UK Trips Harry Potter Style
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A Starting Point Itinerary
Day 1:
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Transfer to the airport for your overnight flight to London
Day 2:
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Arrive early in London and go to Leadenhall Market, to see some filming shots of ‘Diagon Alley’, including the entrance to the ‘Leaky Cauldron’
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Head up to Claremont Square to see the row houses that were used as the exterior of ‘Grimmauld Place’
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Go to King’s Cross Station to see the starting point for the ‘Hogwarts Express’ – ‘Platform 9 3/4’ and visit the Harry Potter shop at Platform 9 3/4
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See the High Commission of Australia, which was used to create ‘Gringott’s Bank’
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Go to Cecil Court, just off of Charing Cross road to visit another filming location of ‘Diagon Alley’
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Walk along Scotland Place, where you will find the visitors entrance to the ‘Ministry of Magic’
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Visit Westminster Station to travel on the escalator used by Harry and Ron in the movies
Day 3:
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In the morning, go to Warner Brothers Studios to experience “The Making of Harry Potter” tour
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Drive by 9 Heathgate to see the home of the character Hermione Granger, which appears in ‘The Deathly Hallows Part 1’
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Go to the London Zoo and visit the reptile house, where Harry discovers he can talk to snakes and releases a Burmese Python on his cousin
Day 4:
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Visit the medieval village of Lacock in Wiltshire where you can see the old abbey used as ‘Defense Against the Dark Arts’ and ‘Potions’ classrooms in the movies
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See the character Horace Slughorn’s home in the village
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Travel to Gloucester and see the Cathedral, where several scenes from the movies were filmed
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Travel to Oxford and visit Christ’s Church, the inspiration for the Hogwarts Dining Hall
Day 5:
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Head north to visit Durham Castle, a UNESCO World Heritage Site used for filming several scenes from the movies ‘The Philosopher’s Stone’ and ‘The Chamber of Secrets’.
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Afterwards, head north to Alnwick Castle in Northumberland, featured in ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone’ where Harry had his first flying lesson
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See the Lion Arch, used as an entrance to Hogwarts, and the courtyards and baileys used in other scenes from the films
Day 6:
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Continue on to Edinburgh
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Walk down Victoria Street and visit Diagon House
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Have lunch in Elephant House Café, where J.K. Rowling created Harry Potter
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Stroll up Candlemaker Row to spot the Diagon Alley plaque and mural
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See J.K. Rowling’s handprints cast in bronze in the City Chambers courtyard on the Royal Mile
Day 7:
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Travel to Fort William and take a ride on the “Hogwarts Express”, or the Jacobite Steam Railway starting at the foot of Ben Nevis mountain
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Journey 84 miles to Mallaig, seeing the Glenfinnan Viaduct along the way, which was featured in the movies
Day 8:
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Transfer to the airport for your flight home

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Your tour in the UK could also include a punt on the river, a guided tour of the V&A museum or the Tate Modern. Or take a walking tour of Soho and its surrounds.
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Specialty Itineraries
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We offer ART tours studying the historic and amazingly diverse architecture & art development throughout the UK.
Our Prices Include:
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All admissions, taxes, fees, tips and 24-hour on-call support
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Round-trip airfare and all ground transportation abroad
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Five overnight stays in a centrally located hotel
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Five breakfasts and five dinners
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Full time tour director to accompany the group
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