![]() ![]() Its 19th-century architecture has changed very little over the years. Built in the 1860s, Goathland train station is part of the North Yorkshire Moors Railway and looks right out of a fairytale (or Rowling’s universe). One look at the station, and it is easy to guess why this place was a location for the Harry Potter franchise. ![]() Goathland Station Image: Courtesy Unsplash/Different Resonance Embedded in the wall is a luggage trolley with which fans can pose for photos to give their friends on Instagram the impression that they are heading off to the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from Platform 9¾. However, it is best to not try this in the real world, but Potterheads will find a wall marked Platform 9¾ of the station concourse. To reach the station, students have to pass through a wall between platforms nine and 10. Years later, it was at Platform 9¾, in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011), that the trio dropped off their children for the next generation to board the magical Hogwarts Express. After all, it was from Platform 9¾ that Harry, Ron and Hermione embarked on the incredible life-changing journey in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001). London’s King’s Cross Station is perhaps the most important of Harry Potter locations, as it plays a more personal role in the life of the boy wizard and his friends. 11 Harry Potter filming locations in the UK you must visit King’s Cross Station Image: Courtesy Unsplash/Samuel Regan-Asante ![]()
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