| Harry Potter England
to Scotland Escorted Tour- Guided Tour to Harry Potter film
locations - SMALL TOUR - THIS TOUR IS LIMITED TO 15 PERSONS 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 TourAfternoon black taxi tour the London film locations used in all
6 Harry Potter films. Harry
Potter 2 Hour Day Tour of London by Black TaxiYou 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.
Dont 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 cruiseThe 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)
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 Snapes 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 Potters Godrics
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, a day trip from London. 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 AngloSaxon 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 coffeeshop. 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
London Jurys Chelsea 2 nights Cheltenham Queens Hotel 1 night Chester Westminster Hotel 1 night Edinburgh Apex European Hotel 1 night
Planning a school trip? Family Vacation? If you have a group of students, friends or family (6 or more), we can arrange a private escorted tour for you of Harry Potter sites. Prefer to visit Order of the Phoenix, Goblet of Fire, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets , Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince locations instead? Call for details! This themed tour is not an official Harry Potter event and is not endorsed nor sanctioned by Warner Bros. Entertainment, the Harry Potter book publishers or J.K. Rowling and her representatives. "Harry Potter" and related marks are the property of Warner Bros. Click here for a credit card form Travel in style with our qualified driver/guides in a chauffeur driven car in Scotland or minibus. We have luxury vacations to suit your every desire. Scotland private tour - chauffeur drive Ireland Chauffeur driven -private tour Shore excursions for all cruise lines in Edinburgh and Glasgow. England private tour - chauffeur drive London, Cotswolds, Bath England private tour - chauffeur drive Cotswolds England private tour - chauffeur drive Devon & Cornwall Wales - North Wales private tour - chauffeur drive Wales - South Wales private tour - chauffeur drive . Special information on Tour conditions Travel insurance Click here for a credit card form.
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