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New College

Oxford · United Kingdom  ·  The ferret scene

Harry Potter filmed at New College, Oxford. The cloisters and the holm oak where Moody transfigures Draco into a ferret. On screen it's Hogwarts courtyard.

New College, Oxford
Richard from Leeds, Yorkshire, UK · CC BY 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Where to go

51.754014, -1.25054

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 courtyard
In real life
New College, Oxford
Can you visit?
Open to the public, ticketed
Time to allow
60 minutes
Confidence
Probable

New College 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 New College?
At 51.754014, -1.25054 in Oxford. Named in published production coverage; the coordinate is the place itself, checked against a gazetteer.
Can you visit New College?
Open to the public, ticketed. Allow about 60 minutes.
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