15 Real Philosopher's Stone Filming Locations (and Which You Can Visit)

This Christmas, HBO takes Harry Potter back to his first year. But what if your next Philosopher's Stone rewatch had you pointing at the screen and saying, "I've stood right there"? We visit the real places behind the original 2001 film: the zoo where Harry talks to a snake, the market that leads to the Leaky Cauldron, the staircase where McGonagall welcomes the first years, the lawn where Harry learns to fly and the station where Hagrid waits. For each one: what you'll recognise, what's a set and what's real, and what to check before you go. At the end there's a simple plan for a first trip. 🗺️ Every Philosopher's Stone location on one map: https://filmingmap.com/movie/harry-po... CHAPTERS 0:00 Real places you can visit 0:59 London Zoo 1:44 Leadenhall Market and the Leaky Cauldron 2:29 Australia House (Gringotts) 3:06 King's Cross 3:56 Harrow School 4:40 Black Park (the Forbidden Forest) 5:36 Bracknell: the real Privet Drive 6:16 Christ Church, Oxford 7:08 The Bodleian: the Restricted Section 8:00 Lacock Abbey 9:09 Gloucester Cathedral 10:02 Alnwick Castle 10:57 Durham Cathedral 11:38 Goathland (Hogsmeade station) 12:28 Warner Bros. Studio Tour: the Great Hall 13:09 Your first trip PLAN YOUR VISIT (check dates, tickets and access before you go) London Zoo: https://www.londonzoo.org/ Leadenhall Market: https://www.visitlondon.com/blog/lead... King's Cross Platform 9¾: https://www.kingscross.co.uk/harry-po... Harrow School tours: https://www.harrowschoolvenues.co.uk/... Black Park Country Park: https://countryparks.buckinghamshire.... Christ Church, Oxford: https://www.chch.ox.ac.uk/visit Bodleian Libraries tours: https://visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/plan-... Lacock Abbey (National Trust): https://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/visi... Gloucester Cathedral: https://www.gloucestercathedral.org.uk/ Alnwick Castle (seasonal): https://www.alnwickcastle.com/ Durham Cathedral: https://www.durhamcathedral.co.uk/ Goathland station (NYMR): https://www.nymr.co.uk/plan-your-visi... Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: https://www.wbstudiotour.co.uk/ Privet Drive and the Australia House interior aren't open to visitors. Please respect residents' privacy. Which one would you visit first? Tell us in the comments. Bonus points if your answer is "the Restricted Section, with permission this time." — Credits Footage and photos: Pixabay: MUPHFI Pexels: David Pickup and others Studio Tour and Platform 9¾ photos: FilmingMap Wikimedia Commons: Ank Kumar (CC BY-SA 4.0) Bernard Burns (CC BY-SA 3.0) Bryn Holmes (CC BY-SA 2.0) Christopher JT Cherrington (CC BY-SA 4.0) Cmglee (CC BY-SA 4.0) Colin (CC BY-SA 3.0) Colin Smith (CC BY-SA 2.0) Cory Doctorow (CC BY-SA 2.0) Daniel Lu (CC BY-SA 4.0) David Dixon (CC BY-SA 2.0) David James (CC BY-SA 4.0) Diliff (CC BY-SA 3.0) Doyle of London (CC BY-SA 4.0) Dtobias (CC BY-SA 3.0) Elliott Brown (CC BY 2.0) ell brown (CC BY-SA 2.0) EoRdE6 (CC BY-SA 4.0) Fæ (CC BY-SA 3.0) Jeff Buck (CC BY-SA 2.0) Julia Kostecka (CC BY 2.0) Karen Roe (CC BY 2.0) Len Williams (CC BY-SA 2.0) Lirazelf (CC BY-SA 4.0) mattbuck (CC BY-SA 3.0) Matt Brown (CC BY 2.0) Nelo Hotsuma (CC BY 2.0) Philip Pankhurst (CC BY-SA 2.0) Richard Cavell (CC BY 4.0) Rob Farrow (CC BY-SA 2.0) Rory Morrison (CC BY 2.0) RussellHarryLee (CC BY-SA 2.0) Timo Newton-Syms (CC BY-SA 2.0) Tristan Surtel (CC BY-SA 4.0) Uhooep (CC BY-SA 4.0) UKgeofan (CC BY-SA 3.0) WFan (CC BY-SA 4.0) William Hook (CC BY-SA 2.0) Licences: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/ Music: "Magical Journey" by geoffharvey and "Mysterious Fairytale Journey" by JorisVermeer (Pixabay). Narration voiced with AI (Google Gemini). Film stills from Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (2001) © Warner Bros. Entertainment, used briefly for commentary and review. FilmingMap is not affiliated with or endorsed by Warner Bros., HBO, J.K. Rowling, or any location featured. Opening times, tours and access change, so always check official sites before travelling. #HarryPotter #PhilosophersStone #FilmingLocations