📅 Coach Meeting Points:

 

Stratford International – Outside Premier Inn

Meet outside the Premier Inn at Westfield Stratford City, just opposite Stratford International Station.

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St Pancras International Station – Pancras Road, Bus Stop T

Pickup at Bus Stop T on Pancras Road, right outside King’s Cross Station, next to St Pancras.

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Arrive 15 minutes before your chosen departure time & take a seat in our Executive Coach. Your coach will depart promptly and make its way to Harry Potter Studio.

 

🚌 Coach Arrival

Your coach will enter the designated Coach Park, located next to the main car park and entrance.

Disembark Safely & wait for instructions from the driver or tour staff before leaving the vehicle. Disembark in an orderly manner and follow the paved walkway toward the main entrance building.

 

🎟️ Ticketing & Entry

Have Tickets Ready

Ensure you have your entry ticket ready. This will be provided to you via email 48 hours before departure.

Security Check

Pass through the security screening area. Bags will be checked, and metal detectors may be used. Allow extra time during busy periods.

 

🎬 Start Your Experience

Tour Entrance

Look for the large “Studio Tour” sign inside the main lobby. Join the queue with your group to begin your magical journey!

 

1. Entrance & The Cupboard Under the Stairs

Begin at the very start of Harry’s magical journey where you see the iconic cupboard under the stairs where his life began. A great spot for early photos and nostalgia.

 

2. The Great Hall

Step into Hogwarts’ majestic dining hall with real York-stone flooring, a starry magical ceiling, floating candles, and detailed costumes from all four Houses. Admire key props like the House Points Counter and Dumbledore’s lectern.

 

3. Gryffindor Common Room & Dumbledore’s Office

Explore Harry’s cosy common room loaded with props and tapestries. Then make your way to Dumbledore’s Office filled with artifacts, portraits, the Pensieve, Sorting Hat, and Fawkes the phoenix.

 

4. Potions Classroom & Dolores Umbridge’s Office

Marvel at over 950 potion jars and the infamous pink office with moving kittens. These rooms offer amazing behind-the-scenes insight paired with rich visual detail.

 

5. Art Department & Scale Model of Hogwarts

Delve into the creative planning behind the films. See storyboards, technical drawings, and one of the tour’s show stopping highlights—a 1:24 scale model of Hogwarts illuminated with dynamic lighting.

 

6. Creature Effects & Special Effects Zone

Discover how magical creatures like Aragog, Buckbeak, and goblins were created in the Creature Effects lab. Learn about illusions, green-screen broomstick flying, and in-camera magic in the visual effects section.

 

7. Diagon Alley & Gringotts Bank

Stroll through Diagon Alley with famous shops like Ollivanders and Weasley’s Wizard Wheezes. Then step into Gringotts’ grand hall with goblin tellers, marble pillars, chandeliers, and even the Lestrange vault.

 

8. Backlot: Privet Drive, Knight Bus, Ford Anglia & Bridge

Head outside to the Backlot to find No. 4 Privet Drive, the Knight Bus, Hagrid’s motorbike and sidecar, the Hogwarts Bridge, and the brand-new Professor Sprout’s Greenhouse with interactive Mandrakes and magical plants.

 

9. Platform 9¾ & Hogwarts Express

Experience standing by the original steam locomotive and carriages from the films. Pose with the trolley going through the barrier, and don robes to “board” the Hogwarts Express.

 

10. Food Break at Backlot Café

Halfway through the tour, take a break at the Backlot Café. Enjoy a frothy Butterbeer or Butterbeer ice-cream—it’s the only place inside the tour that serves the drink.

 

11. Shopping & Finale

Wrap up your visit in the Studio Shop, home to exclusive merchandise like wands, chocolate frogs, robes, and more. It’s your chance to pick up a souvenir guidebook or memorabilia to remember the journey.

 

📅 Coach Departure Point

• After your tour, return to the same Coach Park area where you were dropped off.
• Be mindful of your departure time – check your ticket.
• Toilets and refreshments are available near the exit before re-boarding.