Where was Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince filmed?

2009 film directed by David Yates

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009) was filmed in London and Gloucester Cathedral: 2 recorded filming locations in the United Kingdom. Every one is a filming-location statement on Wikidata, not a guess.

Part of the Harry Potter film series · the Wizarding World franchise

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Filming locations

Towns & cities

London

England

capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
Landmarks & buildings

Gloucester Cathedral

England

cathedral in England

Also per Wikipedia's article

The article names 11 more places. A sentence in an article is weaker evidence than a Wikidata statement, so these are listed apart, never mixed into the statement list, and the claim links straight to where it came from.

Studios & sets

Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden

England

studio complex in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England
Towns & cities

Lacock

England

village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England

“A series of night scenes were filmed in the village of Lacock and the cloisters at Lacock Abbey for three nights starting 25 October 2007.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities

Lacock Abbey

England

abbey in Wiltshire, England, UK
Landscapes & nature

Glen Coe

Scotland

glen in Highland, Scotland, UK

“Filming returned to Glen Coe and Glenfinnan, both of which have appeared in the previous films, to preserve the continuity of the landscape.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities

Fort William

Scotland

town in Highland, Scotland, UK

“On the weekend of 6 October 2007, the crew shot scenes involving the Hogwarts Express in the misty and dewy environment of Fort William, Scotland.” Wikipedia
Streets & squares

Millennium Bridge

England

bridge in London

“The bridge is featured in the opening scenes of the film version of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, where the bridge collapses following an attack by Death Eaters.” Wikipedia
Landscapes & nature

Cliffs of Moher

Ireland

cliffs in Western Ireland, on the Atlantic shore

“The exterior of the scene was filmed at the Cliffs of Moher in the west of Ireland.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities

Glenfinnan

Scotland

settlement in Highland, Scotland, UK
Landscapes & nature

Gudbrandsdalen

Norway

valley and traditional district in the Norwegian county of Innlandet
Landmarks & buildings

Surbiton railway station

England

South Western Railway Station in Outer London (Zone 6)

“The station was used for filming of Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in October 2007.” Wikipedia
Towns & cities

Lesja Municipality

Norway

municipality in Innlandet, Norway

Recorded only at country level

Wikidata also records this film as shot in Hertfordshire, without saying where. Those statements are true but unmappable (a pin in the middle of a country would claim something nobody wrote), so they are listed here instead of guessed at.

Also shot in these places

Set in the same places

Frequently asked questions

How many filming locations does Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince have?

2 places recorded on Wikidata, and 11 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in the United Kingdom.

Which other productions were filmed at the same places?

Doctor Who (1963–), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002), Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010) and 8 more, each listed on this page.

Where does this information come from?

Filming location statements on Wikidata, plus places named in the production's own Wikipedia article, which are labelled per Wikipedia. Nothing is scraped from listicles and nothing is generated.