Harry Potter Film Location Walking Tour & Thames River Cruise
Description
Discover the magic of Harry Potter’s London on the ultimate wizarding walking tour, full of iconic film locations and amazing sights, then cruise down the River Thames by boat with incredible views! Meet your fun Potter-head guide and a small group of fellow fans at iconic King’s Cross Station, home to Platform 9 ¾, before setting off on your magical city tour. See the narrow streets, famous bridges and tiny shops where scenes from your favourite films were shot, stop by at the theatre where the renowned Potter stage show is performed, visit the heart of UK cinema at lively Leicester Square, and so much more!! Along the way, your guide will share stories and fun facts about Potter’s London that will delight fans young and old! After your walking tour, you’ll be given tickets for your River Cruise. Glide by many of London’s top sights before docking back in Westminster.
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After meeting your guide and fellow Potter fans, head inside this beautiful old station - home of Platform 9 ¾ where the journey to Hogwarts begins! Want to get your photo with the Platform 9 ¾ trolley? Queues can be big so we recommend arriving 45mins before the tour starts - we won't have time during the tour itself.
Walk down this beautiful old London street, full of colourful independent shops with overhanging signs - just like a famous magical shopping street in Harry Potter. Great for Photos!
Tiptoe your way through a dark and mysterious street that big Harry Potter fans will recognise immediately. Keep your voices low so as not to disturb the dark arts....
Next, we'll stop by at the famous theatre where the Potter world hits the Stage with the world-renowned Cursed Child Theatre Show. Get your camera ready for pictures with the iconic Harry Potter Sign.
Your guide will lead you to the House of Spells, where you can shop for butterbeer, sweets, chocolate frogs, wands, books and much much more…. And we even have a special discount code you can use!
Get your photos with the Harry Potter Statue and see the heart of UK cinema, where world premieres of your favourite movies are shown!
Take a stroll through Westminster to see many filming locations from the Potter movies - you’ll be amazed to see these familiar places in real life!
The tour continues on to vibrant Borough Market - one of London's best food markets and also home to filming locations for the Leaky Cauldron and Third Hand Emporium!
We'll finish the tour near to London Bridge, and along the way you'll spot some familiar film locations and sights that inspired JK Rowling's wizarding universe!
After your walking tour, enjoy a relaxing Thames River cruise from Westminster Pier to Tower Pier!
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- All areas and surfaces are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
Reviews(19)
Really great tour. We especially enjoyed how the guide would take us to the key points around London, explain to us which parts of which movies we were seeing, and the show us printed “stills” from the actual film. Our guide even threw in some HP trivia along the way. Very fun.
Mike did a great job. We saw a ton of cool Harry Potter movie set locations. The small group was nice as well
Robert was an amazing guide. He was patient with the group and taking photos for us along the way. Showed us Harry Potter filming locations as well as other London sights.
We were so excited for this tour, but it was one of the worst ones we’ve ever done. Our guide - Oliver - was very polite and knowledgeable, but he was a very poor tour guide. He walked incredibly fast and ahead of the group and didn’t wait for anyone. At one point instead of waiting for his group he just told us to meet at X location if we lagged behind - considering everyone was from different countries, that was very concerning because no one knew where they were going. We did a different tour through Viator yesterday that was significantly longer, but the tour guide was approachable and patient and waited for everyone in the group. She also talked while we walked and explained the city. On this tour our guide was so far ahead we couldn’t see him at times and he didn’t explain anything unless we were standing still. We were also very put off by the fact that he seemed to be flirting with a couple of the group members and ignoring everyone else, which we felt was unprofessional. After about an hour we ended up making up an excuse and leaving early and just wandering around the city for a while because we felt like we would get a better tour on our own. The only reason I’m giving this tour two stars is because he did seem to know his Harry Potter lore. We would not recommend this tour and it was a huge waste of money in our opinion.
The guide was real good! Great insights on the movies. He also provided commentaries on various sights and buildings and historical facts. However, I do not recommend booking the cruise at the same time as you may need to leave the tour mid point to catch to boat.
Bethany was very thorough and knowledgeable. She made sure we had our tickets for our next excursion.
We loved Hannah, she was great! Fantastic tour, fully recommend. We got to see all the locations from the films with videos from the films, and the cruise was comfortable.
Amara, our guide, made this walking tour of Harry Potter locations in London a great experience. She was especially great with the kids, who clustered around her to talk all things HP. Her attitude was infectious - even for this dad, who has never read any of the books or seen the films. Great family outing in central London - promote this lady immediately!
Amara showed us the actual filming locations or locations that inspired the locations in the Harry Potter films. We got to stop at a Harry Potter shop and to also see the changing of the Guard.
We had a great time and especially loved our tour guide, Tom!! He was so kind and helpful, made us laugh and had lots of great knowledge to share!!
