The Backlot
The Riddle Family Gravestone
The Potter's Cottage - Godric Hollow
The Knight Bus
Hogwart's Bridge
Privet Drive
The Chess Pieces
No tour would be complete without a glass of "Butterbeer"! Emily paid the highest price and got to keep the mug! It was very refreshing with a taste of honey.
The Tour then returned indoors to the Creature's Shop
Fawkes
Mandrake
Aragog
Diagon Alley - for me this was the best part of the Tour
The Tour ends with a superb model of Hogwart's which has an incredible amount of detail. Its hard to get an idea of scale from the photos but its fairly large! The model was made for the first film Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone.
Nearby it appeared another film was being made as you could just see the tips of what looked like pirate ships - well hidden away from view by embankments and fencing!
Despite being quite expensive it was a great family day out and a wonderful place for children of all ages who have read the books and seen the films. It took us about 4 hours to walk round the Tour but you could easily spend a lot longer as there is so much to see and take in. Despite timed tickets there was still a wait (of about 35 minutes) before you started the Tour and even though it was a Friday in term-time it was packed with people. Having said that I would certainly go again!
Next post - back to Moths!
Major epic fun!!! Those are such cool pics! And that bus is massive.....I want to do that tour:) It looks amazing. You must have had so much fun:)
ReplyDeleteHave really enjoyed these two posts and will definitely try and find some time to go and see it- it looks fantastic and we all love the books here (apart from L). CT :-)
ReplyDeleteFrom your wonderful photos - I think I'd like the buildings best, too, especially Diagon Alley. The Riddle Family Gravestone looks suitably creepy, even with the blue sky (would you ever see it in the dark?)
ReplyDeleteChris Rohrer - Thanks so much Chris - so glad you enjoyed. Yes you would love it there :) Really fun day out :)
ReplyDeleteCountryside Tales - Thanks - so pleased you enjoyed. Well worth a visit - but you can't buy tickets "at the door" I don't think. Check out website as I think you have to book online. Hope you manage to go :)
Wendy - Many thanks :) Parts were really "creepy"!!! as you say like the Riddle Family Gravestone and no I definitely wouldn't want to see it in the dark!! The attention to detail in everything we saw was just amazing :)
I'm glad you got to try the Butterbeer. Diagon Alley does look great, the creatures and Aragog especially are a little scary!
ReplyDeleteSeagullSuzie - David and Emily (26 and 22)!!!!! had been on about Butterbeer ever since the tickets were first booked!!! :)
ReplyDeleteLooks a brilliant place! Made me remember how much I love HP!! I must re-read all the books! I remember reading the 7th book in about 2 days. Fair to say my parents didn't get much conversation from me then!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing your fab day trip with us!
Lou Mary - Thank you - so glad you enjoyed. My son and daughter were the same when new books came out and I had to wait until one of them had finished so I could read too :) I seem to remember at least one was released at midnight and I had to go out to WHS to collect pre-ordered copies!!!
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