Harry Potter · Filming location
Great Scotland Yard
In the story · Order of the Phoenix (film 5, 2007)
A real filming location. From Westminster, Harry and Mr Weasley walk to the corner of Great Scotland Yard and Scotland Place, where a red telephone box is the visitors' entrance to the Ministry of Magic. The box was a prop and was never there.
Where to stay nearby
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Famous places nearby
Not places of the story, but worth the walk.
National Gallery
340 m away · 4 min on footFree gallery on Trafalgar Square with paintings by Van Gogh, Turner and Leonardo.
Covent Garden
570 m away · 8 min on footLively piazza with a covered market hall, small shops and street performers.
British Museum
1.5 km away · 19 min on footFree museum with the Rosetta Stone, Egyptian mummies and the Parthenon sculptures.
Where to stand for the photo
At the corner with Scotland Place, frame the narrow street with the old buildings behind, where the phone box stood in the film.
Getting there
- Address: Great Scotland Yard, London SW1A 2HN
- Transport
- Tube to Embankment or Charing Cross, about 5 minutes on foot; Westminster station is 10 minutes away along Whitehall.
- Access
- Public street, always open.
Public sources (1)
Sources found on October 21, 2026.
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- The real filming location
- A place standing in for it
- Inspired by the story
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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