Film Locations of Order of Phoenix

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Leavesden Studios in Watford was again the location on which many of the interior scenes, including the Great Hall, Privet Drive and Number Twelve, Grimmauld Place were shot. Stuart Craig returned as set designer, having also designed the first four films' sets. Craig's design of the atrium in the Ministry of Magic is reportedly over 200 feet in length, making it the largest set yet built for the Potter film series. Locations in England included the River Thames, for when the D.A. fly to the Ministry of Magic, a sequence also including landmarks such as the London Eye, Canary Wharf, Big Ben and Buckingham Palace. In Virginia Water, scenes were shot where Professor McGonagall recovers from Stunning Spells, and Burnham Beeches was used for filming the scene where Hagrid introduces his fifth-year Care of Magical Creatures class to Thestrals. Filming at Platform 9¾ took place at King's Cross Station, as it has in the past. A telephone booth near Scotland Yard was used as Harry and Arthur Weasley enter the Ministry, while the crew closed the Westminster tube station on 22 October 2006 to allow for filming of Arthur Weasley accompanying Harry to his trial at the Ministry of Magic. Other scenes were filmed in and around Oxford, specifically at nearby Blenheim Palace in Woodstock. Various locations around Scotland were used for exterior shots. Fort William was used to show 'snow-capped mountains and glens' vital for the opening sequence of the film. Harry 'skips stones' in front of Bonnie Prince Charlie's Monument in Glenfinnan; the Hogwarts Express also crosses a viaduct here, as it has in the past three films. Aerial scenes were shot in Glen Coe, in Clachaig Gully, and Glen Etive, which, at the time of filming, was one of the few places in Scotland without snow, making it ideal for a backdrop. However, according to an article by The Scotsman, Scotland intook as little as GB£50,000 in 2006 from the production of films on Scottish territory.