Durham Cathedral
Yours is fixed. stop doing the muggle and treat yourself to a tour of Great Britain following in the footsteps of Harry Potter. Three previous tips before embarking on the adventure: Reserve time for an intensive session beforehand. Alone or with friends, you choose. But it is essential that you arrive with the settings, the names and the plots very fresh. Only then will you relive the magic in great detail and you will be able to taste the butterbeer. Yes, it exists.
IN LONDON
Your route is made up of two well-differentiated parts: the one that goes through the real scenes of London and the one that will take you to the Warner studios , where some of the most emblematic scenes of the saga were filmed:
Real scenarios. We propose five essentials but if you want to complete your memorabilia you can also hire the so-called Muggle Tour. For 12 pounds, about 14 euros, you will discover corners that might otherwise go unnoticed. In any case, and to be honest, London, tremendously cinematographic, is always a spectacle in itself, and more so at Christmas, when the streets are a festival of lights and temptations.
Diagon Alley.
actually called St. Martin's Lane and it is very close to Covent Garden, so you can take the opportunity to go shopping after checking its amazing resemblance. You won't find magic wands but you will find plenty of bookstores and antique shops.
This is St. Martin's Lane
Muggle Underground. the london underground.
Arthur Weasly's favorite and without a doubt the best recreated setting. Clavaic. It comes in handy to get to the next destination.
King's Cross Platform 9 and ¾:
There is also, with its leather suitcase and its cage for Hedwig, the white owl that knew everything. Without a doubt, it is the essential photo so go rehearsing the silly thing you are going to do when you pose to add a bit of originality to the ritual.
Go rehearsing the nonsense
Leadenhall Market:
You're going to have to use a little imagination, but in reality the entrance to the famous pub The Leaking Cauldrum is an optical this wonderful Victorian covered market.
London Zoological Gardens:
It is in the terrarium of the London Zoo, open since 1828, and next to the magnificent Regent's Park, that Harry discovers that he speaks with snakes with complete fluency. If you like animals, perfect, and if you like nature, don't forget to take a walk around Regent's, it breathes a lot and the architecture of the houses that surround it is a delight.
Leadenhall Market
And now the studio tour.
Undoubtedly tremendously fun, perfect if you like to dream, because it makes it very easy for you from the beginning. Just enter you will appear in the great hall of Hogwarts and your stomach will fill with butterflies. Yes, everything is here, everything except the food, so you will have to settle for the brightness of the dishes and the brightness of your eyes when you reach the next stage: the Gryffindor common room.
Then you will remember it in the order that your preferences dictate: the entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, the wall full of talking portraits, the night bus, and the magic mirror that you can face, finally! shamelessly rehearse your wand skills. You will also pass through the door of Private Drive , where the nasty muggle family from Harry Potter lives. But the best is yet to come. You will soon find yourself immersed in the night scene of Diagon Alley, with floating brooms and candles everywhere. Close your eyes and imagine. Let the soundtrack of Harry Potter, of course, take you to the room where you will freak out more comfortably. The one that keeps the model of Hogwarts. Apotheosis.
Warner studios
BEYOND LONDON
The natural settings of the film saga shot throughout Great Britain will undoubtedly have made you sigh. Many exist but you will have to extend your getaway.
Glenfinnan Viaduct. Scotland:
Memorable. The train engine spits smoke on its way to Hogwarts through a dreamlike landscape and you would give a good part of your salary to be able to enjoy the view from the window. You don't have to dream, or stay broke. Simply take the train between the towns of Fort William and Malaig, two rural jewels of the Highlands.
The memorable Glenfinnan Viaduct
Glencoe. Scotland.
Don't leave the Highlands because much of the saga was shot here, especially the settings surrounding Hogwarts. Enjoy the wonderful natural scenery of Glencoe And don't forget to visit the Glen Nevis -Steal Falls- where part of the movie Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was filmed and where the most exciting Quidditch matches took place. By the way, if you're a movie buff you'll like to know that famous movies like Braveheart, Rob Roy and Highlander II were also filmed here.
the valley of glencoe
Durham Cathedral. England.
The scenes of the appetizing School of Magic and Witchcraft have been spread throughout the geography of the island, but some of the most notable took place in this cathedral, famous for being the best example of Norman architecture . Keep an eye out for the cloisters: here Harry sets his owl free in the first film, and the chapter house, which is where Professor McGonagall teaches apprentice wizards how to transform animals into goblets of water.
Durham Norman Cathedral
Bodleian Library. Oxford.
This fantastic library appears in three films of the saga. In fiction, he works as a Hogwarts library and as an infirmary. In real life, take advantage of the getaway to enjoy the intellectual romance of the city and take a look at the colleges where they studied characters as distinguished as Oscar Wilde or J.R.R Tolkien.
Have a good trip and watch out for the dementors!
The Bodleian Library in Oxford.