For my birthday Sam bought us tickets to the Harry Potter Studio Tour. I love HP, I own all the books/films and have watched/read them too many times to count. I was stupidly excited to get to the tour - a few of my friends have been and they said it was amazing so I was expecting great things. It did not disappoint!
We started our day with lunch at the Gourmet Burger Kitchen. I managed to get money off our burgers because I told the waitress we'd sneak her into the tour as well. The burger was amazing even though we were rushing to eat. I definitely need to go to GBK when I'm not drunk or in a rush (I was drunk the first time I went there because I was at a staff party). It was a short journey, about 50 minutes from where Sam lives. We arrived at 4:30, ready to delve into the world of Harry Potter...
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| Cupboard under the stairs |
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| Costumes for the Yule Ball from the Goblet of Fire |
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| Gryffindor common room |
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| Dumbledore's office |
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| Voldemort and the death eaters costumes |
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| Ministry of Magic |
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| Drinking Butterbeer |
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| 4 Privet Drive |
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| Hates having his photo taken |
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| Diagon Alley |
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| Outside Ollivanders |
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| Favourite photo from the day - Sam at Hogwarts |
It was a truly magical experience, I felt like I was stepping into my childhood and visiting all the places I spent hours investing in. My highlight was visiting Hogwarts; it was only a model but I was in awe of the detail that went into creating it. Everything was crafted in such great detail and I gasped many times due to the sheer beauty of it. The admission letters Harry is sent was behind a pane of glass, as was the Philosopher's Stone, Tom Riddle's Diary and the issues of the Quibbler. I felt like a bit of a geek because I was able to recognise everything, and I even acted as a tour guide for Sam by pointing out what film each piece of art/costume/prop was from.
Have you been to the Harry Potter Studio Tour? What bits did you enjoy the most?
love, Cally
I'm going for my birthday. I unfortunately missed the date I wanted to go though due to full booking so I'm going to book asap and go in April hopefully. I'm too excited.
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Aww, I'm sure you'll love it! I hope you manage to get a date in April :) x
DeleteI loved the studio tour so much - I'm the biggest Harry Potter nerd!! Hoping to go back again soon just because there's so much detail to take in :) xx
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The amount of detail is truly extraordinary! Photos don't do the place justice. All the pieces behind the panes of glass like the Horcruxes were amazing to see x
DeleteAww, this looks so cool. I haven't actually read all the HP books (I know...it's awful right?!) but this is making me want to just so I can go lol! Lovely post...Danielle x
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Thank you lovely! The books are amazing, you should read them all. My boyfriend hasn't read them all but he still really enjoyed it x
Deleteomg I want to go there so much!! I've recently started reading the books again, and I completely fell in love with hp again!
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Loved this post! I live about 30 minutes away from the HP tour, I need to go again! Glad you enjoyed it xx
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Thank you :) I already want to go again too haha. Maybe I'll leave it a couple of years x
DeleteI am soooooo jealous i really want to go after reading this i may invest!!
ReplyDeletelooks like you had lots of fun!!
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It was amazing! If you like Harry Potter I'd definitely recommend :) x
DeleteEeeeek I'm going here in April and I cannot wait! I only skimmed past your photos so as not to spoil the surprise haha. Seems awesome though!
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Aww, I was skimming past the photos my friends put on Facebook too - I didn't want to spoil it. I hope you have lots of fun there, it's amazing! x
DeleteWould love to do this! That's so cool! :)
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