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Harry Potter movie locations walking tour

London: Harry Potter Movies Walking Tour
Where? Harry Potter Shop, Platform 9¾, King’s Cross St. Pancras When? Every day Running time? 3 hours Price? From £15 Buses: 29, 253, 274, 390, 393 Bus fares Trains: The closest station is King’s Cross St. Pancras Circle Ham&City Metropolitan Northern Piccadilly Victoria Train fares

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The tour begins outside the Harry Potter shop in King's Cross station, where you'll be able to take some photos standing next to the disappearing suitcases at Platform 9 3/4.

King's Cross where Harry caught the Hogwart's ExpressPhoto: getyourguide.co.uk
King's Cross where Harry caught the Hogwart's Express

Then you'll make your way towards Leicester Square and visit London's best Harry Potter shop - The House of Spells - where you'll be able to shop for chocolate frogs and butter beer.

Leadenhall Market - the inspiration for Diagon AlleyPhoto: getyourguide.co.uk
Leadenhall Market - the inspiration for Diagon Alley

Along the way you'll get to see lots of famous London landmarks like Big Ben, the Houses of Parliament, and Nelson's Column in Trafalgar Square.

Millennium Bridge with St. Paul's Cathedral behindPhoto: getyourguide.co.uk
Millennium Bridge with St. Paul's Cathedral behind

By the time you reach London Bridge you'll have seen the location that inspired the Leaky Cauldron pub and Diagon Alley in Leadenhall Market, tried to enter and Ministry of Magic, and walked across the Millennium Bridge that was destroyed by the Death Eaters.

Clink Prison - the inspiration for Azkaban's prisonPhoto: londondrum.com
Clink Prison - the inspiration for Azkaban's prison

You'll also have passed the Clink Prison Museum that inspired JK Rowling to create Azkaban's prison, and seen where they filmed the Knight Bus scene by Borough Market.

Note: The tour includes a short two-stop journey on the tube so you'll need to provide your own Oyster card, contactless card or travelcard that covers zone 1.

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