On day 2 of our London trip, we went on a tour of the Harry Potter Studios. We took the bus from Watford Junction which took us straight to the studios. When you start the tour, you watch a short video which ends on an image of the Great Hall doors. The screen then slides up and reveals the REAL Great Hall doors!!
Inside the Great Hall, you can see many costumes such as uniforms and teachers' outfits. I was surprised as to how small it actually was!
The rest of the tour was unguided and we got to go around it at our own pace. The next room has a lot of small sets scattered around and the mirror of erised, Dumbledore's office, the potions classroom and Hagrid's bike amongst other things.
The tour then carried on outside where you're able to taste the famous Butter Beer, take a seat in the car, go on the knight bus, see Privet Drive and at the time we went, we were able to see the owls which played Hedwig.
The tour carried on back indoors where all of the characters were shown including the make up, prosthetics, wigs and masks. We ventured on to Diagon Alley and saw Flourish and Blotts, Olivanders, the Owlery, Gringotts, and Weasley's Wizard Wheezes.
The tour finished on a high when we turned round the last corner to see a huge model of the whole of Hogwarts. The model was so intricate and had every little detail on it and made it seem so real. It was a fantastic way to end the tour!
We then had to go through the shop to get to the exit and I bought a chocolate frog and some Berty Bott's every flavour beans. We also had lots of fun looking at the many different wands, robes, broomsticks and soft toys.
It was a fantastic trip and I'm so glad I've finally gone and visited. I'd definitely recommend it to anyone and is a great trip for the Harry Potter geeks amongst us!
Amy x
