Where was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone filmed?
2001 film directed by Chris Columbus
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) was filmed in Durham Cathedral, London Zoo, Gloucester Cathedral, Harrow School, Christ Church, Alnwick Castle and 4 more places — 10 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
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🎬 Studios & sets
Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
studio complex in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, England
“Two British film industry officials requested that the film be shot in the United Kingdom, offering their assistance in securing filming locations, the use of Leavesden Film Studios, as well as changing the UK's child labour laws (adding a small number of working hours per week and making the timing of on-set classes more flexible).” Wikipedia
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🏰 Castles & palaces
Alnwick Castle
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
castle and stately home in Alnwick, Northumberland, England, UK; seat of the Duke of Northumberland, England, UK
“Alnwick Castle and Gloucester Cathedral were eventually selected as the principal locations for Hogwarts, with some scenes also being filmed at Harrow School.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Durham Cathedral
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
cathedral in Durham, England, UK
“Other Hogwarts scenes were filmed in Durham Cathedral over a two-week period; these included shots of the corridors and some classroom scenes.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Gloucester Cathedral
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
cathedral in England
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
London Zoo
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
world's oldest scientific zoo, in London, England
“London Zoo's Reptile House was used as the location for the scene in which Harry accidentally sets a snake on Dudley, with King's Cross Station also being used as the book specifies.” Wikipedia
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🏞 Landscapes & nature
Glen Nevis
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Leadenhall Market
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Harrow School
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
school in Harrow, UK
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Christ Church
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
constituent college of the University of Oxford in England
“London's Australia House was selected as the location for Gringotts Wizarding Bank, while Christ Church, Oxford, was the location for the Hogwarts trophy room.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Goathland railway station
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
railway station in North Yorkshire, England, UK
“Filming at the North Yorkshire's Goathland railway station took place on 2 October 2000.” Wikipedia
Also per Wikipedia's Filming section
Wikipedia’s Filming section names 8 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.
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
University of Oxford
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
collegiate research university in Oxford, England
“Oxford University's Divinity School served as the Hogwarts Hospital Wing, and Duke Humfrey's Library, part of the Bodleian, was used as the Hogwarts Library.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
London King's Cross railway station
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
railway station in the London Borough of Camden, England, UK
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Divinity School
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
medieval building in the University of Oxford
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🏙 Towns & cities
Bracknell
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
town and civil parish in Berkshire, England
“Filming for Privet Drive took place on Picket Post Close in Bracknell, Berkshire.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Canterbury Cathedral
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
cathedral in Canterbury, Kent, England, founded in 597
“Canterbury Cathedral and Scotland's Inverailort Castle were both touted as possible locations for Hogwarts; Canterbury rejected Warner Bros.” Wikipedia
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
Bodleian Library
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
main research library of the University of Oxford
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
High Commission of Australia, London
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
diplomatic mission of Australia in the United Kingdom
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🏛 Landmarks & buildings
National Railway Museum
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
National rail transport museum in York, England, United Kingdom
Places whose own article says it was shot there
5 places whose own Wikipedia article names this film as something shot there, where Wikidata records nothing and this film’s own article does not say so either. The weakest evidence on this atlas: no pin on the map, and nothing in the downloads. Each sentence is quoted whole and linked to the article it came from, so it can be judged rather than taken on trust.
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Bracknell United Kingdom
“Bracknell has been used in the filming of many TV shows and films, such as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Martins Heron) and Time Bandits (Birch Hill).” Wikipedia
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London Zoo United Kingdom
“In 2000, the Burmese python scene from the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) was filmed at the zoo's Reptile House.” Wikipedia
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Lacock Abbey United Kingdom
“Some interior sequences in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) were filmed at Lacock, including the cloister walk where Harry discovers the Mirror of Erised and when he comes out from Professor Lockhart's room after serving detention and hears the basilisk.” Wikipedia
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Knebworth House United Kingdom
“Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) - the house was used in several pieces of promotional material for the film, and hosted the film's international launch, though no parts of the house were used in shooting of the film itself.” Wikipedia
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Gloucester United Kingdom
“The cathedral (mainly its cloisters) was used for corridor scenes in the films Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince.” Wikipedia
Also shot in these places
- Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace 1999
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 2010
- Barbie 2023
- Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them 2016
- The Batman 2022
- House of the Dragon 2022–
- Justice League 2017
- Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald 2018
- Sleepy Hollow 1999
- Edge of Tomorrow 2014
- Jupiter Ascending 2015
- Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore 2022
Frequently asked questions
How many filming locations does Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone have?
10 places recorded on Wikidata, and 8 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, across the United Kingdom.
Was Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone filmed at a studio?
Yes. Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden, recorded on Wikidata as a filming location.
Which other productions were filmed at the same places?
Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999), Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (2010), Barbie (2023), Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (2016) 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.