Today was going to be a very Harry Potter kind of day.
Bec had been looking forward to going to the Warner Bros Harry Potter Studio tour. We purchased tickets online for about 28 pounds each and were given specific times to do the tour.
We travelled to the studio in Leavesden via train from Euston to Watford Junction. At Watford Junction there was a Harry Potter themed bus (no, not the night bus) waiting to take us to the studio (for 2.50 pounds return). The whole trip from our Hotel to the studio took less than 40 minutes.
Once we arrived, there was too much too look at! The studio was the place where most of the Harry Potter movies were shot and when they finished filming, they turned the studios into a living museum.
The locations that you walked through (like the Great Hall and Diagon Alley) were the actual sets used in the films. There was also a huge amount of props and back drops that were arranged throughout the studio.
The ticket price included a self guided tour that Bec used while Keith just took lots of photos.
Once the tour was finished we explored the back lot where there was a Night Bus, Privet Drive and the opportunity to try Butter Beer!
The final part of the exhibition also showed a lot of the artwork and models used in the production of the series. This included a massive scale model of Hogwarts that you could walk around. The detail was so perfect that they actually used it for some of the outside shots!
After spending most of the day in fanboy heaven, we decided to do some sightseeing around London once we got back. A couple of the key things we wanted to see were St Paul’s Cathedral, the Millennium Bridge, London Tower and London Bridge.
We saw some great sights, got some great night shots and had dinner in the city as well. After seeing London Tower and London Bridge we headed back to the hotel.
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