What Can I Expect

Magic your way to the Harry Potter™ studio tour! The world of wizards, wands and crazy creatures comes properly to life when you go on a tour of the very studios where the amazing Harry Potter™ movies were filmed. And yes, they are the real sets!

As soon as you step into the reception area you know you are in for a treat, with huge pictures of the Harry Potter™ stars all around you and a very cinematic feel to the whole place. All studio tours are self-guided, so Harry Potter™ fans can walk around at their own pace. 

Tours start with the pre-show cinema and then it's straight out and into the wonderful Great Hall, which was built in 2000 for Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. This vast Hogwart's™ set is where the students gathered, ate their meals and received daily owl post. This impressive hall has featured in six of the Harry Potter™ films. We think this is a real highlight and it's just the start of your studio tour!

Next up is Dombledore's office which is as full of dusty old books as you'd imagine. Then try your hand at a little bit of Harry Potter™ alchemy in the Potion's Room, before continuing your studio tour to the somewhat cluttered but very welcoming Burrow, home to the Weasley family.

Props play a huge part in Harry Potter™ films, so the next part of the tour, where you see the studio's backlot. And it is a real eye-opener. There's that purple triple decker bus, goblin masks, hundreds of wands and even a life-size fully animatronic Buckbeak™ who you'll meet too as part of your amazing Harry Potter™ studio tour.

It is such a creative place, that you'll soon start to wonder who comes up with all the ideas to bring to life the gizmos and gadgets described by JK Rowling in her Harry Potter™ books? Well, on this tour you'll be privy to all the studio secrets. From the initial drawings and sketches from the art department, to how the crew build the sets, including the brilliant Hogwart's™ Castle and the higgledy-piggledy buildings on Diagon Alley™ .

With enough to see and do for around three to four hours, our Harry Potter™ studio tours are bound to delight HP fans of any age. Even Mums and Dads love it. You will also love the two course luncheon at the nearby Shendish Manor - a short drive away from the wizard world of the official Warner Bros. Studio Tour London.

When Is It Available

• Selected dates throughout the year, subject to availability
• The tour takes place every 30 minutes from 09:30 to 22:00
• Lunch is booked between 12pm - 2:30 pm (Mon - Fri) 12:30 - 15:00 (Saturday and Sunday and Bank Holidays)
• Close out days: 25th & 26 December, 10th - 14th Nov 2025, 10th - 14th January 2026, 14th & 15th February, Mothers Day and Easter Sunday

Suitable For

• Children must be accompanied by a participating adult

Spectators

• This experience is not suitable for spectators

Anything Else

• Both Harry Potter™ Studio Tour and Shendish Manor Hotel can accommodate wheelchair users
• Extras such as the broomstick ride with photos or a DVD are extra and payable locally
• Image rights © & ™ Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. Publishing Rights © JKR

Menu

Sample Menu:

Soup of the day with a warm bread roll

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Chicken and Apricot Terrine with a spiced fruit chutney

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Salmon Terrine with creamed horseradish and a cucumber salad

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Caramelised Onion & Brie Tart with salad leaves

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Beef steak Bourguignon with creamed potatoes and red cabbage & diced pancetta

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Pan seared chicken supreme with fondant potatoes, cabbage and bacon

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Seabass filet with Dauphinoise potatoes, tender stem broccoli, beetroot puree and salsa verde

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Herb crusted Cod Loin with a chive potato cake, fine beans, samphire, cherry tomatoes and a chive cream sauce

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Pan fried duck breast with potato Rosti tower braised red cabbage & plum compote

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Vegetable risotto with Grana Padano & rocket

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Passion fruit cheesecake with a berry coulis & orange gel

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Lemon Tart with a mango coulis and Chantilly cream

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Berry Pavlova and a berry coulis

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Selection of ice creams or sorbet

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Brie and Chutney with savoury biscuits, grapes and celery