Harry Potter England Road Trip 🚗🧙♂️
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This magical road trip takes you to iconic Harry Potter filming locations across England, from the bustling streets of London to grand castles and ancient cathedrals.
Perfect for Potterheads, film lovers, and history buffs!
Harry Potter England Road Trip Itinerary Summary
📍 Leadenhall Market, London 🏛️✨
📍 Piccadilly Circus, London 📸⚡
📍 King’s Cross Station, London 🚂🧳
📍 Warner Bros Studios, Watford 🎬🎥
📍 Bodleian Library, Oxford 📖🪄
📍 Christ Church College, Oxford 🏰🍽️
📍 Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire 🏛️📚
📍 Gloucester Cathedral, Gloucestershire ⚔️👻
📍 Goathland Station, North Yorkshire 🚂🏔️
📍 Durham Cathedral, Durham 🦉⚡
📍 Alnwick Castle, Northumberland 🏰🧹
Total Distance: 🚗 Approx. 550 miles
📸 Photos & Info are located further down. Keep scrolling to see all these places. ⬇️
Please note that there are also a lot of interesting Harry Potter locations in Scotland that are worth visiting 🙂
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🚗 Need a car for this road trip?
If you don’t have your own car, I’d really recommend renting one — it gives you the flexibility to stop at each waterfall and explore at your own pace.
I usually use DiscoverCars to compare prices and find the best deals across different rental companies.
👉 It’s really easy to use:
- Compare multiple providers in one place
- Cheaper than booking direct
- Free cancellation on most options
- Their 3rd party insurance is a lot cheaper
- They have a great customer service for claims (though I hope you won’t have to use it!
Additional Information and Highlights
📍 Leadenhall Market, London
📍 Piccadilly Circus, London
📍 King’s Cross Station, London
📍 Warner Bros. Studio Tour
📍 Address: Studio Tour Dr, Leavesden, Watford WD25 7LR
🚆 How to get there:
– Train from London to Watford and shuttle from Watford to the studios
– Booking a tour with transport included from central London
💡 My Top Tip: I always recommend booking one of the first slots available because you can stay as long as you want in the studios. While most people stay around 4 hours, if you want to stay more you can, therefore booking one of the first slots give you the flexibility to stay as long as you truly want.
📍 Bodleian Library, Oxford
📍 Christ Church College, Oxford
📍 Lacock
An idyllic National Trust village with Harry Potter filming locations.
🗺️ Things To Do:
– Visiting Lacock Abbey
– Discovering the Harry Potter filming locations (mainly in Lacock Abbey but there are also another couple in the village)
– Visiting Lacock country house (National Trust), once home to William Henry Fox Talbot
📍 Gloucester Cathedral
📍 Goathland
📍 Durham Cathedral
📍 Alnwick Castle
Home of the Duke and Duchess of Northumberland, Alnwick Castle is one of the most iconic castles in Britain and has a lot to offer to visitors.
🅿️ The castle has a dedicated car park (NE66 1YU). There is a £3.50 charge for the entire day.
🧙Harry Potter: Alnwick Castle was used as a filming location in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. The most iconic scene took place in the outer bailey, when Harry and his friends learned to fly broomsticks.
🎟️ Tickets can be booked here. It also gives you access to a lot of activities inside.
⌛ Opening dates: The castle is open from the end of March to October.
💡 My Top Tip: While Alnwick Castle is not the cheapest, it is definitely the one that gives you access to the most activities. I highly recommend making the best of what you get. There are walking tours (including a filming location one), broomstick flying lessons, medieval soap making and plenty more.
❤️ I absolutely loved the variety of activities that was on offer, especially considering they were pretty much all included. You can easily spend the entire day in the castle if you want to. If you are a Harry Potter fan, make sure to take the broomstick flying lesson as you can recreate the scenes and take loads of photos!
🐶 Dogs are not allowed in the castle or the grounds.
