Practical Magic 2 opens in theaters on September 11, 2026. The sequel does not go back to the misty Pacific Northwest waterfront of the original. Instead, the Owens family travels to the United Kingdom, and so did the cast and crew. They spent the summer of 2025 filming across England, from a major studio in Hertfordshire to the windswept coastline of Devon.
When Nicole Kidman posted a video to Instagram on July 18, 2025, she had her arms wrapped around Sandra Bullock in what looked like an old English cemetery. The internet nearly lost it. Twenty-eight years after Sally and Gillian Owens first made their midnight margaritas in a Victorian kitchen on Whidbey Island, the Owens sisters were back, and they were very far from Coupeville, Washington.
This guide covers every confirmed filming location for Practical Magic 2. It also includes a section on the original 1998 film’s Washington locations, which fans have been visiting for nearly three decades.
About Practical Magic 2
Directed by Susanne Bier (Bird Box, The Perfect Couple) from a screenplay by Akiva Goldsman and Georgia Pritchett (Succession), Practical Magic 2 is based on Alice Hoffman’s 2021 novel The Book of Magic, the fourth and final book in her Practical Magic series, and is a direct sequel to the 1998 film.
Set 25 years after the original, the story follows the Owens family as they face a new crisis. A discovery about their family history and the roots of their magic turns everything upside down. When Sally’s daughter, played by Joey King, starts uncovering hidden family secrets and develops her own dark abilities, the Owens women must travel from their home in Massachusetts to the United Kingdom. There, they hope to find the source of their magic and save the next generation from the curse that has followed their family for centuries.
Returning cast members include Sandra Bullock as Sally Owens, Nicole Kidman as Gillian Owens, Dianne Wiest as Aunt Jet, and Stockard Channing as Aunt Franny. New additions to the cast are Joey King, Maisie Williams, Lee Pace, Xolo Maridueña, and Solly McLeod. Specific character details are being kept under wraps ahead of release. Simon Duggan serves as cinematographer.
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Why did the sequel move to England?
The move from the Pacific Northwest to England is not just a production choice. It is written directly into the story. In The Book of Magic, the Owens family must travel to England to trace the origins of the curse placed on their ancestor Maria Owens centuries ago. The source of their magic, and the key to finally breaking the family curse, lies in the Old World rather than the New.
The English landscape, with its old churchyards, moorland, and stone villages, fits the story well. It signals a darker and more historically rooted chapter for the franchise.
Director Susanne Bier chose to film in real English locations, especially Devon and London, rather than recreating England entirely on a soundstage. This follows the same idea as the original film’s use of the actual Coupeville waterfront. The place should feel real and lived-in, not just a backdrop.
Practical Magic 2 Filming Locations
Principal photography ran from July 18 to September 13, 2025.
Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, Hertfordshire
The heart of Practical Magic 2’s production is Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden. This large film complex is near Watford in Hertfordshire, just northwest of London. Most of the film was made here, including all interior scenes, the rebuilt Owens family house, and the complex magical sequences that needed a controlled studio environment and visual effects work.
Leavesden is one of the most well-known studio lots in the world. It was the permanent home of the Harry Potter franchise across all eight films and has since hosted productions including Fantastic Beasts, GoldenEye, The Batman, and Barbie. For Practical Magic 2, the studio offered space for large-scale set construction and VFX work, all within the same country where the story takes place.
Nicole Kidman confirmed at CinemaCon 2026 that the iconic Owens family house, one of the most loved sets from the original film, has been fully rebuilt inside the Leavesden stages. The original Victorian structure was built for the 1998 film on San Juan Island, Washington, and was torn down after filming ended. Rebuilding it at Leavesden was a major effort and shows how central the house remains to the film’s identity.
How to visit: Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden is at Warner Drive, Leavesden, Watford WD25 7LP, Hertfordshire. The studios are closed to the public during active production. However, the same complex houses the permanent Warner Bros. Studio Tour London: The Making of Harry Potter, which is open year-round and can be booked online. The nearest train station is Watford Junction, with a shuttle bus running directly to the studio.
Worcester Park, London: On-Location Filming in Southwest London
While Leavesden handled the studio work, the production also filmed on location across parts of London. One of the most reported locations is Worcester Park, a suburban area in the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames in southwest London.
Radio Jackie, a local station covering the southwest London area, confirmed filming activity in Worcester Park. Reports showed the production unit arriving in the area during August 2025. Worcester Park is a quiet, mostly residential area with Victorian and Edwardian streets that can be dressed up to stand in for period-appropriate New England settings.
Sandra Bullock was spotted filming in London during August 2025 alongside Dianne Wiest. Hello! Magazine published an eyewitness account that read: “It was a pinch-me moment to see THE Sandra Bullock, and of course Dianne Wiest, outside my door on a Monday morning. It was amazing to see her in action, and she even greeted some fans who were standing by her trailer with a big smile and a wave.”
How to visit: Worcester Park is about 12 miles from central London. You can reach it by South Western Railway from London Waterloo in about 25 minutes. The area is a working suburb and not a specific tourist destination, but a visit to southwest London pairs well with nearby Richmond Park, Hampton Court Palace, and Kingston upon Thames town center.
A London Cemetery: The Viral First-Day Instagram
The scene that captured everyone’s attention was filmed in a cemetery somewhere in or around London. On July 18, 2025, the first day of principal photography, Nicole Kidman shared a video on Instagram showing herself and Sandra Bullock in costume, standing in front of two graves and warmly hugging. The clip got over 600,000 likes within hours and immediately sent fans into speculation about whose graves the sisters are visiting.
The specific cemetery has not been officially confirmed. Given the production’s use of locations in London and the surrounding Hertfordshire area, the site is likely one of the many Victorian-era churchyards or garden cemeteries in outer London. These spaces are often used by film productions because of their aged stone, tall trees, and Gothic atmosphere, without the crowds of central London.
The two graves visible in the shot sparked a lot of fan debate. Many believe they belong to the Owens sisters’ parents, or to Sally’s late husband Michael, whose death from the family curse played a big role in the first film.
Visitor note: The specific cemetery has not been shared by the production. Given that these sites are active places of mourning, visits would not be appropriate unless the location is publicly confirmed after the film’s release.
Devon, England: The Wild Coastline
Beyond the London area, the production traveled far southwest to Devon, one of England’s most scenically striking counties to film Practical Magic 2. Devon sits between the Bristol Channel to the north and the English Channel to the south. The county has two very different sides. One is the gentle farmland and thatched villages of the interior. The other is the raw, cliff-edged coastline and the dramatic moorland of Dartmoor National Park.
Wikipedia confirms that on-location filming in Devon took place as part of the production. The county’s character fits closely with what the sequel is going for story-wise. If the first film gave us foggy New England charm, Devon offers something older and stranger. It has standing stones, ancient fishing villages on cliff faces, and moorland that seems to absorb light in an almost supernatural way. For a story about tracing a centuries-old family curse back to its European origins, it is a fitting choice.
Specific Devon villages or coastal spots used during filming have not been publicly confirmed for Practical Magic 2, which is standard for productions hoping to avoid disruption. Devon’s most atmospheric coastal areas include Clovelly, Hartland Quay, Lynmouth, and the villages of the South Hams, as well as Dartmoor’s open moorland interiors. Any of these would fit what little has been revealed about the story’s English sequences.
How to visit: Devon is about 2.5 to 3.5 hours from London by train from London Paddington, heading to Exeter, Plymouth, or Barnstaple depending on your destination. Exeter is the county’s main city and a great base. Dartmoor National Park is easy to reach from Exeter. The coastal fishing villages of the north Devon coast are best reached by car. Devon is best explored with a rental car given how rural many of its most scenic areas are.
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Then and Now: The Original Film’s Locations (1998)
The article wouldn’t be completed without covering the locations that made the original film so visually memorable. Fans have been visiting these Pacific Northwest sites for nearly three decades, and interest shows no sign of slowing as the sequel approaches.
Coupeville, Whidbey Island, Washington: The Town Scenes
The fictional New England waterfront town in the original Practical Magic was designed using the real streets of Coupeville. This is a Victorian-era seaside port town on the south shore of Penn Cove on Whidbey Island, Washington. Located roughly 60 miles north of Seattle, Coupeville was chosen because its well-preserved 19th-century buildings, waterfront boardwalk, and small-town feel perfectly matched the kind of quirky, atmospheric New England community the Owens sisters would call home.
Several specific Coupeville businesses served as filming locations and are still standing today.
Toby’s Tavern, a local spot serving Penn Cove mussels and beer by the water, was dressed up as The Catch and Fry for the film. The building now housing Molka Xete Mexican Kitchen served as Sally’s herbal shop, Verbena Botanicals.
The Penn Cove Gallery at the corner of Front Street and Grace Street is where the farmers’ market scenes were filmed. And Kingfisher Books, in the old Benson Confectionery building, was used for the hardware store scenes where Sally first meets Gary Hallet.
The town has fully embraced its connection to the film. Each fall, Coupeville celebrates the anniversary of the film’s October 1998 release with a dedicated Practical Magic weekend, complete with costume contests, midnight margarita events, and a screening of the film in the very town where it was made.
How to visit: Coupeville is accessible from Seattle via Washington State Ferries from Mukilteo to Clinton, about 30 minutes on the water, and then a drive north on Whidbey Island. You can also cross Deception Pass Bridge from the north. The town is compact and easy to walk. Allow a full day to explore the waterfront, visit the filming location businesses, and take in Penn Cove.
San Juan Island, Washington: The Owens Family House
The Victorian mansion at the center of the original film, the sprawling, rose-covered Owens family home, was built specifically for the production on San Juan Island, Washington, and torn down after filming was complete. It was never a real house and no longer exists anywhere as a physical structure. The island setting was chosen after the production decided the house needed to be a full architectural centerpiece rather than an adapted existing building.
The fact that the house no longer exists has only added to its legendary status. For Practical Magic 2, Nicole Kidman confirmed at CinemaCon that the house has been fully rebuilt at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, a reveal that sent the fanbase into considerable excitement. The rebuilt version was created using the original production design as a reference, meaning the kitchen, the garden, and the iconic wraparound porch should look and feel familiar to anyone who loves the 1998 film.
Visitor note: There is nothing to visit on San Juan Island related to the house, as it was torn down after the 1998 shoot. San Juan Island is still a beautiful destination on its own, accessible by Washington State Ferries from Anacortes.
California: Studio Work for the Original
Interior sequences for the original 1998 film were shot at studio facilities in California. The intricate interior sets of the Owens house, including the famous kitchen with its hanging herbs and tincture jars, were built there. Production designers Robin Standefer and Stephen Alesch of the studio Roman and Williams created the film’s layered interiors, handmaking props down to the pressed flowers and illustrated spell-book pages. Much of the California studio work was then matched to the San Juan Island exterior location to make sure everything looked consistent between the inside and outside scenes.
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For Fans Planning a Visit
The sequel’s English filming locations offer a very different kind of trip than the original’s compact Coupeville trail. Here is how to plan either one, depending on where you are starting from.
If you want to visit the sequel’s locations (England):
Use central London as your base. Take a day trip to Watford for the Warner Bros. Studio Tour. Book your tickets well in advance as it often sells out. Explore southwest London, including Kingston upon Thames and Richmond Park. Once the film releases more details, allow a separate day for any confirmed London on-location sites.
For Devon, add two to three nights outside of London. Exeter is the best base. It has a lovely cathedral and city center, and puts you within easy reach of Dartmoor, the north Devon coast (Lynmouth, Clovelly), and the South Hams.
If you want to visit the original’s locations (Washington State):
Fly into Seattle-Tacoma International Airport. The trip to Whidbey Island via the Mukilteo ferry takes around 45 to 60 minutes from central Seattle, including the ferry crossing.
Spend at least a full day in Coupeville exploring the filming locations. Front Street and the waterfront are the main areas. Almost every building you will recognize from the film is within walking distance. If you can, visit during the fall Practical Magic festival in late October.
Final Thoughts
Practical Magic 2 takes the Owens women to a place that predates their curse by centuries. They go there to find not just the source of their magic but a way to end it. The shift from Coupeville’s charming Victorian storefronts to Devon’s windswept clifftops and London’s old churchyards is a clear choice. It trades nostalgia for something much older and a bit stranger.
Whether the English countryside can truly replace the Pacific Northwest feeling of the original is a question that September 11, 2026 will answer. But if the franchise’s track record of picking locations that feel genuinely magical is any guide, the Owens sisters are in very good hands.
The witches are back. And they packed their passports.
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