Get a Passport to the World of Harry Potter
by Alison Kroulek | July 15th, 2009
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The new Harry Potter movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, just came out yesterday. Hardcore Harry Potter fans have probably already seen it, maybe even more than once. The next film, the first installment of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, is not going to be out until next November. What’s a Harry Potter fan (young or old) to do until then?
Well, you could get a passport and take a plane to Great Britain, where the books were set and the movies were filmed. Naturally, Harry Potter-themed tours have sprung up in London, as well as in other locations used in the films. For example, you can see Platform 9 3/4 in King’s Cross station, (or, rather, a baggage cart that appears to be disappearing into the wall where Platform 9 3/4 would be if Muggles like us could see it).
Other London locations that were featured in Harry Potter films include the London Zoo (Little Whinging Zoo), the Australian High Commission (Gringotts Wizarding Bank) and Charing Cross Road (Diagon Alley). You can get a free PDF of a self-directed Harry Potter London walking tour here.
You can also visit Oxford, where many of the scenes from inside Hogwarts’ library and dining room were filmed. Other scenes from inside Hogwarts were filmed inside Gloucester Cathedral. Don’t forget to visit Glenfinnan Viaduct (Hogwart’s Express) and Alnwick Castle, too! (more…)
