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7 Day/5 Nights visiting Harry Potter sites. Departs to London on Thursday, ends in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Go on location and discover the inspiration behind Hogwarts
Thursday - DEPART HOME
Board your overnight transatlantic flight to London, England.
Friday - ARRIVE LONDON
Harry Potter London Tour. Afternoon black taxi tour the London film locations used in all 6 Harry Potter films. Harry Potter, 2 Hour Day Tour of London by Black Taxi. You will be Picked-Up (and Dropped-Off) from your hotel. Spend the day viewing the Harry Potter sights of London. Visit Kings Cross Station to see platform 9 ¾ where Harry starts his journey to Hogwarts School of Wizardry. Don’t forget that the platform is not visible to Muggles! Take turns holding the handle of a baggage cart that British Rail has kindly cut in half and affixed to the wall — all the better to give the impression that it's disappearing into the magical alternative world where trains go to wizard school. Have that camera ready again as we approach the ‘Leaky Cauldron’ and walk in the footsteps of Harry and Hagrin in the Victorian Leadenhall Market! Follow the route of the ‘Knight Bus’ around those little streets! Brockdale Bridge’ is in one piece and you can walk across it! Continue on to Australia House on the Strand, home of the Australian High Commission, which was transformed into Gringotts Wizarding Bank. Take a stroll down Charing Cross Road which came to life as Diagon Alley where all the Wizard shops are. Stay overnight in London.
Saturday - Spend the day viewing the Harry Potter sights of London. You will have a Big Bus pass for a panoramic tour of London, plus an unforgettable London cruise, The London Eye, One of the most popular attractions in London, this 135-meter tall Ferris wheel along the banks of the Thames River is one of several landmarks that can be seen in Order of the Phoenix's "wizard chase" sequence, where several members of "Dumbledore's Army" (Harry's Hogwarts student supporters) race on their brooms high above London toward a fight with Voldemort's loyal followers, the sinister Death Eaters. From your own "broom's eye" view atop the Eye, you'll be able to see many of the other notable London sights also featured in the climactic fly-over, including Big Ben, Parliament, Tower Bridge, and ¦Buckingham Palace. Westminster Tube Station When traveling around London on "the Tube," make sure to stop at this gorgeously modern glass and steel underground station, which serves the Circle, District, and Jubilee lines and is one of the key locations Harry and Mr. Weasley (Ron's father) visit when traveling to a Ministry of Magic hearing. Also keep an eye out just down the road from the station for a red telephone booth near Scotland Yard that was used by the filmmakers as the secret entrance to the Ministry of Magic. Stay overnight in London. (CB)
Optional: Warner Bros. Studio Tour London provides a thrilling new opportunity to explore the magic of the world-renowned Harry Potter film series – the most successful of all time. This unique walking tour takes you behind-the-scenes and showcases a huge array of beautiful sets, costumes and props. It also reveals some closely guarded secrets, including facts about the special effects and breathtaking animatronics that made these films so hugely popular all over the world. The Studio Tour is located just 20 miles from Central London at Warner Bros. Studios Leavesden, where all eight of the Harry Potter films were made. It's a wonderful day out for the entire family, and fully accessible to all. The Studio Tour lasts approximately three hours. Only a small part of it is guided, leaving you plenty of time and flexibility to explore the attraction at your leisure. While some parts of the tour are interactive and give you a fully hands-on experience, some items on display can't be touched because of their unique and precious nature.
HARRY POTTER STAMPS Issued just ahead of the release of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows™, the seventh and final Harry Potter book, Royal Mail is proud to commemorate and celebrate an illustrious British author and a true global publishing phenomenon. J.K. Rowling's schoolboy wizard was featured on seven first class Royal Mail stamps in 2007.
Sunday - STONEHENGE/LACOCK/ BATH Today we drive through the English countryside to see the mysterious circle of standing stones at Stonehenge. Continue your journey with a visit to the medieval village of Lacock. This village inspired the image of Gordric's Hollow - where Harry lived with his parents. Lacock Abbey was also used in various Hogwarts School scenes, including Professor Snape’s Dungeon classroom. The beautiful village of Lacock will evoke memories in the minds of avid film buffs - it was also used in the period dramas Emma and Pride and Prejudice. Cantax Hill, Lacock was used in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. ages of Potter’s Gordric’s Hollow, Emma, and Pride and Prejudice. We continue to the Gloucester Cathedral - You'll almost certainly recognize part of the interior which doubled for the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry at this ancient cathedral, and the adjacent King's School. Memories include the Ghost scenes and talking portraits in 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone' ('Sorcerer's Stone' US version). The Cathedral is also featured in 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets' including the scenes featuring the ghost Moaning Myrtle, and the mysterious appearance of the red writing in Hogwarts' corridors. Originally built as an abbey in 1089, the cathedral features a medieval labryinth, world famous Gothic fan vaulting, and the stained glass of the Great East Window, along with the tombs of Edward II and Robert Duke of Normandy.Stay in Cheltenham. (CB)
Monday - COTSWOLDS/STRATFORD/CHESTER Drive up through the pretty villages of the Cotswolds, a gentle rural landscape of classic English countryside, ancient Anglo Saxon settlements and old medieval towns and villages. In Shakespeare's home town, Stratford-upon-Avon, with its half-timbered Elizabethan architecture, we see Anne Hathaway's Cottage, a picturesque thatched home. We have time at leisure to explore this delightful town with its ancient houses and unusual crafts and antique shops. We end our day in the Roman city of Chester. No city in Britain is richer in archeological and architectural riches than Chester, and one of it's specialties is the "Rows", a double row of shops one on top of the other, dating from 1485. Romans arrived here in AD70, and Chester is riddled with Roman buildings and walls. Chester is the only English town still encircled by a medieval wall. (B)
Tuesday - LAKE DISTRICT/EDINBURGH Drive through the Lake District, a favorite haunt of writers and painters, including Beatrix Potter and Wordsworth, for stunning views of lakes, gentle hills and valleys. Perfectly kept cottages trimmed with fuschia hedges, black and white cows, and the butter-golden gorse shrubs dot the hillsides. Drive to Scotland's capital - Edinburgh, with most of the Harry Potter books were written in a local coffee shop. The Elephant House proudly proclaims itself to be ‘The Birthplace of Harry Potter’. (B)
Wednesday - EDINBURGH/HOME Board your return flight. Return home with great memories of the new friends you've made. (B)
Includes:
*Taxi and hop on hop off tour in London; Minibus or motorcoach with driver/guide elsewhere
*First-class accommodations for 5 nights; room with private bath.
*5 hearty breakfasts ( CB & B)
*Baggage handling at hotels.
*All taxes and service charges.
*All sightseeing and entrance fees. Some highlights: London - Black taxi tour, hop on hop off tour, Thames cruise England - Stonehenge, Roman Baths, Anne Hathaways House, Chester Roman walls, Lacock Wales - Tintern Abbey, Edinburgh - Borders
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Your 3* & 4* hotels:
London Jurys Chelsea 2 nights
Cheltenham Queens Hotel 1 night
Chester Westminster Hotel 1 night
Edinburgh Apex European Hotel 1 night
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May- September Prices: From approx$1,899 US per
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7 Day/5 Nights visiting Harry Potter sites. Departs to London on Thursday, ends in Edinburgh on Wednesday. Go on location and discover the inspiration behind Hogwarts