20 Famous Movie Scene Locations That You Can Actually Visit

October 15, 2021 Moscow

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Harry Potter – London

No list of famous film locations would be complete without the Harry Potter series, and London is everything you’d hope it to be: full of old-world charm, architecturally beautiful, and the perfect setting for a movie about witches and wizards in training.

While a lot of the scenes were filmed in the huge Warner Bros. Studio Hertfordshire – which you can take a tour of – you can easily find shooting locations all around the city. The most famous ones include King’s Cross Station with the infamous Platform 9¾, St. Pancras Renaissance Hotel, and Leadenhall Market, where beautiful classical buildings transported moviegoers to another world.

However, those who want to see the ‘real’ Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry will have to venture out of London to other somewhat nearby towns and cities. On the top of the list should be the stunning Alnwick Castle in Northumberland. Gloucester Cathedral also served for the exterior shots of the school, as well as Christ Church College, and Duke Humfrey’s Library in Oxford. Want to ride the Hogwarts Express? You’re in luck, it does exist, but it will require travelling to the Glenfinnan Viaduct in Scotland.