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Harry Potter fans can ride the Wizarding World rides and take virtual film location tours without leaving the house

HARRY Potter fans can still get their fix even during the lockdown.

From visiting Universal Studios in Florida to exploring the Great Hall in Oxford, they can all be experienced from the comfort of your sofa.

 Harry Potter fans can get their fix without leaving the sofa
Harry Potter fans can get their fix without leaving the sofa

There are already a range of activities online to play with friends and families.

An where proceeds go to the NHS will have a Harry Potter themed event on April 17, or a virtual Hogwarts Digital Escape Room will pass the time while self-isolating.

J.K. Rowling has even launched a new Harry Potter At Home project with reading sessions, activities and quizzes designed for kids bored at home.

We've rounded up some of the other ways to get out of your house - without actually leaving your house.

 Here are some of the best things you can do this weekend
Here are some of the best things you can do this weekendCredit: Getty Images - Getty

First person videos of Wizarding World of Harry Potter rides

You no longer need to visit Florida to ride the rides at Universal Studios' Wizard World of Harry Potter.

Theme park fans have filmed a first-person experience of each ride and posted it on YouTube so you can experience it for yourself.

We've found the very best which you can enjoy from your living room.

Hagrid's Magical Creatures Motorbike Adventure

Flight of the Hippogriff

Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts .

Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey .

 First person videos of rides at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter are available
First person videos of rides at the Wizarding World of Harry Potter are availableCredit: Wikipedia

Go on virtual tours of Oxford colleges

Many of the scenes in Harry Potter were filmed across Oxford, using Oxford University - and you can see them all through virtual tours online.

The Bodleian Library was used as Hogwarts Infirmary in Harry Potter and The Philosopher’s Stone.

The scene where Malfoy was turned into a ferret was filmed in the garden of New College Cloisters, while the Great Hall inspiration can be found at Christ Church College.

Choose your tour .

 Many of the scenes were filmed at universities in Oxford
Many of the scenes were filmed at universities in OxfordCredit: Wikipedia

Explore a free Harry Potter exhibition

An exhibition called Harry Potter: A History of Magic was originally held at the British Library in 2017.

While it is no longer open, you can watch it all online through a collaboration with the library and Google Arts & Culture.

The behind-the-scenes access shows everything from before the books, including notes and illustrations by J.K Rowling, as well as how a lot of it was designed, including the philosophers stone.

You can also try your hand at lessons including Potions, Charms, Astronomy and Defence Against the Dark Arts.

Try it for yourself .

 Use Google Maps to spot the iconic scenery, pictured here is the Glenfinnan Viaduct
Use Google Maps to spot the iconic scenery, pictured here is the Glenfinnan ViaductCredit: Alamy

Visit the British filming landmarks

Harry Potter was filmed at a number of places across London, which you can see all on Google Street View.

For example, was the location to The Leaky Cauldron, while the was the scene of the dementor attack.

While you can't currently take Quidditch Lessons at , you can explore the ground through Google too.

The is the famous Hogwarts Express train route, which is seen overhead after Harry and Ron steal the flying car.

J.K. Rowling's new wizard-themed platform allows families to access a free audiobook and copy of the first book, and also provides word searches, quizzes, crosswords among other activities.

On the site, it explains this is “where you’ll find all the latest things to keep you occupied – from special activity kits from Bloomsbury to Scholastic, to nifty magical craft videos (teach your friends how to draw a Niffler!) fun articles, quizzes, puzzles and more.

“We’re casting a Banishing Charm on boredom.”

Budding wizards can get their hands on their free audiobook copy of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone from Audible this month, where it usually costs £17.99.

Stag running along railway bridge tracks brings train to a standstill on Glenfinnan Viaduct

 

 

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