Saturday, 11 October 2014

HARRY POTTER, DIVINE ESCAPERS AND UNITED KINGDOM


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All of the Harry Potter series has been written and filmed very well. Thanks to J. K. Rowling for her creation of Harry Potter as our hero of all time.

Hello Divine Escapers and Potterheads!

Do you know that you could be part of Harry Potter series just by Divine Escape-ing?

First thing first, I'm going to take you to the imaginary magical places of Harry Potter in our real life places located mostly in the United Kingdom. You can visit all of these wonderful places and get to know how it feels like walking through the filming sites of Harry Potter by yourselves.

  • Privet Drive where Harry lived with his muggle-born family since he was a baby is located at the Town of Bracknell (Picket Close). 

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  • Harry was brought to a zoo where he spotted a snake who actually could understand his sayings is located at Londons Zoo Reptile House in Regents Park.

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  • Hagrids brought Harry to the entrance of Leaky Cauldron pub that lead to Diagon Alley which is actually located at 42 Bulls Head passage. 

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  • Diagon Alley was filmed at Leavesden Film Studios
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  • The interior of Gringotts Wizarding Bank as the goblin-runs bank where Harry was brought by Hagrids to withdraw his money was filmed at the Exhibition Hall of Australia House ( Home of Australia Embassy). 
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  • Harry departed at Platform 9 34 to Hogwarts after he penetrated a wall between Platform 9 and 10 at Kings Cross Station. 
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  • The red steam train lead to Hogwarts travelled on the trail of  Fort William-Mallaig at Scotland.  

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  •  Harry attended Professor Snape class which is located at Lacock Abbey
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  • Harry had his first lesson to drive a broomstick is at Gloucester Cathedral
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  •  Dark Forest where Harry, Ron and Hermione entered several times is located at Swinley Forest area of Windsor's Great Park
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  •  Hogwarts Library is the Duke Humfreys Library at Oxford
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  • Some magical places was filmed in Warner Bros. Studios, Leavesden and Pinewood Studios.
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  • Harry also was brought to London where they are several United Kingdom landmarks such as Tower Bridge, London Eye, Big Ben, Parliament and Buckingham Palace.

LONDON EYE
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BUCKINGHAM PALACE
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BIG BEN
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  • The exteriors of the Ministry of Magic also was filmed at the real government office of Whitehall.

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Basically if you escape to these Harry Potters magical places, you already cover the most outstanding places to visit in the United Kingdom.
 

So, whatcha waiting for? Let’s go for a Divine Escape in the U.K.

2 comments:

  1. I love the post! Never thought there actual 9 and 3 quarters platform!

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  2. yuppp...there's no platform 9 3/4 other than in HP..haha

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