Harry Potter BusTour of Filming Locations

📍 London, UK

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Harry Potter BusTour of Filming Locations

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£ 42

Duration3.5 hours

FitnessEasy

CancellationFree cancellation 24h before start time

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Overview

Welcome to the Harry Potter Coach Tour and a chance to sit back and relax, as you immerse yourself in the magical world of Harry Potter. No need to walk and swerve round the streets against the hustle and bustle of the busy London capital. Allow us to welcome you and your fellow Potter fans on board. The Harry Potter books and films have enchanted generations of fans for over 20 years, since publishing in 1997 and the first film adaptation released in 2001, starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, and a variety of iconic British actors including Dame Maggie Smith, Robbie Coltrane, Alan Rickman, Sir Michael Gambon and many, many more. Swap your broomstick for one of our coaches On this 3.5 hour tour, you will venture to many locations featured in the ‘Harry Potter’ films, as well as the ‘Fantastic Beasts’ trilogy. Your professional English-speaking guide – who has read all the books and seen all the films – will meet you at St Pancras International Station, which masqueraded as Kings Cross Station, before guiding you to the tours private coach. The coaches are equipped with air-conditioning, overhead compartments, storage for luggage, and comfortable leather-lined seats. As part of the experience, your guide will show clips and behind-the-scenes videos on the DVD system, to enhance the magic a little more. Your professional driver will escort you round the streets of London, in a much safer approach than Ernie Prang does whilst driving the Knight Bus, in ‘The Prisoner of Azkaban’. Seatbelts must be worn at all times, and you are welcome to leave personal belongings in your seat when alighting the coach, but we encourage you to bring cameras for photos. Onwards from St Pancras, you will venture to Grimmauld Place, the secret home to the Order of the Phoenix and Sirius Black, and hear behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes from all 8 films. Some locations will be spotted through the coach windows as we drive by, others will be visited on foot. You and your guide will alight the coach on 4 separate occasions to get closer to certain spots, and take photos and perhaps re-create a favourite scene? Throughout the tour, you will get to see some of London’s finest historic locations and landmarks, including the Houses of Parliament, the London Eye, the West End, Leadenhall Market, St Pauls Cathedral, and the spectacular view from Waterloo Bridge. Your guide may also test your knowledge on the Potter films, so get your thinking caps on, just in case you can win some House points. The tour will conclude back at Kings Cross Station where you will alight for the fourth and final time, and your guide will escort you to your final location of the Platform 9 ¾ shop, where you are encouraged to have your photo taken with the disappearing trolley. Be forewarned, at certain times, the queue can extend outside the station, so it’s advised to go either first thing or last thing before the end of the day. Non-magical people, as well as wizards and witches, are welcome to dress up as their favourite character from the book and films (only if you want to).

Things to know

AccessibilityChildren friendly | Wheelchair accessible

Fitness levelEasy

Tour languageEnglish

Licence requiredNone

Wear comfortable shoes and weather-appropriate clothing.
Warner Bros Studios is not included in this tour
There are no scheduled bathroom breaks on the tour, but free toilets are available before and afterwards, inside Kings Cross station
The Harry Potter Coach Tour is not an official ‘Harry Potter’ event and is not endorsed, sanctioned or in any other way supported, directly or indirectly by Warner Bros Entertainment Inc, the Harry Potter book publishers or J.K.Rowling and her representatives. All rights to the series of “Harry Potter” books are the property of J.K. Rowling and her publishers including Scholastic Press, et al. Film rights and image trademarks are the property of Warner Bros Entertainment Inc.

Inclusions and Exclusions

✅ Included

Tour guide
Air-conditioned vehicle

❌ Not included

Pick up and drop off transport

Where we'll meet

Meet up/Pick up location: Car park in front of St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

Instruction: Meet at the top of the steps in the car park in front of St Pancras Renaissance Hotel / St Pancras Rail Station below the clock tower

ReturnThis trip returns to meeting point.

Your host

This tour is operated by Brit Movie Tours.

Pay securely online. Your tour is operated by our vetted local partner, and Kodama Travel acts as booking agent. We recommend all guests take out comprehensive travel insurance to cover unforeseen delays, cancellations, and medical emergencies.

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