They were paced out by walking the route with a camcorder whilst both filming and. Once booked, an eowl will be sent out as a confirmation with additional details. The list of attractions in the city associated with potters journeys includes both, newlyinvented as well as some longstanding locations. Harry potter walking tour london film locations best tours. Rowling and hear about the weird and wonderful behindthescenes stories. Rowlings favourite streets in london cecil court off charing cross road inspiration for diagon alley. Experience a magical harry potter themed walking tour across london. It is the eighth story in the harry potter series and the first official. Stop everything, because theres a harry potter walking.
If you stick to the main roads in this magnificent city, you will miss out on all the wonderful side streets that house neat shops and fantastic pubs. Here are five things every true harry potter fan should do during a trip to london. The harry potter london tour the original free walk. The skyline of canary wharf along with london sightseeing staples, tower bridge and the hms belfast, make brief cameos in harry potter and the deathly hallows. Rowling, jack thorne and john tiffany, harry potter and the cursed child is a new play by jack thorne.
The bus is coordinated with train arrivals and depatures, so dont wander off or delay too long when you get off the train. Apr 18, 2018 alohomora heres your complete guide to unlocking the secrets behind the filming locations and book inspiration for harry potter in london. A walking tour for harry potter fans, exploring london film locations and inspirations for the books, with props, trivia and fun behindthescenes stories. Discover areas of interest near the palace theatre, helping you to plan your trip to harry potter and the cursed child in the west end. As an experienced london guide, who has written many books on london. Warner bros entertainment inc, the potter book publishers or j. Harry potter harry potter bookshop harry potter book sets. You do not walk far and london is best seen from these types of tours via your feet.
Harry potter and the cursed child parts 1 and 2 special rehearsal edition play script hardback. They take you through glorious countryside, up hills and along river valleys, to historic sights and into charming small towns and villages, all on scenic footpaths with a. It features 52 walks within easy reach of london one for every week of the year. See if you think this might be the inspiration for the durmstrang ship in harry potter and the goblet of fire. The death eaters destroyed the millenium bridge which was designed by norman foster. Walks with my daughter she is 11 and claims she read hp books 20 times. Well arrive at stansted on an october saturday and leave the next tuesday, 3 nights total. Follow in the footsteps of one of the worlds most famous fictional wizards as you step into the real diagon alley, catch a glimpse of the leaky cauldron, pose by the mythical platform 9. And we might even accidentally end up in knockturn alley. Join our free harry potter walking tour to see streets and buildings known. Part 2 is the final part of a saga that has captivated the world since jk rowling published the first harry potter story nearly 15 years ago. Pottering in harrys london walk guided tour of film locations. Harry potter london magic walking tour and film locations london s favourite guide takes you to all the main harry potter film locations in london on this magical walking tour.
Not only does harry journey to and through london throughout the 7 bestselling books, but numerous scenes from all 8 movies were also filmed right here in the capital of the u. Studio tour london the making of harry potter provides an amazing new opportunity to explore the magic of the harry potter films the most successful film series of all time. You will be led in small groups of a maximum 20 people as you cover some london landmarks passed on the tour as a little bonus. Enjoy previously unheard anecdotes from the expert guides before taking a unique walking tour that takes you behindthescenes and showcases a huge. Getting to the harry potter studios from london underground. Norman foster was mean to my mum when she was young because she knew him and was quite keen on him.
Explore the making of harry potter at the warner bros studio tour, book tickets for the cursed child, muggle walks and harry potter bus. Dec 06, 2018 find harry potter tours and experiences in london. Also see our top 10 harry potter film locations around britain. Knowledgeable guides from companies such as muggle tours or brit movie tours lead walks to locations featured in the harry potter movies. Jan 19, 2017 a trip to the harry potter studios is a must for all harry potter fans who travel to london. Below are listed some of the more popularmemorable. Harry potter and the cursed child is now playing at the palace theatre, london.
Harry potter walking tour for muggles in london viator. Please wash your hands and practise social distancing. The harry potter tour the london of muggles and wizards. Immerse yourself in the magical world of harry potter on this 2. There had to be more than 100 people who showed up for this walk. The first volume of the time out book of country walks has been fully revised and updated.
If you have any questions or problems, please do not hesitate to get in touch. Harry potter and the cursed child is the official script book for the play by j. Great for collectors and harry potter fans, and for people who want to get the book signed for a huge increase in price. The most efficient way for families to see filming locations in london is to book one of the guided walking tours that specialize in harry potter. Top 10 harry potter locations in london visit britain.
We did 3 london walks last july, and i would recommend this one the least, even though our entire family is crazy about harry potter. The harry potter london walk then apparates to shaftesbury avenue to land at the location at which, by a strange coincidence, in deathly hallows part one, harry, ron and hermione apparate to after the death eaters launch their attack on the wedding celebrations of bill and fleur. Stop everything, because theres a harry potter walking tour of london. Unread first edition unsigned copy of harry potter and the order of the phoenix, hardcover with a dust jacket. There were two guides so they divided the group in 2, but then more and more people showed up, so there were certainly more than 50 on our walk.
Local areas of interest harry potter and the cursed child. Join us for a few hours of discovery, facts and entertainment. In a city surrounded by dragons, w e discuss the importance of the several security breaches at gringotts bank and learn about the wizarding worlds. Harry potter london walking tour experience harry potter s magical london as we take you round the london film locations and inspirations behind the books. Also weve had a beautiful day with the sunshine over the milleniumbridge. K rowling en the producers had its really fantastic. As i went around london on my magical adventure i started to realise how many connections i had to harry potter. Near the end of your tour at the famous, vibrant, square where your guide will point out the sight of the film premiere of harry potter and the deathly hallows ii. A great time, then, to experience a sprinkling of magic on a harry potter walking tour of london, the home of gringotts wizarding bank, diagon alley, the leaky.
You really need a good guide book to bring them alive describing their place in the respective harry potter films they featured. The cost, where to catch it, and times are all in the harry potter website. Consider this your guide to geeking out at many of the london locations from the books and movies, and where to see hp attractions you cant find anywhere else. The arrival of harry potter books, followed by tremendously successful hollywood adaptation, has made london even more popular now with the harry potter fans all over the world. Harry potter walking tour by best tours london tripadvisor.
London walks harry potter london walks, london traveller. Studio tour london provides an amazing new opportunity to explore the magic of the harry potter films the most successful film series of all time. By the way, there is a harry potter bus that takes you to and from the train station to the studio lot. We offer 5 rated walking tours throughout london by the finest blue badge guides. We have waiting list available for the booked out tours.
With modern technology it is even possible to try a ride on a broomstick. You dont actually get to fly unfortunately but it almost feels like it and it will definitely look like it if you get your friends or family to take a photo. Established by richard jones in 2007, the free harry potter tour of london will. A tour of the wizarding world of harry potter universal. Harry potter walk in london self guided, london, england. Take in the iconic views of london as we c ross brockdale bridge harry potter and the order of the phoenix and hear the spinechilling eyewitness account of the death eater attack of june 1996. Buy harry potter books from the harry potter bookshop at harrypotter flourish and blotts is the name of the book shop in harry potter. Harry potter london magic walking tour and film locations. If you cant make one or more of the regularly scheduled, justturnup, public harry potter tours why not think about booking one as a private walk. There are lots more magical harry potter moments to be had in london.
This unique walking tour takes you behindthescenes and showcases a huge array of beautiful sets, costumes and props. A guided two hour walking tour exploring harrys london including more than 10. Harry potter on location in london town london walks. Guided walks will take you between them and point out some lesserknown sights you might recognise. Our tour guide ana maria has shown us the places of the harry potter movie to see the city and to feel the inspiration that j. Dec 28, 2015 there are a number of options for getting to the harry potter studios in london but, for shortstay tourists like us, we found the easiest route is by bus from the victoria station area. Out of the thousands of guided tours across the length and breadth of the. There are many harry potter filming locations in london. Harry potter london walk london walks, london traveller. The harry potter walking tour of oxford is not an official harry potter event and is not endorsed, sanctioned or in any other way supported, directly or indirectly by warner bros entertainment inc, the harry potter book publishers or j. K below is our list of the top 10 locations in london for harry potter fans. Heres guide richard walker talking about harry potter and the harry.
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