Glenfinnan Viaduct
Filmed as Hogwarts Express on the viaduct
📍 Glenfinnan Viaduct viewpoint, Highland PH37 4LT, Glenfinnan, United Kingdom
Scene breakdown
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Hogwarts Express on the viaduct
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets 2002Harry and Ron fly the Weasleys' car alongside the train.
Harry Potter Ron Weasley
Real-world history
Curved concrete railway viaduct built 1897–1901. The Jacobite steam train crossing it is the Hogwarts Express in several films.
Logistics & accessibility
Admission: Viewpoint free. Train tickets are separate.
Parking & accessibility: National Trust for Scotland visitor-centre car park; walk up to the hillside viewpoint.
Best time to visit: Summer steam timetable. The hillside gets crowded around train times.
What else to see here
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Glenfinnan Monument
Monument
10 min walk