Read more about film locations in Glencoe on Scotland The Movie. Some of these have featured brief scenes, whilst others have involved elaborate sets and a considerable amount of filming.įilms that you may well have seen include Highlander, starring Sean Connery & Christopher Lambert, Monty Python and the Search for the Holy Grail (beware when crossing the bridge to the Lost Valley!) and Rob Roy, starring Liam Neeson. Over many years a number of well known and very successful films have been shot in the glen. Of course, location filming is not new to Glencoe. The sets have now been removed and the hillsides returned to their natural state, leaving behind little evidence of the excitement that descended upon this quiet corner of the glen for a few weeks. Visitors to Clachaig during the early summer were quite taken aback to find Hagrid’s Hut, complete with pumpkin patch and smoking chimney, the sundial and the turreted gatehouse, and the Bridge to Nowhere sat neatly on the hillside above Clachaig. Filming continued for a period of several weeks and most of the stars were seen on set at some time or other during the course of the filming. The sets were located so as to take in the fantastic scenery, overlooking the Torren Lochan, and the Signal Rock forest to the rugged hills of the glen. Regular visitors to Clachaig Inn and Glencoe will spot a familiar looking backdrop in the film, and in subsequent Harry Potter films.ĭuring the spring of 2003, three sets were built near to the bottom of Clachaig Gully, and quite literally, just across the road from Clachaig Inn. Throwing it back to where it all began, the Reptile House at the London Zoo hosts an infamous moment in the first Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone film.Filming for the third Harry Potter film, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, took place on location in Glencoe in May and June 2003. So grab your wand, throw on your invisibility cloak and head to the UK’s most magical Harry Potter filming locations…
That’s right, the world of witchcraft and wizardry is closer than you ever imagined with the UK playing home to some of the most infamous Harry Potter moments. Or, if you want to get closer to the magic, it’s also a great time to walk in the footsteps of our favourite witches and wizards and re-live some of the most iconic moments in Harry Potter history. In fact, winter is the perfect time to cosy up and binge on the films all over again. You’ve read the books, watched the films and mourned the ending of the world’s most loved fantasy series.
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