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Charly Miller — Tue, 10 Sep 2013 22:02:20 +0000

German Potterite Wolfgang Mletzko has just completed another Harry Potter UK tour. (We’ve lost track of the number of HPP trips he’s enjoyed over the years!) Today, he’s reporting about Abbotsbury Swannery: HPP Book Three, Site #33.

Although this is a Skip-It rated Potter Place, Wolfgang thoroughly enjoyed it.

“The Swannery is worth a visit, and the pretty ‘Merry old England’ style village of Abbotsbury, too! It’s a nice day trip from London. Allow a some extra time to walk around Abbotsbury and/or Weymouth.”

While there, Wolfgang spoke with a friendly Swannery staff member who happily shared some details about the Half-Blood Prince footage shot here:

The October of 2007 location filming took place in a huge field of reeds approximately 700 meters west of the Swannery.
About 150 people and a helicopter were involved, but no principle actors–only doubles.
The original shoot lasted 3 weeks, with an additional week of filming accomplished sometime later.
All the scenes with principle actors clearly visible in the reeds were shot in the studio.
To create the studio set, filmmakers harvested a lot of reeds and moved them to Leavesden.

You can see Wolfgang’s map to the reed field film site and photos taken during his visit at:

http://www.HarryPotterPlaces.com/2013AbbotsburySwaneryWM.pdf

If you’ve never been to Wolfgang’s website, you should check it out!

Below is a link to his Harry Potter Film Locations map, which contains links to information about each of the UK Potter Places he’s visited.

http://www.bdyg.homepage.t-online.de/Harry_Potter/Film_Locations/film_locations.html

Thank you, Wolfgang!

And,

HAPPY POTTERING!

WALK THROUGH DIAGON ALLEY via GOOGLE STREET VIEW!

Charly Miller — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 19:57:25 +0000

Google Maps UK has plotted Diagon Alley!
Go to the PDF linked below to learn how to “walk” though Diagon Alley on your computer.
Diagon Alley Google UK Street View

Newz from Professor Leonides

Charly Miller — Mon, 10 Jun 2013 15:47:36 +0000

Watch a YouTube video of Professor Tottman, Head Animal Trainer for the Harry Potter films, introducing the Twitter Litter at London’s Harry Potter WB Studio Tour.

London’s Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio Tour Newz

Charly Miller — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 20:52:52 +0000

The Harry Potter WB Studio Tour (Harry Potter Places Book One London Side-Along Site #27 ) is about to celebrate their First Anniversary!

We’ve posted a PDF containing the celebration particulars on the Harry Potter Places website, in Book One’s Supplementums Directory.

Some interesting stuff is there, even if you’re not ready to BOOK TICKETS to the Studio Tour between “Monday 18th March and Sunday 14th April.”

For Instance:
The first person to visit the Studio Tour was a four-year-old boy named HARRY, and the millionth visitor was a nine-year-old boy from the appropriately-named town of DUDLEY.

Click HERE to go directly to this HPST Newz PDF!

Wizarding World of Harry Potter FAN SITE

Charly Miller — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 18:24:47 +0000

Planning a visit to Orlando, Florida’s WWoHP in the next year or two? This FAN SITE looks like a great website to bookmark and visit regularly—particularly their NEWS page. Surely they’ll be among the first to post the official opening date of the NEW EXPANSION!

Wizarding World of Harry Potter FAN SITE

Three Cheers For The JOHN MUIR TRUST!!!

Charly Miller — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 22:10:07 +0000

In Harry Potter Places Book Five—Scotland: Hogwarts’ Home … Part Two, The Scottish West Highlands … you’ll find directions for visiting Site #66: Steall Falls, Glen Nevis. Thanx to the John Muir Trust—a leading wild land conservation charity in the UK—badly needed repairs of the path that leads to where iconic Quidditch Stadium background footage was shot have been completed. You can read about it here:

http://www.jmt.org/news.asp?s=2&cat=Land&nid=JMT-N10766

Platform Nine and Three Quarters Photo Op Vastly Improved

Charly Miller — Fri, 01 Feb 2013 21:46:20 +0000

Thank you SnitchSeeker!
The Platform Nine and Three Quarters photo op at London’s King’s Cross Station was vastly improved when it apparated into a newly refurbished area of the station! According to reports, it’s near the Harry Potter Platform 9¾ Store that opened in mid-December, 2012.
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151244592333937.451903.164826613936&type=1

Here is the link to an article about Prince Charles and Camilla visiting Platform 9¾ on Wednesday, January 30th, 2013:
http://www.london24.com/news/duke_and_duchess_try_to_visit_platform_9_and_3_4_from_harry_potter_at_king_s_cross_during_tube_150_visit_1_1833005