HARRY POTTER - LONDON
NEWS ON THE HARRY POTTER LONDON LOCATIONS
HARRY POTTER LONDON -NEWS
MARCH 2010 UPDATE ON THE HARRY POTTER TOUR OF LONDON
THE HARRY POTTER ACTORS PHOTO HAS GONE FROM THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
The photograph of the Harry Potter actors has been taken down in the National Portrait Gallery and has gone into storage.
You might want to still make a stop off at the Gallery, but you won't find the photo of the actors there anymore.
LOOKING FOR SOMETHING TO DO OVER EASTER 2010?
With Easter rapidly approaching we are reaching that annual time when thoguhts turn towards things to do with the kids in London over the Easter Holidays.
We've completed the March walkthrough of the Harry Potter London Tour so it is nicely up to date. So why not spend a day in London over the Easter period and donwload this popular one of our free London walks?
Just go to our Harry Potter Tour download page, request the pdf and within moments it will land in your inbox as if by magic!
THE LATEST UPDATE TO THE HARRY POTTER TOUR OF LONDON.
The latest version (version 5) of the Harry Potter London walk was completed on 21st September 2009. The East Bound Thames footpath, which you join up with on the other side of Blackfriars Bridge, has now closed for the building work associated with the expansion and redevelopment of Blackfriars Station. The new directions for this section of the tour are as follows:
Having crossed over Blackfriars Bridge, pass Doggett's Coat and Badge on the right, then go left over the crossing to cross the main road towards the grey building with the trees outside it. Veer right on the other side and keep ahead until you reach the junction at the traffic lights. Go left along Southwark Street, pass under the blue railway bridge.
Go first left along Hopton Street and cross cautiously to its right side.
When the road bears right cross over and keep ahead to pass the Falcon Piazza sign. Beyond this go through the covered passage that passes under the light brown brick building. Turn right on its other side, keep ahead, passing Starbucks on your right, then go left up the steps towards the Founders Arms Pub.
Once past it veer left and walk to the riverside rail, turning right in front of it. Follow it and when it bears left pause and look across the Thames at a magnificent view of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. From this point the Harry Potter London Tour joins up with the main route as per version four.
THE LATEST UPDATE OF THE HARRY POTTER LONDON TOUR.
The latest version (version 4) of the Harry Potter Tour of London was completed on 29th July 2009 and is now available as a free PDF download. The new film Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince has been included in the new version, albeit London didn't feature a great deal in this latest movie.
The new locations include Trafalgar Square, St Martin in the Fields, Leicester Square Underground Station, the Millennium Bridge and Tate Modern. The Millennium Bridge comes under attack from the Death Eaters in the new film in what is a truly dramatic (not to say slightly terrifying) London scene.
Our new version of the Harry Potter London walk asks you to stand on the bridge and imagine the Death Eaters swooping down towards you. You are then asked to see how long it would take you to get off the bridge before they wreak devastation around you.
In addition the National Portrait Gallery has been included on the new Harry Potter Tour as this year, 2009, they are displaying a photo of the Harry Potter Actors, Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson and Rupert Grint.
The building work is still going on around King's Cross Station, but Platform nine and three quarters (albeit it's location has been moved temporarily whilst the construction goes on around it).
The section of the walk from Blackfriars Bridge to the Millennium Bridge is also affected by building work at the moment. This section of the Thames Path will be closing in September as part of the rebuilding project for Blackfriars Station. The walk will be updated to incorporate this when the building work begins.
HARRY POTTER LONDON - NEWS
PLATFORM NINE-AND-THREE-QUARTERS HAS MOVED
As if by magic Platform Nine-And-Three-Quarters has upped sticks and moved! Is this some fiendish Death Eaters Plot to stop the wizarding fraternity boarding the Hogwarts Express? Not exactly. King's Cross Railway Station is currently undergoing a major refurbishment and because of building work it has been deemed necessary to move this Harry Potter London landmark.
But do not despair, it is still possible to visit Platform 9 3/4 by following these directions. Keep ahead along Platform 8 of King's Cross Railway Station. You will pass the Ticket Office and the Lost Property Office, both of which will be on your left. Immediately after you have passed the bike stands on the left, look left and up where you will see a sign that states "No entry to Platforms 9, 10 and 11."
Of course it makes no mention of there being no entrance to Platform 9 3/4 so simply walk underneath it and, there on the left is:
NEW DIRECTIONS TO THE END OF THE WALK
Typically the building works have also resulted in the closure of the entrance to the underground station in King's Cross. Don't panic though! The entrance is now located a little further along by following these directions.
Backtrack along platform 8. Keep straight ahead till you arrive at the entrance to the Underground Station on the left, which is where you Harry Potter London Locations Tour ends.
HARRY POTTER LONDON - NEWS
THE MILLENNIUM BRIDGE DESTROYED!
The Millennium Bridge destroyed by the Death Eaters in Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince. When you walk past the Millennium Bridge on the Harry Potter London Tour you might want to pause and give a thought to its dramatic fate in the latest Harry Potter film.
In a scene that is guaranteed to send shivers down the spines of Muggles and Mud Bloods the Death Eaters unleash havoc on central London. The scene shows them flying over Trafalgar Square, past The Gherkin and then down the the Millennium Bridge where they unleash an attack that sees it buckle, bend and then......... Well we don't want to spoil the surprise but let's just say the Millennium Bridge might have wobbled when it first opened, but it wobbles a whole lot more when the Death Eaters come a calling!
