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Lacock Abbey

Lacock · United Kingdom  ·  Snape's classroom

Harry Potter filmed at Lacock Abbey, Lacock. The abbey's medieval rooms became Snape's Potions class, Quirrell's classroom and the Mirror of Erised chamber. On screen it's Hogwarts classrooms.

Lacock Abbey, Lacock

Where to go

51.414798, -2.116877

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
Hogwarts classrooms
In real life
Lacock Abbey, Lacock
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
120 minutes
Confidence
Probable

Lacock Abbey today

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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Questions

Where exactly did Harry Potter film at Lacock Abbey?
At 51.414798, -2.116877 in Lacock. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit Lacock Abbey?
Open to the public, ticketed. Allow about 120 minutes.
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