Keira knightley, sienna miller and matthew rhys star in this film set in london and wales and based loosely on events in the life of the poet dylan thomas. A denbighshire owl sanctuary says it is still feeling the effects of the harry potter films, with high numbers of owls being abandoned. The interior shots of gringotts, the wizard bank run by goblins, were. Free the building is not open to the public but you can view it. One of the most wellrecognised harry potter filming locations in wales, freshwater west in pembrokeshire played a huge role in both of these harry potter films. In part 1 of the film, dobbys death scene takes place on the remote beach of freshwater west in pembrokeshire, wales. This surfing beach in southwest wales was the location for. In the film adaption of harry potter and the deathly hallows it is said that the cottage belonged to bills aunt, although this is never mentioned in the book. Posted in harry potter, tv movie locations on august 3, 2016. Explore harry potter film locations around england and wales. The harry potter films were filmed all over the uk and many locations you can visit on our tours. The harry potter series is no stranger to tragic deaths, but dobbys death in harry potter and the deathly hallows definitely stands out as one of the most devastating.
You can visit dobbys grave at the wales harry potter. Hogsmeade station is the place where harry and friends. You can journey through this magical landscape just as harry and friends did, aboard the jacobite steam train used as the hogwarts express. Shot backtoback with harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1, the two films obviously share many of the same locations.
The harry potter wiki is written from the perspective that all information presented in canon is true. You can actually visit dobby the house elfs grave in wales. Where to find all harry potter destinations around the. Wales is a country located on the island of great britain, which is bordered by england. Last but not least, we have some beautiful harry potter filming locations in scotland. Freshwater west, noted for its strong waves and currents, is one of wales top surfing locations, and regularly hosts surfing tournaments such as the welsh national surfing. Shell cottage was built among the dunes on freshwater west, on the b4319, about seven miles west of pembroke in pembrokeshire, south wales the entrance to the bridge to hogwarts, defended by neville longbottom, was. Doctor who, which is filmed all over wales, has its home base at roath lock in cardiff bay, a 16,000 square metre purposebuilt bbc site where casualty and pobol y cwm are also created. The design team for the seventh instalment of the harry potter saga recreated shell cottage, bill weasley and fleur. The design team for the seventh instalment of the harry potter saga recreated shell cottage, bill weasley and. Freshwater west in pembrokeshire became the backdrop of harry potter and the deathly hallows.
The area has made highprofile appearances on film and tv before. The interior shots of gringotts, the wizard bank run by goblins, were filmed inside australia house. Australia house was opened by king george v in 1918 and is the home of the australian high commission. Explore harry potter film locations around england and wales harry potter was a book and movie series that has changed a generation. I visited several harry potter filming locations in both london and oxford have you ever visited a filming location. Films in the park pembrokeshires panoramic views, dramatic coastline and unspoilt sandy beaches have been captured on the silver screen in films throughout the last five decades. Harry potter filming locations and sites by rick steves. The top harry potter filming locations in the uk finding. The outer bailey is recognisable as the area where harry and his fellow students learned to fly broomsticks with madam hooch.
A guide to the once harry potter shell house at freshwater. Plan your harry potter sightseeing tour with these iconic. Freshwater west, one of wales premier surfing beaches, has been inundated with harry potter fans. Actual filming took place between the 11th and 15th. Freshwater west has featured in two recent films ridley scotts robin hood and also harry potter and the deathly hallows where it was used as the back drop for dobbys shell cottage, which was built on site down to the smallest detail including the seaweed. Ten harry potter locations for you to visit wales online. And now you want to scout out all the most exciting harry potter filming locations in the uk and discover all of the best, most magical harry potter things to do. Harry potter and the deathly hallows boosts tourism in wales. Harry potter and the philosophers stone filmed on location at alnwick castle in autumn 2000. Harry potter and the goblet of fire film mentioned only.
The rugged beauty and natural drama of the scottish highlands are the perfect background for the first two harry potter films where the quidditch matches were filmed against the backdrop of glen nevis also used for braveheart, rob roy and highlander ii. From harry potter, robin hood and lara croft tomb raider, discover the story behind each of these unique locations and visit them yourself. Harry potter and the deathly hallows, freshwater west freshwater west in pembrokeshire became the backdrop of harry potter and the deathly hallows. Top 10 films and tv series with wales filming locations. Freshwater west, pembrokeshire, wales, uk beach scenes 25 of 27 found this interesting.
Harry potter, which jk rowling wrote in edinburgh, was linked to alnwick. Some of the fictional locations like diagon alley were sets filmed at leavesden film studios, but many of the external shots can be found in locations around oxford, london and scotland. Tv shows including doctor who, casualty, sherlock and other hit tv shows are brought to life in wales. As well as the realworld locations, all eight of the harry potter films were also shot at a uk film studio. These early meetings in may were soon followed up with more meetings involving village residents and lacock abbey staff. A detailed guide to harry potter filming locations in scotland. It was also a filming location for the final two harry potter films. The shell house was constructed as one of the sets for the final harry potter film harry potter and the deathly hallows starring daniel radcliffe and based on the book by j. With harry potter and the philosophers stone or the sorcerers stone as its known to us fans celebrating its 20th anniversary, now is the best time for potter fans to experience all of the memorable locations featured throughout the films. For a more exhaustive list of harry potter s most famous filming. Legend of the sword 2017 made extensive use of the forest, filming. Freshwater west also known as fresh west is a beach near castlemartin, pembrokeshire in west wales. Harry is taught how to wave his wand by tiny professor flitwick in a woodpaneled classroom filmed at harrow school in harrow on the hill, eight miles northwest of.
In part 1 of the film, dobbys death scene takes place on the remote beach of. During the same journey, the knight bus passed through anglesey which is also in wales. Here in wales we look after some of the finest buildings and some of the most dramatic coast and countryside scenery in the country, many of which have doubled up as scenes in hollywood blockbusters. In part 1, harry, ron and hermione escape to the beach from malfoy manor to shell cottage.
The bbc loved it so much they built their bbc wales studios in the heart of cardiff bay. Wales is an obvious choice for stunning outdoor locations including the rolling hills and long white sandy beaches, but its also the backdrop for many tv and film productions for its city locations. The castle where harry potter was filmed is hiring a wizarding. Pembrokeshire in wales is also the film location for shell cottage, home of married couple bill weasley and fleur delacour which will feature in the harry potter and the deathly hallows film. The site is fictional, but because these are harry potter fans were talking about, people were able to track down the filming location and erected their own little homage to dobby.
It lies along the b4319 road and is part of the pembrokeshire coast national park. Harry s story is set in a magical, largely fictional britain, but you can visit many real locations used in the film series. Several locations in london were used for the filming. Well now, fans can see these famous lines in real life and pay their respects, as a grave has been erected in his honor at the site of the scenes filming location in wales. But followers in wales and scotland were quick to highlight the lack of any books inspired by welsh or scottish locations. Harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 and 2, pembrokeshire.
Harry potter and the deathly hallows, shell cottage, freshwater west. Many of the exterior locations in harry potter and the prisoner of. You can find harry potter filming locations all over the united kingdom from the wild scottish highlands home of hagrids hut to the historic london market that. There were also scenes filmed in wales, including the shell cottage scene in harry potter and the deathly hallows. We provide a map of each of the harry potter movie locations, how to get. Freshwater west, noted for its strong waves and currents, is one of wales top surfing locations, and regularly hosts surfing tournaments such as the welsh. Our harry potter tour starts at the dursleys house, number 4 privet drive, little whinging, surrey which is in fact an ordinary house in martins heron near bracknell, berkshire. The following year, harry potter and the chamber of secrets the second film in the series used alnwick castle for shooting. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film. One of the most wellrecognised harry potter filming locations in wales, freshwater west in pembrokeshire played a huge role in both of these. Harry potter filming locations in wales okay, so maybe wales wasnt used too often as a filming location for harry potter, but there is one noteworthy location worth mentioning, and that is freshwater west beach, aka home to shell cottage appeared in. The shell house served as a safe house for the weasley family and allies of the order of the phoenix. Many of the filming sites are closed to visitors, though, or are an unmagical disappointment in person, unless youre a huge fan.
On 22 april, bbc news reported the actual dates of deathly hallows filming on the coastline of wales would be may 11th through the 15th, 2009 on freshwater west beach of the. Harry potter film locations in scotland and wales off to hogwarts we go. Harry potter beach scenes filmed the harry potter cast and crew members were at freshwater west filming for the latest harry potter movie is under way at a pembrokeshire beach. After visiting the birthplace of harry potter, numerous filming locations, book references such as transylvania, romania home to the romanian dragon sanctuary of course and a handful of kitschy themeparks later, i present to you no less than the most comprehensive guide to harry potter destinations around the world that you can visit. Other settings, like diagon alley, exist only at leavesden film studios 20 miles north of london. Well, youve clearly taken a sip of felix felicis as youre in luck. The scene early in the film when the dursleys go to the zoo and harry talks to the snake, was filmed at london. In 1997, no one could have predicted the wildly successful book sales and box office smashing blockbusters that would follow. Trocadero arcade, great windmill street, london on the spur of the moment, the resourceful hermione apparates herself, harry and ron to the heart of london s west end piccadilly circus at the foot of shaftesbury avenue, in front of the gap store. If you happen to be a true potterhead then a trip around england visiting some major film locations might be just for you. Pembrokeshire coast national park films in the park. In harry potter and the deathly hallows part i 2010, you can see harry, ron and hermione walking beside the wye very close to symonds yat harry potter author jk rowling lived in the forest of dean as a child and mentions it in the books.
A detailed and comprehensive guide to the harry potter filming locations in scotland, including the hogwarts express train the jacobite, the dramatic scottish highlands train scenery, the location of hagrids hut glencoe and the location of dumbledores grave eilean na moine. Scenes involving hogsmeade station in the harry potter films were shot at goathland railway station on the north yorkshire moors railway, built in 1865 and virtually unchanged, that serves the village of goathland in the north york moors. Key scenes were filmed in the charming seaside town of new quay during 2007. Together, they discussed different location possibilities for the first harry potter film, harry potter and the philosophers stone, knowing the project would require a grand setting for the cinematic debut of the franchise. In 1993, the knight bus picked up madam marsh from abergavenny in wales. The beautiful freshwater west beach has been added to the list of mustsee harry potter film location after it featured in harry potter and the deathly hallows part 2. In the books, hogwarts is actually located in scotland, so it makes sense that they would film and take much inspiration from the beautiful landscapes of the highlands and beyond. These are the 15 most visited harry potter tourist sites which ones. Harry potter film and book locations itinerary its hard to believe that june 2017 was the 20th anniversary of jk rowling publishing her debut novel, harry potter and the philosophers stone. Pembrokeshire, wales, uk filming between may 11 and 15 2009 9 of 10 found this interesting interesting. Freshwater west is a beach near castlemartin, pembrokeshire in west wales.
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