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Films · Film 1 · 16 November 2001

Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone

Orphaned Harry Potter learns that he is a wizard and enters Hogwarts, where friendship, school rivalries and an unexplained threat turn his first year into a search for the truth about his family.

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Places tied to this episode

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King’s Cross station’s brick façade and clock tower seen from King’s Cross Square
Photo: DS Pugh / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Railway · Working stations; free public areas

King’s Cross and St Pancras

The route to Platform 9¾

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A cobbled street under the painted Victorian roof of Leadenhall Market
Photo: Roger Jones / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Attraction · Public market; shop hours vary

Leadenhall Market

Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron approach

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The arched stone entrance of the Reptile House at ZSL London Zoo
Photo: N Chadwick / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Attraction · Ticketed zoo; exhibit access varies

London Zoo Reptile House

The zoo where Harry first talks to a snake

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The stone Hall Staircase at Christ Church, Oxford, with lanterns and tall Gothic windows
Photo: -JvL- / Flickr · CC BY 2.0
Attraction · Tickets needed · timed visits

Christ Church

The Hogwarts arrival staircase

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The tall Gothic windows and doorway of the Divinity School at the Bodleian Libraries, Oxford
Photo: Philip Halling / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic house · Ticket or guided tour required

Bodleian Libraries

Hogwarts library and hospital wing

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The vaulted northern range of the cloisters at Lacock Abbey
Photo: Rob Farrow / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Historic house · National Trust ticket; village open

Lacock Abbey and Village

Hogwarts corridors, classrooms and village streets

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Alnwick Castle above the green river meadows of its parkland
Photo: Steven Haslington / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Castle · Ticketed and seasonal

Alnwick Castle

Flying lessons and early Hogwarts courtyards

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The northern range of Durham Cathedral’s cloisters, lined with tracery windows and benches
Photo: Rob Farrow / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Church · Cathedral access; some extras ticketed

Durham Cathedral

Hogwarts cloisters and McGonagall’s classroom

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Goathland Station’s stone buildings seen from the bridge over Eller Beck
Photo: Andrew Curtis / Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
Railway · Heritage railway timetable applies

Goathland Station

Hogsmeade Station

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More from Films

  1. Film 2 · 15 November 2002

    Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

    Harry returns to Hogwarts despite warnings of danger, only to find students being attacked and an old legend dividing the school.

  2. Film 3 · 31 May 2004

    Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

    An escaped prisoner appears to be hunting Harry as Dementors guard Hogwarts.

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Sources

UK theatrical release dates and film-to-location relationships follow the cited film register and official destination sources. Studio Tour sets are not assigned as a filming location in any film.

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