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

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• Entrance to Warner Bros. Studio Tour of London
• Return transportation on a luxury air-conditioned coach
• Free Wi-fi on board
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Warner Bros. 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. Enjoy previously unheard anecdotes from the expert guides before taking a unique walking tour that takes you behind-the-scenes and showcases a huge array of beautiful sets, costumes and props. It also reveals some closely guarded secrets, including facts about the special effects and animatronics that made these films so hugely popular all over the world.

Here are just some of the things you can expect to see and do:

-Step inside and discover the great hall.Listen to previously unheard anecdotes.

-Explore Dumbledore’s office and discover never-before-seen treasures.

-Step onto the famous cobbles of Diagon Alley, featuring the shop fronts of Ollivanders wand shop, Flourish and Blotts, the Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, Gringotts Wizarding Bank and Eeylops Owl Emporium.

-See iconic props from the films, including Harry’s Nimbus 2000 and Hagrid’s motorcycle.

-Rediscover other memorable sets from the film series, including the Gryffindor common room, the boys’ dormitory, Hagrid’s hut, Potion’s classroom and Professor Umbridge’s office at the Ministry of Magic.

ORIGINAL HOGWARTS EXPRESS LOCOMOTIVE TO ARRIVE AT WARNER BROS. STUDIO TOUR LONDON – THE MAKING OF HARRY POTTER

Platform 9 ¾ expansion will open on Thursday 19th March and entrance will be included in the standard ticket price.

This March, Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter will unveil a 20,000ft2 expansion, including the original Hogwarts Express steam engine and a recreation of Platform 9 ¾. The new, permanent section will offer a glimpse into how some of the films’ most iconic scenes were created as well as give visitors the chance to climb aboard the train’s carriage and to pose with a luggage trolley as it disappears through the platform wall.

Throughout the Harry Potter film series, British steam train no. 5972, ‘Olton Hall’, was used as the Hogwarts Express. Scenes featuring the working engine – including the very last scene to be shot, in which a grown-up Harry, Ron and Hermione wave their own children off as they head to school – were filmed on a soundstage at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden and on a track running the full length of the Studios’ 100-acre backlot. The 78-year-old engine will return to the series’ production home this spring and will be displayed on a realistic set of tracks, with steam billowing as visitors step onto the platform.

Visitors will be able to walk along the train’s adjoining carriage and sit in the interior carriage set that was used during filming (complete with ‘windows’ that demonstrate the process used to create iconic train scenes from the films such as the escape of Harry’s first Chocolate Frog and the Dementor attack). A selection of prop luggage will be on show and visitors can find out which character owned which items by turning an interactive dial (characters include Hermione Granger, Draco Malfoy, Luna Lovegood and more). A train-themed souvenir shop will also be open on the platform, stocking a wide range of goodies inspired by the Harry Potter films and, specifically, the Hogwarts Express.

Inclusions:

·         Entrance to Warner Bros. Studio Tour of London

·         Return transportation on a luxury air-conditioned coach

Exclusions: 

·         Food and beverages

 

Warner Bros London Studio Tour Harry Potter Grand Opening

31st March 2012

We can finally reveal the secret that so many of you have been waiting for. Our Grand Opening event is taking place on the afternoon of Saturday 31st March 2012 and you could be one of the lucky winners to watch the red carpet arrivals from this special viewing area. Simply follow the link below to ShowFilmFirst for your chance to win a spot next to the red carpet and watch cast, filmmakers and celebrities arrive for the event.  Remember, access to this special viewing area will be strictly by ticket only and will not be accessible to the general public. For those who don’t get a ticket there is still a chance to be part of the fun. We will be broadcasting the event live on our website so you can watch all the action as it happens. Don’t forget this is a competition to win a place outside on the red carpet and these spots are strictly by ticket only. The countdown has begun...

CECIL COURT OFF CHARING CROSS ROAD

Believed to be the inspiration for Diagon Alley in Harry Potter

Cecil Court dates back to the end of the 17th century and earlier maps clearly identify a hedgerow running down the street's course. A tradesman's route at its inception, it later acquired the nickname Flicker Alley from the concentration of early film companies in the Court. It is now known to bibliophiles as home to nearly twenty antiquarian and second-hand independent bookshops, including specialists in modern first editions, collectible children’s books, early printing, rare maps and atlases, antique prints, theatrical ephemera, and esoterica , as well as a contemporary art gallery, an antiques shop, shops specializing in philately, numismatics and art deco jewellery and an Indian restaurant.

It has been suggested that the street was named after Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, the 1st Earl of Salisbury, an important courtier to Queen Elizabeth I and renowned as a trailblazing spymaster. However, it seems to be one of a number of nearby streets and places that have been named for the land-owning family including Cranbourn Street and the Salisbury pub on St Martin's Lane.

A substantial part of Cecil Court was razed to the ground in 1735, almost certainly arson on the part of a tenant, Mrs Colloway, who was running a brandy shop/brothel in the street at the time: she purchased kindling, emptied her brandy barrels, over-insured her stock and made certain that she was drinking nearby with friends at the time the fire took hold. However, she was acquitted.

Cecil Court in 1966

It has been suggested that the street was named after Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury, the 1st Earl of Salisbury, an important courtier to Queen Elizabeth I and renowned as a trailblazing spymaster. However, it seems to be one of a number of nearby streets and places that have been named for the land-owning family including Cranbourn Street and the Salisbury pub on St Martin's Lane.

A substantial part of Cecil Court was razed to the ground in 1735, almost certainly arson on the part of a tenant, Mrs Colloway, who was running a brandy shop/brothel in the street at the time: she purchased kindling, emptied her brandy barrels, over-insured her stock and made certain that she was drinking nearby with friends at the time the fire took hold. However, she was acquitted.

The street rose from the ashes to become the temporary home of an eight-year-old Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart while he was touring Europe in 1764. For almost four months the Mozart family lodged with barber John Couzin. Tickets for Mozart's first London concerts were sold from Couzin's shop and, while living there, the young 

performed twice for King George III and was tested for his musical ability by Dr Charles Burney. According to some modern authorities, Mozart composed his first symphony while a resident of Cecil Court. In September 2011, the Cecil Court Traders' Association installed aplaque commemorating Mozart's relatively brief, but significant, period of residence in the street. The plaque sits at Number 9 Cecil Court, which - contrary to earlier assumptions placing the Mozart lodgings at Number 19 - has been confirmed as the site of John Couzin's barber shop. Cecil Court bookseller Tim Bryars consulted original source material, including the parish rate books of the time and a number of antique maps, to establish where in the street the young Mozart lived.

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Warner Bros. 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. This unique walking tour takes you behind-the-scenes and showcases a huge array of beautiful sets, costumes and props. It also reveals some closely guarded secrets, including facts about the special effects and animatronics that made these films so hugely popular all over the world.

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HARRY POTTER PRIVATE CHAUFFEUR DRIVEN TOUR OF LONDON AND OXFORD

• Chauffeur driven private tour with professional driver/guide
• Experience Harry Potter’s magical London
• See the film locations
• Visit Oxford and see famous Christ Church, scene of Hogwarts Hall

Daily

Departure time: 9.00am

Departure Point: Henry's Bar & Cafe, 80 Piccadilly, W1J 8HX

Come on our most popular Harry Potter tour and take a magical journey into the world of everyone’s favorite boy wizard, Harry Potter! Visit two of the most beautiful cities in the world, London and Oxford, as we show you the film locations and inspirations behind the books, an essential experience for any Harry Potter fan.

Chauffeur Driven Tour
Chauffeur driven tours are a luxurious but affordable solution to sightseeing in style. Away from the crowded streets and buses on an intimate tour in a private vehicle, you will be guided by your professional chauffeur, who gives you personal attention and courtesy throughout the experience, including hotel pick up/drop off and numerous photo opportunities, and of course a chance to savour each location at a more leisurely and intimate pace. Make no mistake, there is no better way to travel! 

London Itinerary: 

• The cinema where each of the Harry Potter films has had its world premiere
• The cafe attack in the heart of London in The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• The Seven Potters Battle in the London sky in The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• The thoroughfare on which Diagon Alley was based.
• Gringott's Bank
• The magical platform 9¾ where Harry catches the Hogwart's Express
• The bridge destroyed by Lord Voldemort's Death Eaters in the Half-Blood Prince
• The bridge where the Knight Bus squeezes between two London Double Decker buses in Prisoner of Azkaban
• The real locations of the Leaky Cauldron, and yes there are two!
• The location of the red telephone box where Harry and Mr Weasley descend into the secret Ministry of Magic in Order of the Phoenix
• The secret hideout of the Order of the Phoenix where Harry is reunited with Sirius Black
• Major London landmarks that have been used in the Harry Potter franchise. 

Oxford Itinerary: 

• The 16th century college dining hall used as the inspiration for Hogwart's Dining Halls
• The medieval room where Ron Waesley has to dance with Professor McGonagall with the whole of Gryffindor looking on (Goblet of Fire)
• The stunning room used as Hogwarts Hospital in four of the films
• The college cloisters containing the ancient tree that Malfoy was sitting in before Mad Eye Moody turned him into a ferret for picking on Harry (Goblet of Fire)
• The 16th century stairs where Professor McGonagall greets the First Years (Sorcerers Stone / Philosophers Stone)
• Major Oxford landmarks that have been used in the Harry Potter franchise

Prices and Booking

Harry Potter Tours -

HARRY POTTER LONDON AND LACOCK BY BLACK TAXI

 

Duration : All day

Start the day by visiting the beautiful Lacock and Lacock Abbey and then see all the Harry Potter film spots in London. MORE INFO »

£545.00Price GuideBooknow

 

HARRY POTTER OXFORD AND LONDON BY BLACK TAXI

 

Duration : All day

See the Oxford Sites in the morning, visiting the Colleges that make up the university. During our time here we shall also see the Harry Potter film location sites used in Oxford. Explore Harry Potter film spots in London in the afternoon. MORE INFO »

£495.00Price GuideBooknow

 

HARRY POTTER PRIVATE CHAUFFEUR DRIVEN TOUR OF LONDON AND OXFORD

 

Duration : Approx. 8 hours

Come on our most popular Harry Potter tour and take a magical journey into the world of everyone’s favorite boy wizard, Harry Potter! Visit two of the most beautiful cities in the world, London and Oxford, as we show you the film locations and inspirations behind the books, an essential experience for any Harry Potter fan. MORE INFO »

£125.00Price GuideBooknow

 

HARRY POTTER PRIVATE CHAUFFEUR DRIVEN TOUR OF LONDON, OXFORD AND LACOCK

 

Duration : Approx. 10 hours

Take a magical journey into the world of everyone’s favorite boy wizard, Harry Potter. Visit two of the most beautiful cities in the world, London and Oxford, and the lovely medieval Wiltshire village, Lacock, as we show you the film locations and inspirations behind the books, an essential experience for any Harry Potter fan. MORE INFO »

£175.00Price GuideBooknow