New College appeared in Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, with its cloisters supplying a Hogwarts courtyard setting. The college also identifies the holm oak that featured in the film, giving visitors a specific natural detail to connect with the sequence rather than only a general impression of medieval architecture. The combination of cloister and tree is the key to this Place’s identity.

New College should not be folded into the nearby Oxford locations represented elsewhere in broader filming guides. It has its own institutional identity, entrance and filmed sequence, distinct from the Bodleian and Christ Church. That separation is useful for planning and for understanding why several Oxford buildings can look like one imagined Hogwarts while remaining separate real Places.

The stop is more focused than Lacock Abbey, whose interiors and corridors carried several roles across the first two films. Here, the emphasis is a courtyard environment and the named holm oak in Goblet of Fire. Choose New College if you want an Oxford setting with a clearly defined outdoor Hogwarts connection, and verify current visiting arrangements before relying on the map for access.