film location
Gloucester Cathedral Cloisters (Hogwarts corridors)
The fan-vaulted cloisters played Hogwarts corridors in the first two films - including the wall bearing 'The Chamber of Secrets has been opened'.
9 km · about 15 min drive
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Shurdington
England, United Kingdom · Europe
About Shurdington
Shurdington works well as a base: 5 minutes from Churchdown, 15km from Sudeley Castle.
Shurdington is in England, United Kingdom, with about 1,800 people. You drive on the left here. The nearest town is Churchdown, about 4 km away.
Shurdington is a village near Cheltenham in Gloucestershire, England. The area constitutes a civil parish within the Borough of Tewkesbury. It is located south of Cheltenham on the A46. The population at the 2011 census was 1,936.
Shurdington has an 11th-century church (St. Paul's), a modern Community CentreRead more
(completed 1998) containing the Century Hall, Millennium Hall and Sobey Suite; a Primary School, a post office and general store, a cafe and hairdresser (Beauty and the Teacup). There are two public houses: the Bell Inn and The Cheese Rollers. The latter is named for the annual cheese rolling event which takes place at nearby Cooper's Hill.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is there to see near Shurdington?
Within an hour or so of Shurdington: Gloucester Cathedral Cloisters (Hogwarts corridors) (9 km), Painswick (10 km), Cleeve Hill (11 km), Prescott Speed Hill Climb (13 km).
Are there any good drives near Shurdington?
The nearest famous roads are A466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth), Gospel Pass and Cheddar Gorge Road (B3135).
Where is Shurdington?
Shurdington is in England, United Kingdom, about 4 km from Churchdown.
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Quick Information
- Population
- 1,798
- Continent
- Europe
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Region
- England
- Timezone
- Europe/London
- Coordinates
- 51.8626, -2.1206
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 Shurdington
8 notable places within an hour's drive.
landmark
Painswick
The 'Queen of the Cotswolds', a steep wool town whose churchyard holds 99 clipped yew trees and a Rococo garden nearby.
10 km · about 20 min drive
scenic viewpoint
Cleeve Hill
The highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
11 km · about 20 min drive
racetrack
Prescott Speed Hill Climb
Famous Cotswolds hill climb owned by the Bugatti Owners' Club since 1937, twisting up through the grounds of Prescott House. Home of the celebrated La Vie en Bleu vintage festival.
13 km · about 25 min drive
castle
Sudeley Castle
A Tudor castle near Winchcombe, the only private home where a queen of England, Katherine Parr, lies buried.
15 km · about 30 min drive
cathedral
Tewkesbury Abbey
A Norman abbey church with the tallest surviving Romanesque tower in the world, saved from dissolution by the townspeople.
15 km · about 30 min drive
landmark
The Classic Motor Hub
A curated classic car showroom and events space set in the idyllic Cotswolds village of Bibury.
21 km · about 25 min drive
landmark
Bibury
Charming Cotswolds village famously described by William Morris as the most beautiful village in England, home to the iconic Arlington Row.
23 km · about 25 min drive
Driving roads near Shurdington
- Right hereCleeve HillThe highest point of the Cotswolds at 330 m, an open common above Cheltenham with views to the Malverns and Wales.
- 36 kmSymonds Yat RockA famous viewpoint 504 feet above the River Wye, where peregrine falcons nest and the river performs a dramatic horseshoe bend.
- 42 kmDevil's PulpitA narrow limestone pinnacle perched above the Wye Valley near Tintern Abbey, offering a dizzying view down through the forest canopy.
- 42 kmA466 Wye Valley (Chepstow to Monmouth)A wooded riverside road through a designated AONB past Tintern Abbey, gentle and beautiful rather than challenging.
- 57 kmClifton Suspension BridgeIsambard Kingdom Brunel's iconic 1864 suspension bridge soaring 75m above the Avon Gorge at Bristol, still carrying traffic and glowing with lights after dark.
- 58 kmSkirrid Fawr (Ysgyryd Fawr)A landslipped 486m ridge above Abergavenny whose split profile gave rise to the legend it cracked at the Crucifixion.
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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