Harry Potter London Walk

we booked for a Harry Potter London walk and it was absolutely amazing! Will, our tour guide had so much knowledge about Harry Potter and about London in general! The places we visited were amazing, and all the information given were of great importance!I absolutely loved the experience! Hope I'll be given a chance to have such an amazing experience in the future!! :)) <3

Visited March 2012

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 06/04/2012)

The walk we went on yesterday 31st march 2012, was with out a doubt the best value for money, fun, and very informative, the guide was very professional, the children we had with us enjoyed every moment of it. (Posted on 01/04/2012)

Me and My friend had a couple of days on london, and the Harry potter tour was a total highlight of the whole trip!

It was ran by a brilliant tour guide, Becky. From the word go, she was personable and was great at organizing everyone (there was far too many people booked up, but she handled it well - maybe not so many at a time???) and off we went on our tour! We visited some of the actual places in London where they had filmed the ministry of magic, the leaky cauldron and the inspiration for Diagon Alley.

The best part of the tour was the boat ride, down the Thames, like in Deathly Hallows (pt1) where the dementors fly down the river, by millennium bridge! It was such a lovely day, and the boat ride was gorgeous. After that we got off further down the river, and walked for a while. There was a lot of getting on off tubes and walking, so anyone who is physically not able to handle that, this might not be the tour for you. Another highlight was platform 9 3/4 at kings cross. When I went, they were doing a lot of renovation work, but had luckily put a temporary platform 9 3/4 round the side of the station, for such a great photo opportunity!

All in all, the tour was great. It involved a lot of walking, but if your up for an adventure I'd thoroughly reccomend it. Again, Becky was brilliant - but If i had one thing to say it is that the company need to give her better reference materials, like when we were standing outside the leaky cauldron, she had picture to reference it, but it was all dog eared and handled - little details (like laminting that picture for the tour guides) that cost nothing make the whole experience better!

Visited September 2011

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

I'm not a Harry Potter fan but love to walk , my 10 year old daughter adores Harry Potter but hates to walk, yet we both enjoyed this trip immensely and there were no complaints about walking even though we were on our feet for 2.5 hours, Our tour guide Yuki was fun and had a great booming voice so you always knew where he was, which was important as the tour goes through a bustling market, would highly recommend to anyone over the age of 8 even if your not sure who Harry Potter is!

Visited February 2012

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

George the tour guide was awesome. I loved going to platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross Station. (Frankie, 9)

Visited February 2012

From Trip Advisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

Tour did not just include locations from the films but covered a large area of London from the West End, Trafalgar Square, The Embankment, a river cruise on The Thames, Bankside, London Bridge and The City of London. Becky was our guide and she was friendly, enthusiastic and knowledgeable - not only about Harry Potter and the books / films but also about London. Fully recommend this experience, very good value for money.

Visited February 2012

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

The four of us really enjoyed this guided walk and it was great to amble through parts of London I don't normally have time to visit (the boat trip is a huge plus). I'm not the HP fan in our family but even I found it interesting. You'll love it if you are a fan as its great to see some of the locations from the films. George, the guide, was excellent.

Visited February 2012

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

I enjoyed so much being in all the places where Harry potter was Filmed in London. The weather was glorious, a nice group and a great tour guide, Yuki was friendly, helpful and enthusiastic. I had a nice photo in the platform 9/4 and Yuki varied his voice for the cinema effect. Found some new places to for a night out.
I highly recommend the tour to all Harry potter fans or people interesting in the movies. Not only have you the chance to see places from the movie, but also to go in a boat at The Thames , Borough Market and stories about the city London. I am over fascinated and I will recommend to my work colleagues. Nice sightseeing.

Visited February 2012

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

I wanted to share my experience on the Harry Potter tour. Yuki was our guide and I arrived at the meeting point to find him wearing a brown sorting hat. He was delightful, smiling, and really in control of the group. We were in a busy area, he patiently waited for everyone to arrive and then moved us to a quieter location to begin the tour.

We travelled all over London... on foot, on boat, on tube. It was great to see so many different parts of the City in relation to the Harry Potter world. I especially liked the street with the book shops and the Leadenhall market stops.

Visited February 2012

From Trip Advisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

This was simply a great tour. I saw places that I would've never knew existed in London and the whole experience left me feeling as though I was in a Potter movie. The guide, George, not only provided super knowledge about Harry Potter but also an insight into London, modern and old! The cost is amazing for what you experience. I wholly recommend this tour! Thanks

Visited February 2012

From Trip Advisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

Our knowledgeable guide was George. My husband and I had a fun evening walk, even though we were not fanatic fans of Harry Potter. I agree with some other reviews here. The walk is worth it. it covered a large part of london, and many of the lanes and alleys that you would not have known more about if not for this walk. The thames clipper was a great ride at night and i was also able to capture tower bridge night view zooming in from London bridge. I don't think I'll be able to find these places by myself D.I.Y if I didnt take this tour. Great walk Great guide ;-p I thought George would really look like Harry Potter if he had his glasses changed to round rimmed...but it would look strange if he was leading other tours. ha ha. good job!

Visited February 2012

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

I went on this Harry Potter tour on Friday with Yuki as our guide. He is excellent and makes the tour such fun and entertaining. I would recommend him as a great guide for all Harry Potter fans. Love to the all the different places I haven't seen before in London.

Visited March 2012

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

Having lived in London for 14 years from 1991, I know the place pretty well but I got such a fabulous, fresh perspective on the place as well as revisiting well-loved haunts. Becky was so enthusiastic and knowledgeable and was so patient with my 8 yr old who patently thought that a good tour-ee would ask questions relating to the topic to the tour guide virtually every minute that Becky wasn't actually telling us something :-) It's great fun going to innocuous streets and then seeing Becky's photos of it as used in the HP films. Such a treat to have the riverboat trip too and we saw so many other spectacular, non-HP things too. Highly highly recommended. Kids were so entranced that they didn't grumble about the walking at all.

Visited February 2012

From Trip Advisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

My friends and I had a great Harry Potter tour with George! He was knowledgeable, enthusiastic, and willing to chat. If you like their facebook page, you get a code for 2 tickets for £20, which is well worth it! A very fun 3 hours.

Visited January 2012

From Trip Advisor (Posted on 21/03/2012)

A big thanks to Celebrity Planet and Yuki for a nice Sunday morning walk around London. It was nice to see and hear London beyond the bus and touristy stops. We recognized some locations but were able to see and piece others together with the help of Yuki's visual aids. His voice projected so you'll be able to hear him without being directly next to him. Plus he was patient throughout the tour - waiting for my family's slow pace and others fogetting their Oyster cards.

If you have smaller children, bring a stroller and/or bring snacks and water. They will get tired. My older kid (10 years) doesn't like to walk, but had no problems with the tour. Get your Tube passes (Oyster/Travelcard) BEFORE the walk!

The boat ride was nice and could suffice as that boat ride that you should do on the Thames.

Thanks again Yuki. Learned more about HP and London!

Visited March 2012

From TripAdvisor
(Posted on 21/03/2012)

THANK YOU George and i enjoyed being your assintant (Posted on 19/02/2012)

Being such a huge Harry Potter fan, it was impossible for me to miss this chance to see the actual locations that inspired the books and where the movies were filmed.

There were few of us, but I think that only made it easier to hear what our guide, Yuki was saying, and keeping up with him and his explanations.

I really loved it! It wasn't too tiresome, the pace was steady and I got to see the street that inspired Diagon and Knockturn Alleys, which is something I've ALWAYS wanted to see/go there.

Will definitely go on more sight-seeing tours in the future! Many thanks* (Posted on 18/02/2012)

Genius idea. Charasmatic tour guide George made it though... & even allowed us to indulge in a bit of Bridget Jones trivia- whilst finding links back to Harry Potter. Very clever chap. Very good way to spend a Thursday evening... Even though it rained cats'n'dogs!

From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

I would reccomend this walk. George our guide was really knowledgable, helpful and friendly. We did the night walk which made everything look that much more magical than during the day.

Visited December 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

I loved it!! i feel like i was ine the film Harry Potter and George our guide was very nice, i had an amazing time this day and i will always remember it. Thank you for make my holidays so good !

Visited November 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

I did the London Harry Potter walking tour of London. It was just perfect. I've seen the Leaky Cauldron, the Diagon Alley, and a lot of other places of the Harry Potter movies.
The London Harry Potter walking tour of London is THE attraction if you're a fan of Harry Potter.
The guides are Harry Potter fans too, so they know what they're talking about, they're just passionate about what they show us.
The visit includes a boat trip.
Make sure you have an underground ticket because you'll have to take the underground during the visit.
Do the London Harry Potter walking tour of London if you're fan or Harry Potter, or if you're not ! It's amazing for everyone.

Visited November 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

I went on this Harry Potter tour yesterday with Yuki as our guide. He is excellent and makes the tour such fun for both adults and children. I would recommend him as an EXCELLENT guide for all Harry Potter fans.

Visited November 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

My friends and I went on the Harry Potter walking tour of London, led by the excellent Yuki Tokeshi (unmissable in his enormous wizard's hat). The tour took in many of the famous and not-so-famous parts of London that have formed the backdrop to the 8 Harry Potter films. Our tourguide regaled us with many fascinating facts and stories about JK Rowling's books, and the making of the films. He certainly knew his stuff, and his voice was strong and clear enough to be easily heard above the London traffic. He was also excellent with the children in our party - encouraging one to proudly hold the tour banner in the air as we walked along, so that no one got lost! All in all it was an extremely enjoyable afternoon, highly recommended.

Visited November 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

We went on the Harry Potter walking tour of London, and it was incredible. Our tour guide George was so humorous and knowledgeable and really took the time to put in lots of details about the places that we visited, and in general was a very affable person. Highly recommended :)

Visited October 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

The tour was so nice!(even thought the Guide did not show up on time)
Our guide George was good guide and he was really qualified. He explains many places with clear memory of the movie series. And more than that he said many interesting stories-Great fire in London, Haunted Bank of England.
Thanks for George. It's good for kids-he cared tham too.
I recommand this tour.

Visited October 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

This is the best tour we did in London!!We were worried about the language but I have to say that our guide (Shanna) was so kind and explained everything so well so we could understand everything. If you wanna see "The City" in London and you're also a Harry Potter fan you must do this tour! Our guide showed us a lot of monuments and interesting places in London and also was so funny and enjoying with Harry Potter places. It was such a great day! Thanks a lot !!

Aurora & Elena.

Visited September 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

For our tour we had Yuki, he was fantastic! Very lively, friendly and always outsmarting us on our Harry Potter knowledge. Took us to some great places always relating to the filming and things from the books. If you get Yuki as your tourguide, you are very lucky!
The walk is quite fast paced and it lasted for a few hours. There is a lot of walking, so if this isn't your thing then you have been warned!
If you are travelling by train to london (by chiltern railways i think) then be SURE to pick up the 2 for 1 leaflets, it saves you a lot of money for this tour!

Visited April 2011
From TripAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

Honestly I am not a massive fan of Harry Potter. My friend recommended this tour to me. Surprisingly it is fantastic. Our tour guide was passionate and very knowledgable about Harry Potter. It was very fun seeing the kids on the tour contending with each other to answer our guide's Harry Potter question. One little girl was particularly impressive. She could almost answer all of the questions! I would like to thank our guide, Yuki, for an enjoyable tour which kept everybody thoroughly entertained.
强烈推荐！！！！:)

Visited April 2011
From TrioAdvisor (Posted on 29/12/2011)

I really enjoyed our tour, the guide was knowledgable, I liked the stills/pictures, they gave a good idea of what the locations looked like in the movie. (Posted on 12/12/2011)

I went on the walk with my 15 year old son, who is a big fan of Harry Potter. We both thoroughly enjoyed our time finding out loads of stuff from the books, films and general information about London. It was well thought out and we were kept on our toes with questions for us all to answer. The main reason why it was such a good time was our Guide, Shannon. She did a wonderful job keeping the group together and was respectful of the various speeds of the group. We were impressed with her knowledge and she put it over in a very friendly and informative way. I would recommend this Walk to anyone. It was excellent value for money. A very good time was had by all. Please pass onour thanks to Shannon. (Posted on 26/09/2011)

It was totally awesome :3
Had a great Tour even if it rained :D
but there was one tiny little mistake the tour guide made by asking some of his nerd-questions, but it was really great.
would want to walk again x] (Posted on 05/08/2011)

I went on the Harry Potter walk last weekend with two friends and it was a lovely walk through London, with a scenic boat ride thrown in too! Our tour guide, Yuki, was animated and engaging and was great with the kids too.

The tour was quite a long walk, lasting around 2.5 hours, but we were pre-warned right at the start and also warned about the need for a travel card. It gets a bit tiring, but even with lots of kids, pushchairs and older people, the tour guide kept us all entertained and motivated and had lots of of extra trivia about London which added a nice touch.

All in all, it was a thoroughly enjoyable tour, and I would strongly recommend to even people who just want a quick tour of the main attractions in London. (Posted on 12/04/2011)

I bought this as part of my Nephew's 10th birthday treats. His Mum went with him (both Harry Potter fans), they had a great time and really enjoyed themselves. Have decided to show me all the places they went to.

Good value and informative. A+++++ (Posted on 21/03/2011)

This was a surprise birthday gift for one of my best friends and we had an amazing time! There were so many brilliant photo opportunities and we created some beautiful memories :)
Our tour guide Shannon was so lovely and absolutely brilliant at speaking about the different spots. I think we asked her to take about a gazillion photos for us - which she happily did, she was very friendly and approachable too!
Overall a brilliant day!
(Posted on 06/02/2011)

Great tour! The tour guide was great and wiling to answer any questions, pointed out a lot of movie locations not just out out Harry Potter. Great way to see London! (Posted on 13/01/2011)

Harry Potter tour was thoroughly enjoyable and informative - probably more so for those who are diehard HP fans. Even if you're not a big fan there's plenty to take in during the near 3 hour tour - including key locations from other films like Bridget Jones and historical London sites like the location of the Great Fire of London. Price of ticket also included a short river cruise along the Thames. A great way to work off a hearty London Sunday breakfast! (Posted on 13/01/2011)

Great harry potter London walk!! Well worth going on. Our tour guide Ryan was lovely!! (Posted on 13/01/2011)

We were thrilled with this walking tour of Harry Potter's London, not just as fans of the books and movies, but as newcomers to London who found themselves in Leicester Square, Scotland Yard and Trafalgar Square, on a boatride down the Thames, Bridget Jones' (and Harry's) East London, across the London Bridge and, eventually, at the real (it's really there!) Platform 9 3/4 at King's Cross station. Even if you don't know much about Harry (and our multinational tour group were big fans), you'd learn more about London itself than you could imagine in just 2.5 hours. Our tour guide, James, knew his stuff - his London and his Harry - and clearly relishes the opportunity to share his beloved city. His tour was one of the highlights of our trip to London. (Posted on 13/01/2011)

I did my tour on Sun, Nov 21st 2010
I absolutely LOVED this tour! It was fun and informative! My tour guide was great! He was super friendly, well informed and enthusiastic! This was the best tour around London that I have been on!
I wouldn't mind it being longer, so we can see more things =)
Gimme a shout out when you come to Can :P
adrii@yorku.ca (Posted on 01/12/2010)

Lovely, love Harry Potter and this tour is awesome, enjoyed every second of it, wonderful, very informational (Posted on 22/06/2010)

We actually went on another, cheaper Harry Potter tour from Brit Movie Tours, it wasnt nearly as good! You certainly get what you pay for and this is the kbest tour we went on while in the city! Highly recommended! (Posted on 22/04/2010)

What a great way to see London, so much more than just Harry Potter, and all those film locations we recognised, wow! Great job! (Posted on 12/01/2010)

Our tour guide was not only informative, but full of personality as well! He made the journey around London exciting for these American travelers. Being a huge Harry Potter fan, it was totally awesome to see various filming sites and of course platform 9 3/4. My sister and I will always remember our trip thanks to all of our tours including the Harry Potter tour. Thanks !!!

Love, Alexis and Maggie!! xxxx ;-) (Posted on 07/12/2009)

Part of my son's birthday, the kids dressed up and had so much fun, the tour guide was brilliant, even looks a bit like Harry Potter!
(Posted on 18/10/2009)

The boat trip under the millenium bridge is cool, and the tour guide showed us loads of Harry Potter locations as well as film locations from other films, which was really interesting. Highly recommended. (Posted on 15/08/2009)