If you’d rather get to Lock Etive by train, from Glasgow Queen Street station you can take First Scotrail train to nearby Taynuilt (the journey takes 2hrs 36 minutes). Head to the northernmost corner of the lake to find the exact filming spot.Īnother awe-inspiring Scottish loch used in the Harry Potter films is Loch Eilt. The closest town to the Loch is Taynuilt, which is 46 miles from Fort William via the A82, and 87 miles north of Glasgow via the A82 road. 30 kilometres long, this impressive sea loch was used in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1 as the setting for Harry, Hermione and Ron's famous camping trip. Lock Etive is located on the west coast of Scotland. Much of the film series was shot in Scotland, and today you can visit some its top filming locations, which we outline below. The film series consists of eight epic fantasy films, beginning with Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone and culminating with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2. Children and adults alike are drawn in by the magic and power of the mythology of the books and films. Deep in the Scottish Highlands, Glencoe is accessible via a train from Glasgow to Fort William.The enduring appeal of Harry Potter shows no signs of abating.
And the Glen was also previously used as filming location for Highlander and Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
To the delight of local residents, filming for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the third film in the series, took place on location in Glencoe between May and June 2003. You will recognise Glen Coe as being the location of Hagrid’s Hut, and also serving as the bridge leading to the entrance of Hogwarts. It is featured in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the Goblet of Fire, the Order of the Phoenix, and the Deathly Hallows Part 2. Glencoe served as a Harry Potter filming location on multiple occasions. And here we continue our presentation of the top Harry Potter filming locations in Scotland. Scotland’s beauty and the majesty of its mountains, lochs, hills and glens formed the perfect backdrop to Potter’s magical world. Pottermania is still alive and well, with vast numbers of tourists wanting to visit the real life locations depicted in the films. The Harry Potter film series is a true phenomenon, having captured the hearts of a whole generation of cinema-goers.
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