film location
Bodleian Library Divinity School (Hogwarts infirmary)
Oxford's 15th-century Divinity School was the Hogwarts hospital wing, and Duke Humfrey's Library above it the Hogwarts library.
8 km · about 15 min drive
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Kidlington
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Kidlington
Kidlington works well as a base: 10 minutes from Wolvercote, 24km from Burford.
Kidlington is in England, United Kingdom, with about 14,000 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Wolvercote, about 4 km away.
Kidlington is a town in the Cherwell district of Oxfordshire, England (as of the 19th February 2026). In February 2026, Kidlington Parish Council voted unanimously to change its status from a village to a town.
It is situated between the River Cherwell and Oxford Canal, 5 miles (8 km) north of Oxford and 8 miles (13Read more
km) south-west of Bicester. It had a population of 13,600 at the 2021 Census.
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What is there to see near Kidlington?
Within an hour or so of Kidlington: Bodleian Library Divinity School (Hogwarts infirmary) (8 km), Christ Church Oxford (Great Hall inspiration and staircase) (8 km), New College Cloister, Oxford (Moody's ferret scene) (8 km), Bicester Heritage (15 km).
Are there any good drives near Kidlington?
The nearest famous roads are Crystal Palace Circuit, A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth) and Rhinefield Ornamental Drive.
Where is Kidlington?
Kidlington is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Wolvercote.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 13,600
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.8217, -1.2886
Emergency & Services
Essential numbers in United Kingdom
112 also works. NHS non-emergency medical advice: 111. National Highways breakdown assistance on motorways: 0300 123 5000.
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Worth the detour from Kidlington
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
film location
Christ Church Oxford (Great Hall inspiration and staircase)
The college's hall inspired the Hogwarts Great Hall set, and its 16th-century fan-vaulted Bodley staircase appears as the entry where McGonagall greets first-years.
8 km · about 15 min drive
film location
New College Cloister, Oxford (Moody's ferret scene)
The cloister and its ancient holm oak are where Mad-Eye Moody transfigures Draco Malfoy into a ferret in Goblet of Fire.
8 km · about 15 min drive
cafe
Bicester Heritage
A former RAF bomber station transformed into the UK's hub for historic motoring excellence with specialist workshops and regular Scramble events.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Burford
A Cotswold wool town whose broad high street drops steeply to a medieval bridge over the Windrush.
24 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
Stow-on-the-Wold
The highest Cotswold town, famed for its ancient market square and the yew-flanked north door of St Edward's Church.
32 km · about 35 min drive
landmark
Bourton-on-the-Water
Picturesque Cotswolds village known as the 'Venice of the Cotswolds' for its elegant low bridges spanning the River Windrush.
33 km · about 40 min drive
museum
The Silverstone Experience
Immersive museum at the home of British motorsport telling the story of the past, present, and future of racing.
33 km · about 40 min drive
Driving roads near Kidlington
7 named roads, passes and coastal drives within 150km.
- 51 kmCleeve HillThe highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
Driving in United Kingdom
- Drives on
- the left
- Petrol
- ~€1.73/litre
- Motorway tolls
- None
When to drive here
April to October
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