AI illustrationHarry Potter · Filming location
Divinity School, Bodleian Library
In the story · Philosopher's Stone (film 1, 2001); Chamber of Secrets (film 2, 2002); Prisoner of Azkaban (film 3, 2004); Goblet of Fire (film 4, 2005)
A real filming location. The stone-vaulted room of the Bodleian is the Hogwarts hospital wing in the first films, and in Goblet of Fire Professor McGonagall teaches dancing here before the Yule Ball. Upstairs, Duke Humfrey's Library was the Hogwarts library, where Harry searches the Restricted Section under his invisibility cloak.
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More Harry Potter places nearby
AI illustrationNew College cloisters170 m away · 2 min on foot
Christ Church, Bodley Tower staircase470 m away · 6 min on foot
Where to stand for the photo
From the entrance, frame the whole length of the room with the carved stone ceiling; the centre line gives the symmetry of the dance lesson.
Getting there
- Address: Broad Street, Oxford OX1 3BG
- Transport
- Central Oxford, about 15 minutes on foot from the station.
- Access
- Small paid entry to the Divinity School with a timed ticket. Duke Humfrey's Library can only be seen on a guided tour, booked in advance. Hours change for exams and events.Dates and times on the official site: visit.bodleian.ox.ac.uk
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From other stories, nearby
- New College hallMamma Mia!170 m away · 2 min on foot
Where to eat nearby
King's Arms
60 m away · 1 min on footbritish€€Historic pub on the corner of Holywell Street and Parks Road, about 100 m from the Divinity School, with food every day 9:00-22:00
Turf Tavern
150 m away · 2 min on footbritish€€Pub hidden down a lane off Holywell Street since 1381, a two-minute walk from New College, open every day 11:00-23:00
Quod Restaurant & Bar
270 m away · 4 min on footbritish€€Brasserie on the High Street, about 300 m from Christ Church, serving every day from breakfast, with an all-day menu until 22:00
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
Every place checked against public sources
Production · film commissions · tourist boards · guides
We always say if it is:
- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story