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London – |
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Cross Station is over 150 years old and pretty impressive all on its
own. Do try to find Platform 9 ¾, between platform 9 and 10, and you might also see a luggage cart about to vanish ... Harry was actually filmed
catching the Hogwarts Express between platforms four and five for Hogwarts
School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. |
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Want
to look for Wizard gold? Head to Australia House on The Strand in
London – your kids will tell you it’s really Gringott's bank. |
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London
Zoo – A trip to the London Zoo has always been fun, but now your
kids can walk in Harry Potter’s footsteps, remembering his one happy
day with those Muggles the Dursleys. Check out the great owl exhibit, but
don’t miss the reptile room, where Harry realized he could talk to
a boa constrictor. |
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Oxford – Bodleian Library at Oxford University
appears in the movie as Hogwarts dining room and library. The Great Hall of Christ Church College “is” Hogwarts School, a pleasure
that sure to make young eyes sparkle. There’s a double literary thrill
to coming here: Lewis Carroll was inspired to write Alice in Wonderland while looking out these windows. |
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Gloucester Cathedral (Gloucester, Gloucestershire) – Gloucester Cathedral is Gothic architecture at its best and
avid fans will recognize many exteriors from the movie (students of the
King’s School next door were extras.) Don’t miss a photographic
exhibit which shows how the cloisters were transformed for the film. |
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Lacock Abbey (Lacock, near Devizes, Wiltshire) –
Another wonderful place to visit is Lacock, the medieval town that is home
to 13th century Lacock Abbey, used for interior scenes of Hogwarts School. |
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Goathland (near Grosmont, Yorkshire) –
The village of Goathland on the Yorkshire Moors has a train station that’s
been virtually unchanged for 135 years: perfect to recreate “Hogsmeade
Station,” end of the line for the Hogwarts Express. Best of all? You
can catch a steam train not unlike the Hogwarts Express for 18 miles
that run through the spectacular North Yorkshire Moors. |
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Alnwick Castle (Alnwick, Northumberland) – Alnwick Castle is the second largest inhabited castle in England,
home to Earls and Dukes since 1309. The castle itself is pretty spectacular,
but kids may be more thrilled to recognize the grounds as Hogwart's "quidditch
pitch.” Open March – October. |
