What to do · Bath
Lacock: the abbey and village where Harry Potter was filmed
Information
- From
- £14 adult
- Duration
- 3 h
- Season
- All year · from November to February the abbey rooms are closed; cloister, grounds and museum open
- Who it's for
- All ages; with steps and uneven floors inside the abbey
- With a dog
- On a lead in the garden, all year
Lacock is a Wiltshire village, south of Chippenham, with timber-framed houses and an abbey built on a former nunnery, now looked after by the National Trust. It is a filming location in two different places. At the abbey, the medieval cloister served as the corridors and classrooms of Hogwarts in the first two films, and appeared again in Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald. In the village, a house was the exterior of the Potters' house in Godric's Hollow, in the scene of the death of Harry's parents in The Philosopher's Stone, and its streets stood in for Budleigh Babberton, where Harry and Dumbledore go to find Slughorn in The Half-Blood Prince.
What can you visit?
The ticket covers the abbey grounds, the cloister and the Fox Talbot Museum, dedicated to William Henry Fox Talbot, who lived here and was one of the pioneers of photography. The rooms of the house close from November to February for the winter clean; from 28 November to 31 December the great hall reopens for Christmas. The village is free to enter and can be walked in an hour.
On a day in November 2026 the grounds open from 10:00 to 16:00 and the cloister from 10:15 to 15:45; the hours change by month and are on the National Trust calendar. Tickets are bought on the day at reception, with no booking. In winter they cost £14 for adults, £7 for ages 5 to 17 and £35 for a family (slightly more with the Gift Aid donation); at Christmas, £16 for adults. National Trust members do not pay.
How to get there from Bath
By car, about 21 km and half an hour. You park in the Hither Way car park, less than 400 m from reception (£5 a day for non-members). Without a car, the Faresaver X34 bus, between Chippenham and Frome, stops at Lacock; the nearest stations are Chippenham and Melksham. The Stonehenge excursion from Bath by Mad Max Tours also stops in the village; check when booking how much time it allows you there.
Tips
- Go to the cloister first It opens a quarter of an hour after the grounds and closes a quarter of an hour earlier.
- In winter, check what is closed From November to February the rooms cannot be visited; the cloister, which is the filming part, can.
- Pay for parking with the app The Hither Way car park works with JustPark or a machine; if you use the app, create your account before you set out.
Frequently asked questions
Which Harry Potter scenes were filmed at Lacock?
The corridors and classrooms of Hogwarts in the abbey cloister, for the first two films; the Potters' house in Godric's Hollow and the village of Budleigh Babberton, in the village.
Do you have to book?
No. Tickets are bought on the day at reception.
Can you bring a dog?
Yes, on a lead, in the abbey garden.
Can you go from Bath without a car?
Yes, by bus on the X34 from Chippenham or on a day excursion that stops at Lacock.
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