Eirian Evans · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Where to go
51.658893, -5.063646
Probable Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Good to know
Title
Harry Potter (2001)
On screen
Shell Cottage
In real life
Freshwater West
Can you visit?
Open to the public, free
Time to allow
90 minutes
Confidence
Probable
Freshwater West today
Chris Holifield · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Russ Hamer · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Liam Drew · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Photography of the place as it is now — production stills from the publications that covered the shoot, and freely-licensed photographs. Each links to its source.
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Where exactly did Harry Potter film at Freshwater West?
At 51.658893, -5.063646. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Freshwater West?
Open to the public, free. Allow about 90 minutes.
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