Christ Church. The inspiration for Hogwarts Great Hall.
Visit all three Harry Potter film locations at Oxford University with a professionally qualified, local, expert tour guide, and Oxford Graduate. I am also an official Accredited Christ Church Guide.
Tickets
The tour is normally for private pre-booked family or friend groups of 4 or 5 people.
£55 per person.
Minimum 4 people.
Maximum 5 people.
This INCLUDES entry fees to all three locations.
Bigger groups up to a maximum of 11 people are possible, please contact me for details.
Tours start at 10.00am and 2.00pm
The tour lasts 2 hours.
Booking
Credit/debit card/bank transfer in advance please.
CLICK HERE to WhatsApp +44 (0) 743 484 5596
About the Tour
This fun, friendly, and fascinating Oxford Harry Potter Tour is packed with amazing sights and stories about the filming of some of the most iconic scenes in the adventures of the Hogwarts wizards.
Guided Visit
“You learn so much more than just wandering around on your own.”
Join me on a guided walking tour of Oxford University to explore the film sites of the Harry Potter movies in Oxford.
Special Tour
You visit all three movie locations – Divinity School, New College, and Christ Church.
Entry fees and ticketing are all handled for you.
SPECIFIC PLACES YOU WILL SEE
Bodleian Library – Divinity School
Harry’s first confrontation with Lord Voldemort in the Philosopher’s Stone left him recovering in Hogwarts Infirmary, which was shot in the beautiful Bodleian Library’s Divinity School.
This awesome vaulted space is where Harry wakes up at the end of the first film after confronting Voldemort for the first time.
It’s also where Harry and Hermione use the time turner to save Sirius and Buckbeak in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.
And where Professor McGonagall teaches Ron how to dance for the Yule Ball in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
Find out how movie director Mike Newell got a natural performance out of the young actors.
Upstairs in the ancient Duke Humfrey’s Library it took three days to complete filming.
The most memorable scene is when Harry uses his Cloak of Invisibility for the first time to enter the restricted section of the Hogwarts Library without being seen.
New College – The Cloisters
The atmospheric 14th century cloisters within New College doubled as the Hogwarts hallways in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire.
It is here where Harry pushes through a crowd of his fellow students as they ridicule him with Potter Stinks badges.
It’s also where Harry tips Cedric off about the dragons they’ll be battling in the first task.
And in the middle stands the majestic 200 year old holm oak tree which features in the scene immediately following Harry and Cedric’s exchange where Malfoy taunts Harry, prompting Mad-Eye Moody to turn him into a ferret!
(But is it really Mad-Eye Moody…?).
There’s a funny story about the real ‘actor’ ferret…
Finally your guide will accompany you to Christ Church.
Christ Church – The 16th century Dining Hall
Christ Church – The Hall Staircase in the Bodley Tower
Here in the magnificent college of Christ Church is their Dining Hall which provided the inspiration for the Great Hall at Hogwarts.
Actually they never filmed in the Hall, the set was built based on pictures of the real Hall, but it’s instantly recognisable as soon as you walk into its gothic magnificence.
They did film at the top of the grand staircase, where Professor McGonagall famously welcomed Harry, Ron and Hermione and the other students to Hogwarts.
Christ Church – The Cloisters
After Harry has been made seeker for the Gryffindor quidditch team, Hermione tells Harry being a seeker is “in his blood” and shows him a display case in the hallway containing a quidditch trophy with his father James’ name on it.
This scene was filmed here just outside the ancient 12th century Chapter House doorway.
In all these locations you’ll be able to stop, pose for photos, and imagine you’re in the wizardly world of Harry Potter.
Oxford Harry Potter Tour Duration
The tour start times are 10.00am and 2.00pm
Meeting Point
Tickets
£55 per person.
Minimum 4 people.
Maximum 5 people.
This INCLUDES entry fees to all three locations.
Bigger groups up to a maximum of 11 people are possible, please contact me for details.
Tours start at 10.00am and 2.00pm
The tour lasts 2 hours.
Booking
Credit/debit card/bank transfer in advance please.
CLICK HERE to WhatsApp +44 (0) 743 484 5596
Come on the Oxford Harry Potter tour, it’s wizardly fun!
For more about your guide and pics of him looking like a Hogwarts student click here.