnwick, other attractions began to appear on the territory of the castle. A garden with a beautiful fountain was laid out next to the castle, and a complex of tree houses was also equipped here.
Another place that Potter fans will surely like is. Here, young wizards can immerse themselves in fabulous atmosphere, finding flasks with potions, cauldrons and, of course, a spell book next to the bed.
Sourced from thevintagenews.com
