Berkshire, Bucks & Surrey

Black Park Country Park

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On screen
The Forbidden Forest
Where
Black Park Country Park, Buckinghamshire
Time & access
Free; pay-and-display parking.

In the film

Detention in the Forbidden Forest. The woods return in Prisoner of Azkaban (Buckbeak’s lesson), Goblet of Fire (the dragons) and Order of the Phoenix (the Thestral carriages).

History in brief

Black Park is a country park of pine woods and heath, once part of the Langley Park estate. It sits next to Pinewood Studios and is one of the most filmed woods in Britain.

The place today

Pine woods and a lake, popular with walkers.

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