# Harry Potter in Oxford in a Day: Christ Church, the Bodleian and New College The Christ Church staircase, Hogwarts' hospital wing in the Divinity School, lunch at the Covered Market and the cloister oak at New College, by train from Paddington. Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/england/oxford/itineraries/harry-potter-oxford-day-trip · Revisado: 2026-11-13 ## El día - 08:45 · Salida: 1 h by train (GWR train from Paddington · from the station to the centre, 15 min on foot) - 10:00 · Christ Church: the college, the dining hall and the cathedral (timed ticket bought online · the staircase leads up to the Great Hall) - 10 min on foot - 11:45 · One-hour guided tour of the Bodleian Library (Divinity School £3 with a time slot · Duke Humfrey's, only with the guided tour) - 5 min on foot - 12:45 · Oxford Covered Market (stalls and cafés · open on Sundays too) · Oxford Covered Market, € - 10 min on foot - 14:15 · New College: the Cloister and the Oak Tree of The Goblet of Fire (online ticket · visitors via New College Lane) - 5 min on foot - 15:45 · Tower of the University Church (St Mary the Virgin) (Radcliffe Square from above · £7) - 16:45 · Vuelta: 1 h by train (train from Oxford · you reach Paddington around 18:00) There are no film sets in Oxford: what was filmed for Hogwarts is a staircase, a few rooms of the library and a cloister that are still in use, with students. This plan goes to all three, in the order in which they are within walking distance, and leaves time to eat in the covered market and climb a tower before the train. If you are looking for classic Oxford, with punting and museums, there is the other one-day plan. ## The day, hour by hour 8:45 · Train from Paddington. Great Western Railway takes about an hour. From the station, it is a 15-minute walk to Christ Church. 10:00 · Christ Church. The audio guide takes you through Tom Quad to the staircase that leads up to the Great Hall: this is where McGonagall greets Harry, Ron and Hermione when they arrive at Hogwarts. The quidditch trophy scene also passes through the college's corridors. The dining hall, on the other hand, was not filmed: it served as the model for the one built in the studio. 11:45 · The Bodleian. Ten minutes' walk across Radcliffe Square. The Divinity School, the Gothic hall with its carved vaulted ceiling, was Hogwarts' hospital wing in three films; you can see it in 15 minutes for £3 with a timed slot. If you managed to get a place on the guided tour (they run on the 1st and 15th of each month), you also go up to Duke Humfrey's, the Hogwarts library, for over-11s only. 12:45 · Covered Market. Five minutes towards High Street. Food stalls and cafés under cover; eat quickly and move on. 14:15 · New College. Ten minutes along New College Lane. In the cloister, the oak tree in the middle is the one that appears in The Goblet of Fire. The visit continues to the chapel, the dining hall and the garden. 15:45 · St Mary's Tower. Go back to Radcliffe Square and climb 127 steps to look down on the Radcliffe Camera and the rooftops of the colleges. 16:45 · Return. On foot or by bus to the station; you reach Paddington at around 18:00. ## With children or short of time The Bodleian guided tour is for ages 11 and over; with younger children, stay in the Divinity School, which has no age limit, and swap the tower for the Natural History Museum, which is free. If you only have half a day, Christ Church and the Divinity School are the essentials and are ten minutes apart. ## Cómo llegar ### Without a car Train from Paddington or the Oxford Tube coach from central London, which is cheaper and slower. In Oxford, everything is on foot. ### By car About 90 km along the M40. The centre has traffic filters with fines: park at the park-and-ride sites on the outskirts and come in by bus. ## Consejos ### Buy all three tickets beforehand Christ Church tickets go on sale each Friday for the following week; New College and the Divinity School, online. ### Check the colleges' closures Both publish on their websites the days they close for events. ### Ask for the Spanish leaflet at New College They have it for the self-guided visit, along with a free audio guide. ## Preguntas frecuentes ### Where was Harry Potter filmed in Oxford? At Christ Church (the staircase and corridors), at the Bodleian Library (the Divinity School and Duke Humfrey's) and in the cloister of New College. ### Was the Great Hall filmed at Christ Church? No. The Christ Church dining hall inspired the one at Hogwarts, which was built in the Leavesden studio. ### How much does the day cost? Christ Church from about £23, the Divinity School £3, the tower £7 and the New College entrance fee, plus the train and food. ### Can it be done on a Sunday? Yes, but the tower opens at 12:00: swap it round with lunch.