London: Harry Potter Studio Tour

Today is Harry Potter day! We have VIP/Deluxe tour tickets to visit the Warner Brothers Harry Potter Studio Tour in Watford Junction. Getting there involves taking the subway to the train station and taking the train to Watford Junction to hop a bus to the studio. Sounds all very complicated but everything worked out fine.

 

We arrived early than we had scheduled to arrive, our tour didn't start until 12pm, but we arrived at the studio at 10:30, we were able to get an early express train, so zip-pee-do we got there early, but that allowed us to take pictures, do a little shopping and have a snack before the tour started.

  

  

With the VIP/Deluxe tour we had a personal guide we shared with 4 other people that gave us exclusive backstage access as well as front of the line privileges, no queuing for us! It also entitled us to a free butter beer!!!!!! ... and free hot lunch, a photo package, souvenir book, free bus ride to train station.

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Our guide took us through the entire studio, telling us little known facts about the props allowing us a closer look and taking us through special access areas. When she was finished with the tour, we would be able to go back through the tour at our pace taking whatever photos we wanted as well as getting the photos included in the photo package and of course collecting our butter beer!! But first, they had our lunch prepared in a special VIP section.

 

I had a brisket sandwich, Brenda has some meat pie, Mason had the Margarita pizza, and Amber had fish and chips. It was more than enough food and we were plenty full afterwards. It was now time for us to tour on our own. 

The door to Hogwartz Castle

 

Our tour guide Hanah, showing us Luna's costumes

  

Portraits used in the movie were actually portraits of the film cast

  

  

Hogwartz Express

  

 

 

The Back Lot and Outdoor Props

 

Goblins and Stuff

 

 

 

 

 Gringots

 

Diagon Alley

 

Hogwartz Castle

 

 

And the rest...

 

The Leaky Cauldron