Accio !!! Potter fans !

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12th Apr 2020
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Day 1

Warner Bros. Studios Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter .

Muggles who got spell bounded by the magical world of Hogwarts but were not accepted at the school where "The boy who lived" studied, since they didn't have magic in their blood, can get a chance to witness the entire magical world of Harry Potter 21 miles away from London at Leavesden, Hertfordshire.

Since the Hogwarts express only runs between King's Cross station and the Hogwarts castle you can use your own brooms to fly in here. For people using Floo powder ensure you get down at the right Chimney grate. Flying cars is strictly prohibited under Ministry Decree.

Muggles obviously cannot use the above privileges and need to drive to the below location. As the Knight Bus is also not visible to Muggles , they can opt for TFL services in case they do not want to drive themselves,which has good connectivity to the Studio from London.

Warner Bros. Studio Tour London

Studio Tour Drive

Leavesden

WD25 7LR

This Studio tour will surely leave you in a state of euphoria worth a flask of Felix Felicis.

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Weasley Wizard Wheezes.

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Belatrix Lestrange's Vault

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Gringotts Bank Lobby

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Entrance to Gringotts Bank

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Privet Drive

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Children of Aragog.

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Buckbeak the Hippogriff.

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Ministry of Magic under Voldemort Era

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Cabin of Professor Umbridge

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Murder of Charity Bubbage at Malfoy Manor

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Three Broomsticks

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Ford Anglia on the Whomping Willow

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Entry to Chamber of Secrets

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Professor Snape's classroom in Dungeons

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Potion masters study & storeroom

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Professor Dumbledore's Office

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The Fat Lady , entrance to Gryffindor common room

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Mirror of Erised

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Prefects Bathroom

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Cloaks of Hermione & Victor Krum

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Glass Castle of the Yule ball

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Great hall teachers sitting area

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Great hall

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The studio also offers additional fun activities like the Wizarding world app, Activity passport with puzzles and trivia. You also have opportunity to film yourself flying through London on a broomstick , the pictures can be purchased at additional cost. They also have souvenir guidebook for purchase which is full of behind the screen secrets and fun facts about the filming of all the eight movies to carry back as a memento.

Potter fans can also enjoy merchandise shopping with 3 shops namely The Studio Shop, The Railway shop and the Forbidden forest shop. These shops offer an exclusive and extensive array of merchandise to enthusiastic collectors. From Gryffindor and Slytherin house scarves , Magic wands, Magic Quills, printed Potter merchandise, fluffy toys etc. everything can bought here.

You can also treat yourself with some Hot Chocolate or Ice creams at the Frog Cafe just behind the massive Ukranian Ironbelly hanging in the Dragon Lobby.

The Magical Experience.

See the most iconic "Room under the Cupboard" as you enter.

Once inside forget the muggle world get enthralled in the magical world of Harry & his friends. Wait outside the great hall of Hogwarts for the gates to open and enter inside the way first years enter for sorting.

Once inside witness the grandeur of the Great Hall, the boys dormitory & the common room.

You can experience the Cold & Dark Dungeons , meet professor Snape in the Potions class room and see his Potions store as well.

Take a walk through the spine chilling dark forest & get scared by Aragog & his family lurking around. Get face to face with Buckbeak the run away Hippogriff. Pass by Hagrids hut & see the Whomping willow smashing the Ford Anglia.

See the spiral moving staircase hidden by a gargoyle to enter professor Dumbledore's office.

Saunter in Diagon Alley to see the Legendary Olivander's Wand Shop, followed by the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes the Joke shop set up by the Weasley brothers.

The best part of Diagon Alley is the majestic Gringotts Wizarding Bank with magnificent Lobby followed by the vaults. The Lestrange vault where a Horcrux was hidden will surely take you back to the darker times of the last book.

Apart from this you click some cool pictures in front of the Knight Bus, enter the 4 Privet Drive house of the Dursleys & witness the letter bombs sent by Hagrid in 1st book.

Don't forget to get yourself clicked in front of the house of Potters in Godric's Hollow, where Voldemort lost all his powers.

You can feel the spine chilling scare down your stomach when you see set depicting Charity Burbage hanging upside down over the dining room of the Malfoy Manor , where Voldemort is sitting with his Death Eaters & Nagini.

Here you can taste "Butterbeer" the signature drink of The Three Broomsticks bar for $3.95.

Try your luck at the platform 9 3/4 by taking your trolley through it. This can be the best of your Instagram picture.

See the life size Hogwarts Express with real smoke , enter the cabins & experience the feel of going to Hogwarts in the Red Train.

You would also be greeted by a Giant Model of Hogwarts, used for filming Aerial shots for the films. It is constructed to the minutest details as per the experts.

The entire 3 hours experience will take you deep inside the Magical World & you would never want to come back.

Tickets can be booked in advance through the website or through authorized distributor. An individual adult ticket would cost £47 and for child it would be £38. The entire tour is self guided and would take about 3-4 hours to finish. The studio also conducts various guided tours at an additional cost. Additionally you can also hire digital guide for £4.95 which will help you understand the secrets of the sets and props on display. It can be booked with ticket or can be booked through the support staff in the Dragon Lobby.