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 London Zoo, Durham Cathedral, Gloucester Cathedral, Christ Church, Harrow School, 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

Studios & sets

Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden

England

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
Castles & palaces

Alnwick Castle

England

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
Landmarks & buildings

Gloucester Cathedral

England

cathedral in England
Landscapes & nature

London Zoo

England

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
Landmarks & buildings

Durham Cathedral

England

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
Landscapes & nature

Glen Nevis

Scotland

glen in Lochaber, Highland, Scotland, UK
Landmarks & buildings

Christ Church

England

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
Landmarks & buildings

Harrow School

England

school in Harrow, UK
Landmarks & buildings

Goathland railway station

England

railway station in North Yorkshire, England, UK

“Filming at the North Yorkshire's Goathland railway station took place on 2 October 2000.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings

Leadenhall Market

England

covered market in London, located on Gracechurch Street

Also per Wikipedia's article

The article names 15 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.

Towns & cities

London

England

capital and largest city of England and the United Kingdom
Landscapes & nature

Great Britain

United Kingdom

island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe
Towns & cities

Oxford

England

city in Oxfordshire, England
Landmarks & buildings

University of Oxford

England

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
Towns & cities

Watford

England

town in Hertfordshire, England
Streets & squares

Strand

England

major thoroughfare in the City of Westminster, London, England
Towns & cities

Bracknell

England

town and civil parish in Berkshire, England

“Filming for Privet Drive took place on Picket Post Close in Bracknell, Berkshire.” Wikipedia
Landmarks & buildings

Bodleian Library

England

main research library of the University of Oxford
Landmarks & buildings

London King's Cross railway station

England

railway station in the London Borough of Camden, England, UK
Towns & cities

Lacock

England

village and civil parish in the county of Wiltshire, England
Towns & cities

Lacock Abbey

England

abbey in Wiltshire, England, UK
Streets & squares

North Yorkshire Moors Railway

England

heritage railway in England, United Kingdom
Landmarks & buildings

Divinity School

England

medieval building in the University of Oxford
Towns & cities

Goathland

England

village and civil parish in North Yorkshire, England
Castles & palaces

Durham Castle

England

Grade I listed historic house museum in Durham, England, UK

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.

Bracknell England

“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
Lacock Abbey England

“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
London Zoo England

“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
Knebworth House England

“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
Gloucester England

“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

Set in the same places

Frequently asked questions

How many filming locations does Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone have?

10 places recorded on Wikidata, and 15 places named in its Wikipedia article, labelled per Wikipedia, all in 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.