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Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)

Where Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Hogwarts is a castle you can visit: but split into a cathedral, an abbey, a library, and a stage set in a dozen places

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Scenes and places

Rescued to the Weasleys' crooked house (1992)

Harry is carried off from the Dursleys' house by Ron and his brothers in a flying car, away from Dobby's warnings. At the Weasleys' home he is finally among friends before the new school year.

Set in The Burrow — The Weasley family's tall, patched-together home, where Harry is taken after the flying-car rescue.

A fictional house; only the set was real.

Filmed at The Burrow set, Gypsy Lane, Abbots Langley — A full-size set built in front of Leavesden Studios. The coordinates are the studio, not the exact lane. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The barrier that will not open (1992)

Harry and Ron run at the wall to reach the Hogwarts Express, but the barrier stays shut. Stranded, they decide to fly the car after the train.

Set in King's Cross Station, Platform 9¾ — The station where Harry and Ron find the entrance to the platform sealed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

One of London's big terminus stations, with St Pancras beside it.

Filmed at King's Cross railway station — Used for Platform 9¾. The exterior shots were St Pancras station next door. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Platform 9¾ is a photo spot at the station; the film platform itself is not a real one.

Chasing the train in the flying car (1992)

Harry and Ron take off in the Weasleys' car to follow the Hogwarts Express through the sky. The flight ends in trouble at the school.

Set in The Scottish Highlands (chase route) — The route of the flying car after the train. The film gives no exact place.

A curved railway viaduct in the Scottish Highlands.

Filmed at Glenfinnan Viaduct — Wikimedia Commons files the viaduct under this film. No source names the car chase itself, so the link to this scene is not confirmed. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Crash into the Whomping Willow (1992)

The car gives out above the school and slams into the Whomping Willow. Ron's wand snaps, and the two earn detention for it.

Set in Hogwarts grounds and the Whomping Willow — The school lawn where the car smashes into a tree that fights back.

A stage set and computer-made tree, with a castle in the north of England standing in for the school.

Filmed at Shepperton Studios (tree set) — The top third of the tree was built full-size at one third scale on a stage here; the rest is computer-made. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Filmed at Alnwick Castle — Used as Hogwarts in the Harry Potter films, this one included. The sources do not say which scene. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Open to visitors; check the castle's own season.

A voice in the walls, and a frozen cat (1992)

Walking out of Lockhart's room, Harry hears a cold voice that only he can hear. He follows it and finds Filch's cat stiff on the wall beneath a message in blood. Filch blames Harry.

Set in A Hogwarts corridor — The stone passage where Harry hears a voice no one else can, then finds writing on the wall.

A medieval cloister, part of an abbey turned country house.

Filmed at Lacock Abbey cloister — The cloister walk where Harry leaves Lockhart's room and hears the basilisk. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Lacock village in Wiltshire; the abbey is open to visitors.

Dobby in the hospital wing (1992)

Harry wakes in the hospital wing with a broken arm. Dobby tells him he shut the barrier and sent the rogue Bludger, all to keep Harry away from Hogwarts.

Set in The Hogwarts hospital wing — The infirmary where Harry mends after a Quidditch match.

A fan-vaulted medieval hall at Oxford, used for exams and ceremonies.

Filmed at Divinity School, Bodleian Library, Oxford — Doubles as the Hogwarts hospital wing in this film and two others. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: The Divinity School is open to visitors, with tickets.

The page in Hermione's hand (1992)

Hermione is found frozen near the library. In her hand Harry and Ron find a torn page that names the monster for the first time.

Set in The Hogwarts library — The shelves near where Hermione is found, with a torn page in her hand.

The oldest reading room of a university library.

Filmed at Duke Humfrey's Library, Bodleian Library, Oxford — Serves as the Hogwarts library. Google Maps · Apple Maps

How to get there: Duke Humfrey's Library can be seen on a guided tour only.

Following the spiders (1992)

Following Hagrid's hint, Harry and Ron trail a line of spiders into the Forbidden Forest. They meet Aragog, Hagrid's giant spider, and get a clue to the monster.

Set in The Forbidden Forest — The dark woods behind Hagrid's hut, home to Aragog and his kin.

Studio-made spiders, since the film used puppets for them.

Filmed at Gloucester Cathedral — Hogwarts school buildings Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Durham Cathedral — Hogwarts school buildings Google Maps · Apple Maps

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