![]() ![]() ![]() The stunning Chapter House was once where the daily business of the monastery was undertaken, but in the Harry Potter movies it was transformed into Professor McGonagall’s classroom. You may recognise the cathedral as she flys off, which was digitally enhanced to look like the grand Hogwarts castle. ![]() It was in the snow-covered cloisters where Harry releases Hedwig to stretch her wings and fly away over the snowy castle. Witches and Wizards pass through the covered walkways in-between classes, Harry and Hermione would confront Hagrid (many, many times), Ron’s "eat slugs" spell backfires and he ends up vomiting slugs after trying to defend Hermione’s honour, and Harry earns Dobby the House Elf his freedom in the cathedral cloisters. Many pivotal scenes were filmed at various locations throughout the cathedral for the first two movies – The Philosopher's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets. Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry was originally brought to life at Durham Cathedral. To mark twenty magical years since November 2001, when the first film adaptation of J.K Rowling’s boy wizard was released in UK cinemas, we’ve created a muggles guide to Harry Potter filming locations you can visit here in North East England. Believe it or not, the 16th of November 2021 will mark 20 years since Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone first hit our screens! ![]()
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