Follow in the footsteps of Harry, Ron, and Hermione on this Harry Potter small-group walking tour of London. Discover notable locations behind the Harry Potter films including the Ministry of Magic and Leaky Cauldron filming locations. You'll also get a photo at Platform 9 ¾ and benefit from your guide’s insider knowledge and photo references to feel fully immersed in the magic.

Discover London’s top Harry Potter locations in one afternoon
See the real-life inspirations for magical streets and landmarks
Visit former movie sets and discover filmmaking secrets
Get a photo at Platform 9 ¾ at King's Cross Station

What's Included

Knowledgeable Tour Guide with a love for Harry Potter!
Your guide will use photos to bring the world of Harry Potter to life!

This tour uses the London Underground. An Oyster Card, Travelcard or Contactless Card is required.
Gratuities

Meeting And Pickup

Meeting point

The Clermont Hotel, Charing Cross
Strand, London WC2N 5HX, UK
The tour starts outside the Clermont Hotel, Charing Cross on the Strand. This is outside the main terminal of Charing Cross Station. On arrival please meet your tour guide holding the yellow umbrella. *Note - Please go to the Clermont Hotel at Charing Cross Station (not Victoria Station).

Start time

01:30 pm

End point

King's Cross
Euston Rd., London N1 9AL, UK
The tour ends at Kings Cross Station.

What To Expect

Goodwin's Court

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Trafalgar Square

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Great Scotland Yard

15 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St. Paul's Cathedral

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

City of London School

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Not Included

Millennium Bridge

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Borough Market

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

St Pancras Renaissance Hotel

10 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

King's Cross Station

5 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Platform 9 3/4

20 minutes • Admission Ticket Free

Additional Info

Confirmation will be received at time of booking
Not wheelchair accessible
Service animals allowed
Near public transportation

Most travellers can participate
This tour uses the London Underground. A valid Oyster Card, Travelcard or Contactless Card is required for each customer.
Due to uneven surfaces and unavoidable stairs, this tour is not suitable for wheelchairs or those with walking difficulties.
This tour/activity will have a maximum of 20 travellers

Cancellation Policy

You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.

For a full refund, you must cancel at least 24 hours before the experience’s start time.
If you cancel less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

Any changes made less than 24 hours before the experience’s start time will not be accepted.
Cut-off times are based on the experience’s local time.

Traveller Photos

Reviews

5.0

34 reviews

Total review count and overall rating based on Viator and Tripadvisor reviews

Reviews by Viator travellers.

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Worth going!!

Bee_T, Aug 2023

The tour was very nice and informative and it was great to see some Harry Potter highlights. I thoroughly enjoyed it and there were a lot of photo opportunities on the way. Bear in mind that this is a walking tour, so will involve a lot of walking. Some people on our tour had kids who were really tired, so be prepared from beforehand. Also note, the tour ends in King's cross but does not include the picture at platform 9 3/4th. You need to queue in line for about half an hour or more to get your pic taken, which is outside of the tour timings.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you for the review, we really appreciate you joining us on the tour. For future guests reference -the tour covers 2-3 miles in total which is quite easy for most people. In addition please note that this guest did the tour during the busiest week of the year so queues for all attractions in London (including Platform 9 3/4) were obviously going to be longer than normal. The photo is a free optional extra at the end. Thank you again for joining the tour.

Fun experience

Todd_C, Aug 2023

Both tour guides were excellent; fun a knowledgeable. It was a nice way to see some of the city. Nice for Harry Potter fans, but cool facts about the areas in general.

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thanks so much for the great review! We really appreciate you joining us on the tour!

Awesome and Interesting

Bella_H, Aug 2023

The tour guide Mike was amazing! He is super knowledgeable and engaging, sharing various filming locations, places of inspiration for J. K. Rowling, as well as city history for a great London experience. It’s interesting for the nerds if Harry Potter, who like to see in person some things that go behind the scenes into the world and movies of Harry Potter. The Platform 9 3/4 photo is after the tour- you will have to still wait in line for that!

Response from Host, Aug 2023

Thank you so much for the great review Bella - we really appreciate it!

Brilliant Experience!

Dawn_L, July 2023

The tour guide Mike was very welcoming and knowledgeable and made the tour fun and Interesting with all the facts and history of Harry Potter and London, we had a fab afternoon!

Response from Host, July 2023

Thank you so much for the great review Dawn. We're so happy to hear that you had a magical time!

Great Harry Potter experiance!

meira_K, July 2023

We had a intresting tour with Mike last Friday. we got to learn more about J.K. Rowling, about differant film locations and intresting facts. Mike was attentive and fun to listen to. We highly recommend! Thanks!

Response from Host, July 2023

Thank you so much for the great review and recommendation, we are so happy to hear that you had a magical time!

The best tour even if you’re not a Harry Potter fan!

Randy_L, Apr 2023

Mike was wonderful! He was so knowledgeable on not only the world of Harry Potter but also the history of London. He made the tour fun and enjoyable for my husband who is not a Harry Potter fan. He was conscious of the entire group while crossing busy roads and while taking the tube. All in all we had a wonderful experience. Thanks Mike!

Response from Host, May 2023

Thank you so much for this incredible review! We always try to make the tour entertaining for Potter fans and non-Potter fans alike. Thank you again for joining us and we hope to see you again soon!

Amazing, a point of view of London

Nayely_R, Mar 2023

Mike was an amazing tour guide, it was fun learning about the behind the scenes for some of the most iconic parts of the movies and books. Keep in mind you will be walking for about 2 hrs, just in case you have people that easily get tired.

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you so much for the review and recommendation. Great tip about the walking and hopefully one day we'll be able to do the tour on broomsticks :)

Harry Potter walking tour

Fie_W, Mar 2023

Mike is very nice and professional guide. He made the tour was fun by including everybody to participate by asking us so many questions about Harry Potter. He also listens to us too. Answered all the questions we asked. It was really really fun!

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you so much for the magical review! We are so happy to hear you had fun with Mike! :)

Insightful HP Walking Tour

Danica_C, Mar 2023

Mike was a great tour guide! Truly appreciated him taking his time to explain and show the group the inspirations behind the books and locations either used or replicated for the films. If you’re looking for an HP walking tour while visiting London, this is the tour you should book!

Response from Host, Apr 2023

Thank you so much for the great review! We are so happy to hear that you enjoyed learning about Harry Potter's London!

Harry Potter guided tour

Dawn_D, Mar 2023

Had a wonderful time was a good afternoon weather was good and the guide was very informative and put everyone at easy

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thank you so much for the review Dawn. We're delighted to hear you had a magical time!

Harry Potter fans must do tour

Jason_F, Mar 2023

Mike was great!! He was so knowledgeable…a wealth of information about all things related to London history, cinema, and of course Harry Potter. Even had clips from the movies to show specific sites where scenes were filmed. Lots of fun!

Response from Host, Mar 2023

Thanks so much for the review, we're so glad to hear that you got to learn about London's history, cinema and of course our most famous wizard. Have a magical holiday!

Great family tour

Gabrielle_D, Feb 2023

Awesome tour!! Michael was so informative and tied London’s history and how it influenced the Harry Potter story. I would highly recommend this tour whether your a fan of the books or not.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thank you so much for the recommendation and review, we really appreciate it!

Informative

Saad_A, Jan 2023

Mike has a great character and information as he explained it in a very interesting way with photos and videos in the places of scenes. It’s inspiring and very insightful tour that I became then a Harry Potter fan even though I have no much of knowledge about it.

Response from Host, Feb 2023

Thanks so much for this amazing and 'magical' review!

Harry Potter walking tour and more!

Tara_M, Nov 2022

Enjoyed seeing and learning more about the inspiration for Harry Potter as well as other interesting facts about different locations in London.

Response from Host, Nov 2022

Thanks Tara! We are glad you had a magical time :)

Great tour with Mike

Holly_S, July 2022

Great tour with Mike, exploring the more unseen parts of London and learning not just about Harry Potter filming, but also other films and history in general. Would recommend this tour to anyone

It's Levosa-

babytrini14, June 2022

This was a wonderful Harry Potter walking tour. Our tour guide was Mike. He was so nice and fun. He took us all over the little areas of London. We walked through different alley ways where JK Rowling got her inspiration for incredible Harry Potter series. We saw where Sirus Black's house was filmed, where the leaky cauldron got its inspiration. This is sure a tour for Harry Potter fans and if you want to see London. I definitely recommend this tour. The tour ends at Platform 9 3/4. KingCross station where you can choose your house scarf and take cute photos. Thanks Mike. -its levosa-

Fun for Harry Potter fans! Our guide Mike knew a lot of stuff about Harry Pottrer + extra

bonnie_c, June 2022

It was interesting going to the alleys, streets and buildings that were inspiration to the places described in the books. We ennoyed the historical background given and best of all - going to platform 9 3/4...

Excellent !!!

Karen_M, June 2022

Mike was very informative and made the walk incredibly interesting. I told him that I was interested in history and he told me of other places to go in the city that would be of special interest to me.

Great for Harry Potter fans or not!

Hannah_M, May 2022

This was a great tour! I didn’t know anything about Harry Potter but went for my boyfriend who is a big fan. it was great because it talked about Harry Potter but also walked us through amazing parts of London that are more hidden. Mike was amazing!!!

Great tour even in rain

Susan_H, May 2022

Mike our tour guide was beyond excellent. His knowledge surpassed my expectations. I thoroughly enjoyed where we went