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Report on the model of Hogwarts Castle written by Anthony Bond

Harry Potter and the film-makers' magic: Incredibly detailed model of Hogwarts Castle used for every film in blockbusting series is revealed for the first time.

Ever since the first Harry Potter novel was released almost 25 years ago, children and adults alike have fantasised about visiting its famous boarding school for wizards and witches. But, as these incredible pictures show, they need to dream no longer. Whether you show magic ability or not - fans now have the opportunity to get as close to Hogwarts Castle as they are ever likely to get. This extraordinary model of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is now on display for the first time.

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Incredible: This extraordinary model of the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft

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Proud: Jose Granell, model supervisor, is pictured with the model of Hogwarts Castle. It has been used for every one of the Harry Potter films


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Impressive: The model as it appears in the film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.


Enormous: The castle was based on Durham Cathedral and Alnwick Castle. Stuart Craig,

production manager, is dwarfed by the massive structure.

Chance for all to see: The castle is now on display as part of The Making Of Harry Potter studio tour at Leavesden

Studios, London

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Where does Hogwarts come from?

Durham cathedral was used as the basis for 'everything tothe right of the viaduct', but there was 'plenty of theatrical exaggeration'.

Alnwick Castle (right) was both the basis for some of the design of the castle and where the flying lesson scenes were filmed.


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What do you think about the Harry Potter Studio Tour?

Give some reasons why you would like to go on a Hogwarts studio tour.

List the things you would most like to see?

What else would you like to find out?


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The Harry Potter Phenomenon

Since Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone was published in 1997, children and adults have been fascinated with the world of Hogwarts and the characters who live there.


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First came the books, which caused huge queues from avid fans desperate to be one of the first people to get their hands on the new release.

The books have sold more than 17 million copies in the UK alone. The fifth book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, sold more than 1.8 million copies in the UK within the

first 24 hours of its release. More than 450 million Harry Potter books have been sold in over 200 countries. They have been written in 62 languages, making JK Rowling the world’s richest author.

Then came the films, which have introduced a whole new audience to the world of Harry Potter. The films have made more money than any other film series to date. In the UK alone they have made more than 4 million pounds.

Then finally the opening of the Harry Potter Studio Tour has meant that fans of the films can see the sets in real-life. They can explore the cupboard under the stairs, the Great Hall, Dumbledore’s office and even learn some wand moves from an expert!

Who would have thought that all this could come from an idea that JK Rowling had, while her train was delayed, travelling from Manchester to London in 1990.

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JK Rowling with her book The Order of the Phoenix

Harry Potter Films

The Harry Potter films have made it into most households’ favourite family films to watch. They follow the story of three young Hogwart’s students as they battle against the Dark Arts.

Daniel Radcliffe, who plays Harry Potter, was just 11 years old when he started filming The Philosopher’s Stone in 2001. In the final film, The Deathly Hallows, he was 21! This is the only film that doesn’t centre on Hogwarts but instead Ron, Hermione and Harry find themselves on the run as they search for the remaining horcruxes in order to defeat the Dark Lord.

During this last film Daniel Radcliffe wore 160 pairs of glasses but he got to keep Harry’s first and last pair of glasses. While filming, Daniel was pretending to fight a giant snake, which was simulated by a stick with a boxing glove at the end and held by the stunt director. Daniel was caught by surprise and received a blow to his face that knocked him to the floor. He didn’t seem to mind through as he said ‘Until now nothing really bad happened to me, only a few scratches. But I'm happy because I finally got a big black eye during the shooting of ‘Deathly Hallows’.’

Some Film facts:

All the food in the Great Hall feast scenes was real. The only problem was that the food went off very quickly under the hot lights and created a very unpleasant odour!

JK Rowling requested that all the cast of actors were British. 14 cars were damaged in the filming of the scene where Ron and Harry crash into the Whomping Willow. The largest animal brought onto the set was a hippopotamus, the smallest was a centipede.

On the last day of filming the very last film, Rupert Grint who plays Ron, brought his ice-cream truck to the set and with the help of Emma Watson, who plays Hermione, they handed out ice creams to all of the cast and crew. They had known many of these people for over 10 years!

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Harry, Ron and Hermione in the first and last films.

Harry Potter Studio Tour

The Harry Potter Studio Tour is the most wonderful experience in the world! It is not just for Harry Potter fans but for anyone who loves cinema and Hermione Granger.

The sets are absolutely incredible and they have added even more since the last time. Hermione is obviously the best character from the Harry Potter series; she is smart, pretty, brave and quite simply amazing! Hermione fans won’t be disappointed as you can see her Yule dress, satchel and her pile of books, as well as her school uniform and wand.

Even queuing for a few hours to get in is so worth the wait. Although I was cold, it gave me so much more time to think about Hermione and what I might see when I got in. I squeezed past the crowds to get to the front and I could see everything really clearly. The Great Hall was by far the best room. It was breathtakingly beautiful and it was so cool to see where Hermione would have sat. Having said that, I also felt that Platform nine and three quarters was stunning – it really was exactly as I had imagined it when reading the books.

The shop was brilliant, there is something for everyone and it was great grabbing all of the Hermione dolls, wands, broomsticks and notebooks and it was good value, although technically I didn’t pay! I had a video taken on a green screen flying a broomstick and duelling in a real wand fight, which was the best thing ever.

The studio really has the wow factor and it truly has something for everyone, including Hermione fans! You will not be disappointed as this is the best family day out you can ever imagine!

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Model of Hermione Granger at the studio


The Harry Potter Studio Tour has to be one of the worst experiences of all times and to top it all you have to pay a ridiculous amount for the pleasure.

After what felt like 2 hours of queuing, we were greeted by the introduction host who tried to set the scene of things to come. This was underwhelming and didn’t give me high hopes for the tour, which was lucky as the studio tour is little more than an expensive museum of film props!

The experiences felt tired and faded and not what you would expect for the entry price. There were no rides and nothing of real interest, except the green screens, where you can ride a broomstick across London. A fantastic thought, until the price was announced as being £20!

The Tour makes you walk such long distances, which is a struggle, and unacceptable in this day and age. The layout was terrible – it was about a quarter of a mile walk just to the entrance. The tour is about half a mile, then another quarter of a mile to get back. There was virtually no help for people with walking difficulties, and it is crowded so you feel like a herd of cattle!

The choice of food was also terrible and extremely over-priced. I spent £10 on a Panini and hot chocolate. TEN POUNDS! At the end of the tour you can visit the gift shop, but be warned you’ll need to take out a massive loan to buy anything because the shop is also ridiculously over priced.

I came away very disappointed by the whole experience. I didn’t see a single one of the actors, not even a dragon, and there were no rides. It was a real let down.

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