Victoria Street in Edinburgh Scotland is said to have been the inspiration for Diagon Alley. Author J.K. Rowling wrote many of the Harry Potter books while living in Edinbugh.
Part of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone (the first film in the blockbuster series) was filmed in Leadenhall in 2000/2001. The market was used to represent the area of London leading to the popular wizarding pub The Leaky Cauldron and…