The Ultimate Harry Potter Filming Locations Guide

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Harry Potter ultimate filming locations guide 

This is a list of every filming location in the series. The filming locations have been grouped by region of the UK for ease of use. Each filming location contains a list of all scenes that were filmed at the location from the Harry Potter series. I have tried to be as precise as possible when describing the filming location; for example, instead of just saying Durham Catherdral, I have specified by saying which room and exactly which scenes were shot in this room. 

There is a section on The Harry Potter Studio tour (Leavesden studios) which is where all 8 films were based. And there is an additional section on locations that aren't filming locations but are Harry Potter related or inspired. Even if you have no plans on visiting any of these sites, pictures are included for every location including some fun facts along the way for you to enjoy.
 

Click here for an interactive map of all filming locations part 1. Click here for part 2. Or alternatively, click the picture of the maps below. It has been colour coded and numbered as per the posts below. There are two maps as there are too many layers to fit on one.

 

 

It goes without saying that not all filming locations will look the same as they did in the films. This is because of either green screen or CGI used in the films to enhance the surroundings as well as adjusting the lighting to make it darker than it actually is. For example, this is a shot in the 7th film: 

 

But this is what Swinley Forest, the location they shot the scene at, actually looked like when filming:

 

 

Lastly, some of the filming locations may not necessarily have been filmed on set meaning that a secondary filming unit would be sent to record background shots but all the principal filming with actors would have been done in the studios. This is particularly true for the later films. This is also true for majority of the Scottish locations as they provided backdrops to scenes. 

An example of this is Lavenham, Suffolk used for Godric’s Hollow. A secondary filming unit went to film the streets and houses but all principal filming with the actors took place at Pinewood Studios as they built a set mimicking Lavenham at the studios. Like described above, there was a lot of CGI involved.

Godric’s Hollow set built in Pinewood Studios 

 

Contents

Post 2: South East England (excluding London) -> 9 filming locations 

Post 3: North East England -> 3 filming locations 

Post 4: Midlands -> 2 filming locations 

Post 5: North West England -> 3 filming locations

Post 6: South West England -> 6 filming locations 

Post 7: South Coast England -> 1 filming location 

Post 8: Greater Anglia -> 1 filming location 

Post 9: Leavesden studios, Shepperton Studios and Pinewood Studios 

Post 10: Wales -> 1 filming location 

Post 11: London -> 19 filming locations

Post 12: Scotland -> 11 filming locations
Post 13: International (Outside UK) -> 4 filming locations

 

To do:
Post 14: Harry Potter related/inspired sites

Post 15: 7th film camping locations in order they appear in film: 

 

 

 

 

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