With the release of the seventh Harry Potter movie, VisitBritain has prepared a list tours for visitors who want to follow in the footsteps of the teenage wizard:
- Carry On Tours – This tour offers a four-night adventure that begins in Oxford to see where the great hall and library scenes were filmed. Tourists then travel to Yorkshire to catch the Hogwarts Express, followed by a trip to Hogwarts. The tour is approximately $800 a person.
- Off To London – A two-day tour of Harry Potter locations includes visits to the village of Lacock, Oxford University’s Christ Church College, Gloucester Cathedral, Stonehenge, Warwick Castle, Stratford-upon-Avon and Bath.
- HP Fan Trips – In summer of 2011, fans will take a steam train along the same route the Hogwarts Express takes, a coach tour of London locations used in the film and partake in an exclusive “Hogwarts-style” banquet at Edinburgh Castle.
- London Walks – Visitors with only a Sunday afternoon to spare can take this walking tour, which visits more than 20 locations that appear in the movies. The walks are $15 a person and leave from Westminster or Bank tube stations.
Since this post was published there are even more Harry Potter Tours available now. Brit Movie Tours, a film location tour company offers Harry Potter Tours, its most popular ones being the Harry Potter London Tour, a 2 day Harry Potter England Tour and a Harry Potter Tour of Oxford and Lacock. All of these are highly rated on Trip Adviser.
In addition 2012 looks like an exciting year for fans as the new studio tour will be open for fans at Leavesden where they make the films.