Harry Potter Iconic Landmarks, Have You Visited Any? |
 Apr 23 2008, 07:17 AM
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Knight Bus Driver in Training  Posts: 580 Joined: 5:44am July 18, 2007   |
Hello.
 Didn't see one around, so I thought I'd start a topic on the iconic landmarks we've seen through out the Harry Potter movies, etc. Or maybe you've been to Nicholson's Cafe (now turned into a Chinese Resturant) where JKR herself wrote most of the manuscript for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone? Last year in the summer my family and I went away to Scotland for a week and it was such a wonderful experience.  I'd definately love to travel up there again! I managed to go see Edinburgh Castle whilst in Edinburgh itself when the festival up there was taking place. Loved it. ^__^ It's so beautiful. I've also been lucky to visit Alnwick Castle! I spotted Harry, Hagrid and Dumbledore talking to all the little children which was quite funny.  Felt dead lucky to be there. The place is just really lovely!
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Apr 24 2008, 03:11 AM
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Missus Lupin and Mistress Crouch Posts: 5,269 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005  |
I've been to the Chinese Restaurant that was formerly the cafe used by JKR. There was a little brass plaque on the wall next to the entrance proclaiming its importance but I believe its been stolen - at least the crispy duck is to die for
. I've also been to Platform Nine and Three Quarters at Kings Cross which is very cool because British Rail have entered into the spirit of things and have a half concealed trolley in the wall. Back to Scotland again and I've been to Loch Shiel and Glenfinnan which are used for the Hogwarts Express viaduct scenes and the lake. A friend and I also stopped off at the area used to film Hagrid's Hut and the shore scene where Krum is chased by several girls in GoF. *reads back* God I'm a dork! 
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Apr 24 2008, 01:59 PM
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Neville's Biggest supporter  Posts: 11,751 Joined: 8:51am January 28, 2006 Location: On V.S.D.G.  |
QUOTE ProudSlytherinGirl I've also been lucky to visit Alnwick Castle Awww You lucky thing - I would really like to go there one day. Been to edingburgh but nowhere near Jo's restraunt etc. Closest Potter landmark I've been is a place called Dawlish .... doesn't that sound familar? 
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Apr 24 2008, 03:31 PM
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Selling Illegal Items at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 2,806 Joined: 7:59am June 6, 2006 |
QUOTE(MaraudingDon @ Apr 24 2008, 09:11 AM)  I've also been to Platform Nine and Three Quarters at Kings Cross which is very cool because British Rail have entered into the spirit of things and have a half concealed trolley in the wall. i visited Kings Cross too, I though the Trolley was a nice touch but I loved that they acknowledged the books at all, I thought it was great that they put up the platform 9 & 3/4 sign. I'm hoping to go to England this Summer so I've been compiling a list of HP locations *makes mental note to add Nicholson's Cafe to list*, top of my list is Tottenham Court Road(from DH) and of course Charing Cross(the real Leaky Cauldron) 
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Apr 24 2008, 05:41 PM
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Ron Weasley's #2 squeeze  Posts: 2,796 Joined: 11:00pm July 13, 2007 Location: Ottery St. Catchpole  |
The closest thing is my brother being in the room where they shot Karkaroff's trial in Goblet of Fire. But, alas, I have not been to any HP Iconic Landmark (or non-iconic landmark).
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Apr 25 2008, 03:06 AM
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Neville's Biggest supporter Posts: 11,751 Joined: 8:51am January 28, 2006 Location: On V.S.D.G. |
I totally forgot, I have been to a HP landmark. About three years ago, I went to Gloucester Cathedral, where some of the Harry Potter films were filmed - particularly Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.
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Apr 25 2008, 07:56 AM
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Hiding in the Iron Maiden at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 338 Joined: 6:36pm November 10, 2007 Location: In the Middle of Sending Ginny a Hogwarts Toilet Seat. |
Its ironic because I love HP and my Dads a bit ifey about liking it, he likes some of the moviers, but hes just left Australia for Scotland, and hes gonna go to the place JKR wrote HP, Buffet King in Nicholson RD. I'm so jelous but hes only going so he can get a picture for me
What makes me even more depressed is that he just called me and told me that on the plane trip there, there was all the HP movies and heaps of JKR and HP documentaries. In Ron's words "Now I'm really depressed."
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Apr 25 2008, 08:02 AM
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Selling Illegal Items at Borgin and Burkes Posts: 2,813 Joined: 12:53pm July 7, 2006 Location: In front of the computer, of course! |
I've been to Leith where Jo used to live (my sister lives there) and actually bumped into her in another part of edinburgh ( I have my signed reciept to prove it)
and I've seen the trolley in Kings cross and the staircase in the College in Oxford (for get its name Christchurch? was it?) I've also been to Lacock abbey - but that was years ago, I might have to go back now I know they've been filmng there! This post has been edited by coppertopchopperhopper: Apr 25 2008, 08:03 AM -------------------- |
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Apr 26 2008, 01:52 PM
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Shopping for a New Firebolt Posts: 830 Joined: 3:20pm June 5, 2007 Location: School, waiting to get home so I can log on to LL with out the potentail of getting in trouble. |
I wish I had been to a iconic HP landmark, but the closest I have come is flying over London, and inside Heathrow (sp) Airport. That doesn't really count though. Some day I hope to travel to Britain and Scotland, and visit all the HP landmarks. I will probably hang around Edinburgh for a few days, hoping to see Jo, but my chances of actually seeing her a re quite small.
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Apr 26 2008, 04:01 PM
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Missus Lupin and Mistress Crouch Posts: 5,269 Joined: 4:57am January 28, 2005 |
I forgot to mention that I've also been to Oxford and visited the sites used there in the films. The College courtyard which is where Moody turns Draco into a ferret and also the staircase where McGonagall meets the first years in PS. Obviously photos taken at all sites!
I am an uber-dork !
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