Ministry of Magic - Visitors Entrance

The Ministry of Magic was entered via a red telephone box in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix when Harry and Mr Weasley were going to Harry's hearing on charges of using magic in front of Muggles. You won't find the telephone box here as it was only a prop for filming. The archway over the street is also not in the place you'd expect to find it after watching the movie.

The location is just off Trafalgar Square. Walk down Northumberland Avenue or Whitehall and Great Scotland Yard is a road running between the two. Look for the junction with Scotland Place and you'll see the archway over Scotland Place but as this road was considered too short, filming was done on Great Scotland Yard and the archway over the road was added in line with the first lamppost - covering the doorway where the men are talking in this photo - and the red telephone box was placed in front of that, just before the first window.

Nearby attractions include the London Nose and the World's Smallest Police Box in Trafalgar Square, the Household Cavalry Museum, plus the Changing of the Guards and the Four O'Clock Parade at Horseguard's Parade.

You might also like to try a Harry Potter Walking Tour of London (Buy Direct).

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