A to Z Blog Challenge - Theme Reveal

Today is the theme reveal for the A to Z Blog Challenge.

My theme is "Filming Locations of the Harry Potter Movies".

In 2011-2013 I lived and worked in the United Kingdom.  I wanted to travel and see as much of the country as I could, however I didn't know where to start.  Then my mother bought me a ticket to a walking tour of London, based on the Harry Potter filming locations.  This set the idea in motion, and I decided that I would base my travels around the UK on these 8 movies.  I knew they'd been filmed in a variety of locations and a travel theme would give purpose and direction to my exploring, as well as motivate me to get out there and see the place!

The filming locations of Harry Potter - I don't think I'll get all of them into the 26 days

Over the two years, I managed to visit just about every filming location I could find out about.  There were a couple of places that were too out of the way, too random, or closed for too much of the year, however I think I did a pretty good job of covering them.  I relied heavily on blogs and books for information.  Since the release of the extra-special-extended-editions of the movies, and a couple of official behind-the-scenes books, I've been pretty pleased to discover how accurate my travels (and sources) were, although I have found one or two discrepancies!

For those interested, the books I used were Harry Potter On Location and the Harry Potter Places series.

Over the month's challenge, I'm going to talk about a different place each day, linked (however tenuously) to the letter of the alphabet.  More importantly, I'm going to share my photos and screenshots so you can see the location's link for yourself.

A side note: because I am from Australia, and travelled in the UK, I will be referring to the first film by its proper name "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" and not by the altered title it was given for the American release.

I'm also going to be writing a second blog over at Fangirl Stitches, which is linked to my Etsy store of the same name.  Over there I'm going to be stitching not one but two of the cross stitch alphabets available from my store.  If you're into craft, geekiness, or geeky crafts, please drop by!

Happy travels

Ros