The disused facility was used as a studio to film the first Pierce Brosnan Bond movie, GoldenEye, in 1994 (the huge ‘St Petersburg’ set was built here to accommodate the tank chase). The studio began life as Leavesden Aerodrome, a factory and runway where Mosquitos and Halifax Bombers were manufactured. The same location served as the lobby of the ‘House of Commons’ in The Madness of King George.Īnd finally, of course, you can now take the Warner Bros Studio Tour, of the Leavesden studio, 20 miles north-west of London. The venerable Bodleian Library of Oxford University supplies two locations: Duke Humphrey’s Library is where Harry tries to find out about Nicholas Flamel and the elaborately fan-vaulted Divinity School became Hogwarts School’s hospital. Harrow more recently stood in for the interior of ‘Trinity College’ in Stephen Hawking biopic, The Theory Of Everything. Coincidentally, another Old Harrovian was the same photographic pioneer Henry Fox Talbot, who lived at Lacock Abbey.

Founded in 1572 under a Royal Charter granted by Elizabeth I, Harrow remains one of the country’s most prestigious schools – old boys include a clutch of Prime Ministers, writers as diverse as Lord Byron, Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Anthony Trollope – and screenwriter Richard Curtis ( Four Weddings And A Funeral, Notting Hill.). Professor Flitwick’s ( Warwick Davis) Charms Class, where Hermione ( Emma Watson) manages to levitate a feather: “Wingardium Leviosa!”, is the Fourth Form Room of Harrow Old Schools, Harrow-on-the-Hill in Greater London. Harry Potter film location: Professor Flitwick’s class: Harrow Old Schools, Harrow-on-the-Hill More recently, Angelina Jolie zoomed through the arcade on her motorbike in Lara Croft – Tomb Raider, while Russell Crowe enjoyed a Chinese meal here in Proof of Life. Within the market, The Lamb pub was the site of the raucous brawl in John Wayne's only English movie, Brannigan. The market itself has been a frequent film location. The entrance to ‘The Leaky Cauldron’ was an empty shop, now an optician store – The Glass House, 42 Bull’s Head Passage in Leadenhall Market in the City of London (it’s just beneath the famous Lloyd’s Building). The zoo’s entrance, on the Outer Circle, was transformed – with a little CGI – into the exterior of the ‘All England Lawn Tennis Club’ for 2004 rom-com Wimbledon. The famous Penguin Pool can be seen in About a Boy, and its little-known Prince Albert Suite in British comedy Leon The Pig Farmer. Harry Potter film location: Harry talks to the serpent: Reptile House, Regent’s Park Zoo, LondonĪ long-established film location, London Zoo can be seen in Carol Reed’s The Fallen Idol, The Jokers, Arabesque, Turtle Diary and An American Werewolf in London.

Castle where harry potter was filmed