Published on Oct, 2024
We did our Harry Potter walking tour on our first day in London. Being a huge Harry Potter fan this was a nice alternative since the Harry Potter Experience was sold out and requires reservations months in advance. Our guide's name was ironically Harry and he was awesome! We had such a great time with him walking around London and hearing about Harry Potter and other fun facts that he was able to share. A great feature of the tour was that Harry had a large tablet available so he would show us clips from the movies and then point out the specifics in the locations where we were standing! It was really cool to be able to do that. While all of this was great, I think the best part was just being able to walk all over London, getting a feel for the city and all the sights and then knowing where we wanted to go back to and explore on our own. The bottle of butterbeer was a nice touch at the end, but I don't know if it was necessary. It was fun to go to the Harry Potter store where the butterbeer was sold but it did add on an extra 20-30 minutes and we were all getting tired so it wasn't a huge selling point for me to have that option at the end. It also would've been nice if there had been tables and chairs to sit and enjoy the butterbeer instead of just standing in the store. I know that's not the tour's responsibility, but just sharing for those who might be interested in going. To sum it all up, it was a fantastic walking tour that I highly recommend, especially if you're a Harry Potter fan. Wear comfortable shoes and dress weather appropriately because you are outside and you do get many steps in!