A new Harry is coming to screens this Christmas, and he's bringing a fresh map of filming locations with him. HBO's small-screen adaptation of Harry Potter — one series per book — is mostly shot at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, but crews have been spotted up and down England, from Yorkshire rooftops to Cornish coves. For fans planning a pilgrimage, these are the real places to know.
Start in Buckinghamshire: the village of Latimer was turned into a 1990s fete for three days in late September, complete with period cars on the green. Its 17th- and 18th-century cottages give it classic English countryside looks — possibly standing in for a visit to the Weasleys before term starts.
Up in North Yorkshire, the market town of Skipton (a frequent film location, also used for House of Guinness) saw an actor with a wand on a rooftop over Westmoreland Street, shot under the codename 'Apollo'. The terraced Victorian housing could pass for any street in the wizarding world.
Devon's Lustleigh has the dreamiest brief: it plays Godric's Hollow, where Harry was born and his parents were killed. Thatched granite cottages from the 15th century, medieval lanes and a May Day festival make it worth a trip regardless of the series — and the surrounding Lustleigh Cleave woods have excellent walking and cycling.
Cornwall supplies the drama. On the Lizard Peninsula, John Lithgow (the new Dumbledore) and Dominic McLaughlin (the new Harry) filmed at Kynance Cove, the backdrop for a meeting with the Flamels, and in the fishing village of Cadgwith Cove, scene of a Harry-and-the-Dursleys moment. You can see both in a single day.
Closer to London, Hoddesdon in Hertfordshire becomes Little Whinging, the Dursleys' Surrey home — Uncle Vernon actor Daniel Rigby has been spotted on set, reportedly alongside a purple-cloaked wizard. It's only about 45 minutes from the capital.
And in London itself, Borough High Street hosted McLaughlin and Nick Frost (Hagrid) in August 2025. Cobblestones, market stalls and railway arches make it a plausible Diagon Alley — or possibly the Leaky Cauldron, whose exterior was filmed on nearby Stoney Street for the original movies. Embankment and London Zoo have reportedly featured too.
For travellers, the appeal is obvious: none of these require studio tickets. They're villages, market towns and coastlines you can string together on a road trip, ideally before the show lands and the crowds do.
