Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002) – Filming Locations
Adventure / Fantasy · Directed by Chris Columbus · Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson
Cars fly, trees fight back, and a mysterious house-elf comes to warn Harry Potter at the start of his second year at Hogwarts. Adventure and danger await when bloody writing on a wall announces: The Chamber Of Secrets Has Been Opened. To save Hogwarts will require all of Harry, Ron and Hermione's magical abilities and courage.
Where was Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets filmed?
- London, United Kingdom, London – Diagon Alley exterior scenes where Harry and Ron enter the wizarding shops. This covered Victorian market in the City of London was dressed and filmed to represent Diagon Alley's storefronts and exteriors
- Gloucester, United Kingdom, Gloucester – Interior and exterior scenes of Hogwarts castle corridors and courtyard. The Gothic architecture of this 11th-century cathedral was extensively used for Hogwarts interior sequences and cloisters
- Oxford, United Kingdom, Oxford – Hogwarts Great Hall and staircase scenes, including the Sorting Hat ceremony. The cathedral's dining hall and grand staircase served as the primary location for Hogwarts interior scenes throughout the series
- Watford, United Kingdom, Watford – Sound stage sets including the Forbidden Forest, Chamber of Secrets interior, and studio-constructed Hogwarts sections. The primary production facility where interior sets were built and filmed, including the climactic Chamber of Secrets sequence
- Alnwick, United Kingdom, Alnwick – Hogwarts exterior shots and courtyard scenes where students practice Quidditch and gather between classes. This medieval castle in Northumberland provided the primary exterior establishing shots of Hogwarts castle used throughout the film
- Berkshire, United Kingdom, Virginia Water – Forbidden Forest scenes where Harry and Ron encounter Aragog and the giant spiders. The woodland location was dressed and filmed to create the dark, atmospheric sequences of the Forbidden Forest