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Tour for Muggles
Tour for Muggles
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Award 2022 #4 Pop Culture Tour in the World TripAdvisor Traveller's Choice Award 2020 #1 Experience in the UK, Top 10 Experiences in Europe Top 15 Experiences in the World. Discover magical London as you’ve never seen it, journeying beyond Warner Bros. Studio to explore film and inspiration locations from the Harry Potter series. This walking tour, led by a charming, knowledgeable (nerdy!) guide will take you in the footsteps of JK Rowling’s wizarding world, alongside plenty behind-the-scene stories. Pre-book this Harry Potter experience today to guarantee your preferred time and day, and a magical day out!
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ASTHMOMMA
Cheshire, UK97 contributions
Feb 2020 • Family
In a word ‘BRILLIANT’! Not only the word from my and my husband but also from our HP mad 6 and 8 year old! It was their first trip to London and I totally worried that they wouldnt cope with the walking but they literally loved every minutes plus we got see some nooks and crannies of London we’ve not seen before. Joseph was engaging, attentive and surprising patient with a (slightly annoying!) 6 yr old. Loved it and the kids (and husband) have said they would do it again tomorrow. A definite 5 stars! Thank you Joseph.
Written 21 February 2020
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Mark Thompson
United Kingdom19 contributions
Oct 2020 • Family
Nik Longbottom was fantastic, kept us all on our toes with his knowledge and kept our very energetic 6 year old engaged and interested throughout. I have worked in the city for years but Nik showed us things that I didn’t know existed..magical experience, thank you Nik.
Written 19 October 2020
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Heather M
7 contributions
Jan 2020 • Family
Had a fabulous afternoon with Joseph, who was very knowledgeable and entertaining during our Muggles Tour. Even if you’re not a huge Harry Potter fan, you’d still find this an interesting trip. Joseph is an HP superfan and knew his stuff inside out, making everyone laugh on the way. Would definitely recommend!
Written 5 January 2020
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Jen L
Tokyo, Japan651 contributions
Apr 2012 • Friends
The Trip Advisor reviews might have set expectations too high, but I didn't think the tour was excellent. It was okay. Maybe it's because I'm not a big fan of Harry Potter -- I've seen all the movies and enjoyed them, but I'm not the type who would would memorize book/movie trivia, immediately recognize scenes, or want to sort out if the guy beside me is a Hufflepuff or not. For moderates like me, this review is for you.
I thought it would be an interesting way to see London, and we did get to see a number of places that should be interesting for a London first timer. The thing is, the historical or cultural significance of the places that are stops in this tour are not really the focus of the tour, so it will feel lacking to someone who is interested in history or culture apart from the Harry Potter aspect. Tip #1 is go on a proper London tour; this is not (as it is not probably meant to be) a substitute.
Tip #2 is to bring an umbrella just in case it rains, maybe some water and snacks. The tour does take a while.
One large source of disappointment is that the scenes that were filmed in London, and were points of interest in this tour, are not always the memorable ones in the movies. Thus, if you are not really steeped in the Potter series, you might feel that of about 10 stops, only a couple will resonate. Most of the places were made to be a bigger deal than they were. I'm not sure if it's in the presentation (e.g., instead of starting off with, "do you recall the scene in this movie, where [blank] did [blank]? Well it was filmed here." what you actually get is, "Do you recognize this place? [We look around] it's that scene from this movie."). If you don't remember the scene, the presentation doesn't help you remember it. Expectation builds up with the mystery, and if it can't be recalled when the information is revealed, it's a letdown at times. The reaction might be, oh, okay. And when people can't remember (in our case, there were about 4 kids and a lot of adults), it felt like our lack of recognition dampened our guide's enthusiasm, too.
Tip #3 is for the tour provider: A lot of people have watched these movies and appreciated them, so they will join your tour. Unfortunately, not all of us know what we're looking at, so it might help if our varying levels of expertise in all things Potter can be considered/not taken for granted.
I did like how the guide was really reaching out to this sweet German-speaking girl in our tour, and how she tried to engage us even if at times we looked blank. It's a tough job, and our guide did hold up until the end.
If someone asks me if I would recommend this tour, I would say, it probably only works for people who really read the books and watched the movies several times. And a trip to London can still be complete if you bow out of this one.
I thought it would be an interesting way to see London, and we did get to see a number of places that should be interesting for a London first timer. The thing is, the historical or cultural significance of the places that are stops in this tour are not really the focus of the tour, so it will feel lacking to someone who is interested in history or culture apart from the Harry Potter aspect. Tip #1 is go on a proper London tour; this is not (as it is not probably meant to be) a substitute.
Tip #2 is to bring an umbrella just in case it rains, maybe some water and snacks. The tour does take a while.
One large source of disappointment is that the scenes that were filmed in London, and were points of interest in this tour, are not always the memorable ones in the movies. Thus, if you are not really steeped in the Potter series, you might feel that of about 10 stops, only a couple will resonate. Most of the places were made to be a bigger deal than they were. I'm not sure if it's in the presentation (e.g., instead of starting off with, "do you recall the scene in this movie, where [blank] did [blank]? Well it was filmed here." what you actually get is, "Do you recognize this place? [We look around] it's that scene from this movie."). If you don't remember the scene, the presentation doesn't help you remember it. Expectation builds up with the mystery, and if it can't be recalled when the information is revealed, it's a letdown at times. The reaction might be, oh, okay. And when people can't remember (in our case, there were about 4 kids and a lot of adults), it felt like our lack of recognition dampened our guide's enthusiasm, too.
Tip #3 is for the tour provider: A lot of people have watched these movies and appreciated them, so they will join your tour. Unfortunately, not all of us know what we're looking at, so it might help if our varying levels of expertise in all things Potter can be considered/not taken for granted.
I did like how the guide was really reaching out to this sweet German-speaking girl in our tour, and how she tried to engage us even if at times we looked blank. It's a tough job, and our guide did hold up until the end.
If someone asks me if I would recommend this tour, I would say, it probably only works for people who really read the books and watched the movies several times. And a trip to London can still be complete if you bow out of this one.
Written 9 March 2013
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Holly_Day038
England64 contributions
Jul 2017 • Family
We had booked this tour for the Saturday afternoon but were contacted on Friday afternoon to say the guide for this tour was already too ill to take the tour and we were offered a place on the Saturday morning tour which we couldn't attend as had booked a timed tour of the Houses of Parliament. We were then offered Sunday afternoon but had already booked a special afternoon tea so couldn't do that either. And although the girl was very apologetic and offered a full refund and complimentary tickets if we ever visited London again, this did nothing to abate the disappointed. This had been one of the first things we booked and were looking forward to it, especially given all the reviews. I can't help but be sceptical and wonder if there just weren't enough bookings for morning and afternoon tours and therefore they unfortunately decided to cancel ours and hope to shift us to another tour! I am certain they will deny that was the case but unfortunately I won't be recommending this tour to anyone with children as they may have to suffer the same disappointment we did which was so unfair at such short notice.
Written 17 July 2017
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Dear Holly, I remember this instance very well and am so sorry once again for the grave disappointment especially given there was a child involved.
If I may, I would like to respectfully but emphatically state, as I mentioned to you, that we have never and would never cancel a tour due to low booking numbers. To address your reservations please understand that it would not make financial sense to cancel a tour due to insufficient bookings, refund the bookings and then offer free tickets to another day. This was a very unfortunate and unusual case of a guide being unable to give the tour and us not having a replacement available also.
I appreciate you don't know us personally but if you did you would feel completely confident that we always do what is right by our customers.
Kind regards,
Hana Hufflepuff.
Tour for Muggles owner.
Written 22 October 2019
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JSSAmber
Cambridge, UK699 contributions
Apr 2013 • Family
Our family of four went on this tour at the beginning of April, and we enjoyed it very much. The guide was kind with our (very talkative) four-year-old daughter and encouraging with our suddenly shy nine-year-old son. She asked questions and showed enthusiasm, which helped everyone feel like part of the team, rather than just bystanders for someone who knew a lot. And she certainly did know a lot, both about the city and the HP franchise.
My wife and I agreed that we enjoyed this more than we would have enjoyed the official WB tour. That tour is about the sets used in the movies, and really, how interesting is that? The Muggles tour, on the other hand, was about London, the HP books, and the HP movies. We went to places that inspired ideas, event, characters, and places in the books (seeing the boat that inspired the Durmstrang boat, for example, and ending at...well, I won't tell you where we ended, but let's just say that the whole family loved being in a place that was so clearly the inspiration for one of the most interesting settings in the novels), and that was much more fun than staying behind a rope and looking at sets that seem more plastic in real life than they did in the movies. We also went to several locations that were used in the films, so the films weren't at all ignored, but this tour of the city rather than of a studio's back lot was much more interesting than the (much more expensive and perennially booked-up) official tour.
I should warn that some of the people on the tour seemed tired of walking by the end ("You sure get your exercise on this tour!" quipped one of our fellow travelers), but my nine year old didn't have any trouble. And really, if you're going to visit a great European city, you'd better be ready to walk.
Definitely recommended!
My wife and I agreed that we enjoyed this more than we would have enjoyed the official WB tour. That tour is about the sets used in the movies, and really, how interesting is that? The Muggles tour, on the other hand, was about London, the HP books, and the HP movies. We went to places that inspired ideas, event, characters, and places in the books (seeing the boat that inspired the Durmstrang boat, for example, and ending at...well, I won't tell you where we ended, but let's just say that the whole family loved being in a place that was so clearly the inspiration for one of the most interesting settings in the novels), and that was much more fun than staying behind a rope and looking at sets that seem more plastic in real life than they did in the movies. We also went to several locations that were used in the films, so the films weren't at all ignored, but this tour of the city rather than of a studio's back lot was much more interesting than the (much more expensive and perennially booked-up) official tour.
I should warn that some of the people on the tour seemed tired of walking by the end ("You sure get your exercise on this tour!" quipped one of our fellow travelers), but my nine year old didn't have any trouble. And really, if you're going to visit a great European city, you'd better be ready to walk.
Definitely recommended!
Written 4 April 2013
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bensmith1986
London, UK12 contributions
People are reviewing 2 different things by the way....1 is the Warner Bros tour in Leavesden and the other seems to be a tour around London of locations used in the films. So I think Trip Advisor needs to clarify/separate these 2 events as they're very different.
I'm going to the WB tour next month, it's 5 minutes from my house so I can assure you that some reviews are for another thing and some are for the Official Studio Tour which is enclosed in the same building where's the films were recorded. I jut didn't want people being mislead by reviews which they thought were for one place but were in fact for something quite different.
I'm going to the WB tour next month, it's 5 minutes from my house so I can assure you that some reviews are for another thing and some are for the Official Studio Tour which is enclosed in the same building where's the films were recorded. I jut didn't want people being mislead by reviews which they thought were for one place but were in fact for something quite different.
Written 20 November 2012
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Hi, THANK YOU very much for your message! You're absolutely right, we are a walking tour of the Harry Potter film locations and many people are inadvertently posting reviews for the studio with ys. We've tried getting reviews removed but it continues to happen and we're very grateful to you for highlighting this. Please note that despite this we are the No 1. Harry Potter Tour based on reviews here and on Time Out London and received a Tripadvisor Award of Excellence this year prior to this. Thanks again and enjoy your trip!
Written 25 November 2012
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grannie555
Blackburn, UK33 contributions
Sept 2018 • Friends
Down in London for our Annual trip to see Les Mis and looking to do something different during our visit. I Looked on Trip Advisor and spotted the reviews for the “Harry Potter walk for muggles” , excellent as we like walking and we love Harry Potter! Gin and tonic first in the bar across from the meeting point and we were raring to go. Our leader was called Ellie and a very informative and bubbly young lady she was. What an excellent way to pass a couple of hours my husband and I loved it and have no reservations about recommending it. We are 66 and 78 years young.
Written 12 September 2018
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janeysu
Marseille, France105 contributions
Feb 2015
I cannot agree with the many five star comments. You must have been on a different tour. One review on here,in French,echoes entirely my feelings.
Very little information.
Nothing on the sights en route.
Rushed - walked too fast and spoke too fast. Plenty of wit and humour. Very few facts.
Very little information.
Nothing on the sights en route.
Rushed - walked too fast and spoke too fast. Plenty of wit and humour. Very few facts.
Written 26 February 2015
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Mrsp666
Wellingborough, UK26 contributions
Oct 2012 • Friends
Loved it ill admit I'm a massive fan but wasn't sure if this would be a little boring staff were fantastic even interactive and so encouraging
Written 23 January 2013
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Hello, is the tour dog friendly? We have a small dog. Thanks 😊
Written 4 July 2023
For the most part I would say yes as its mainly outside. There are a couple of places where you enter the buildings but I don't recall any issues for dogs. Hope that helps
Written 26 November 2023
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Beit Shemesh, Israel
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Written 1 August 2019
Hello! Thank you for your message :) The tour lasts around 2.5 hours, starts from close to London Bridge and ends close to Leicester Square in central London. You will receive exact directions to the meeting point in your booking confirmation e-mail The cost is £16 and £14 for little witches and wizards up to the age of 11. I hope this helps but please let us know if there is anything at all. Warmly, Pouyan. Tour for Muggles.
Written 1 August 2019
Does the tour include King's Cross? I need to know if I should plan to visit that separately or not.
Written 25 March 2019
It doesn’t, but it’s worth a trip there anyway, you can take a photo of you trying to go through to platform 9 3/4 and when we did it, it was free although there was a queue, also a shop there
Written 26 March 2019
What is the best age group for this. Would a 7 yr old enjoy it?
Written 16 October 2018
Yes! My 7 yr old Potter fan loved it!
Written 24 October 2018
Is this mostly outdoors? Will it be too cold to do this immediately after Christmas?
Written 13 August 2018
Yes, it is mostly outdoors. I’m not sure what weather is like in London after Christmas, but if it is cold- I’d just bundle up, because it’ll definitely be worth it!
Written 23 August 2018
Really sorry about the delay. I’m not great for checking my phone. Several sets from the movies. Around central London. Ministry of magic, leaky cauldron, diagon alley, nocturn alley and more. Go do it.
Written 14 May 2018
Hallo! Ich habe ihre Bewertung gelesen. Können sie mir sagen, was besser wäre, die HP Studios oder die Muggel Tour?Danke
Written 21 January 2018
I don’t have children myself but I would suggest if your baby is in a carry pouch (sorry don’t know the proper name) rather than a pram then yes definitely.
I would say you’d struggle navigating through some of the busy areas with a pram / pushchair otherwise. A bit of quick walking is required at points.
Hope that helps.
Written 11 November 2017
What zones is the Muggle tour in ?
zone 1 and 2 if I buy a travel card....
Written 12 September 2017
The travel on the tube is all within zone 1 central London. I think you get on the tube one time during the tour. You will end the tour in a different location than where you started.
Written 12 September 2017
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