Warner Bros. Studio Tour London – The Making of Harry Potter with Return Transport

The Warner Bros. Studio Tour London provides an amazing new opportunity to explore the magic of the Harry Potter™ films – one of the most successful film series of all time. This unique walking tour takes you behind the scenes and showcases an array of beautiful sets, costumes, and props. It also reveals some closely guarded secrets, including facts about the special effects and animatronics that made these films so hugely popular all over the world.

The Sets, Props & Costumes

Step onto Platform 9 ¾ and venture inside the original Hogwarts Express steam engine! This permanent exhibit gives visitors the chance to climb aboard the train’s carriage and pose with a luggage trolley as it disappears through the platform wall.

Walk through Diagon Alley, home to Gringotts Bank, Ollivanders Wand Shop, and Mr Mulpepper’s Apothecary. This iconic set was first seen in the first Harry Potter movie, where Harry first chose his wand.

Admire the fabulously designed costumes used through the film series, from the Quidditch uniforms to the Yule Ball costumes, to the outfits Harry, Ginny, Ron, and Hermoine wore in the final scene of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2.

Creature Effects

Learn about the creature effects used throughout the film series, from the life-size animatronic versions of Buckbeak the Hippogriff to the 60 goblin heads used as the bank officials and tellers at Gringotts bank. Don’t forget about Aragog, Hagrid’s Acromantula who had a leg span of over 18 feet.

Flexible Return Ticket

If 4 hours in the Studios doesn’t sound like enough time, you can now book the flexible return ticket for travel on select dates. This allows you to hop aboard any return bus back to London, subject to availability. This is available for all departures until 12pm. The last bus back to London departs at 8pm.

24 January – 24 April 2026: Magical Mischief

Magical Mischief is back, immersing visitors in the filmmaking trickery required to pull off the magical mishaps seen in the Harry Potter film series. Fans will experience O.W.L examinations under Professor Umbridge’s watchful eye in the iconic Great Hall set, complete with the swinging pendulum and paper firing exam desks. Discover how filmmakers created pandemonium when the Weasley twins disrupted the quiet exams. Both Fred and George will be suspended from the ceiling with bags filled with their latest product, Weasleys’ Wildfire Whiz-bangs – ready to fill the Great Hall with a burst of colour. More of their products will be on display outside their shop Weasleys’ Wizarding Wheezes on Diagon Alley.

7 May – 7 September 2026: Summer Feature

Celebrate the 25th anniversary of Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone with this brand-new summer feature. Experience wizarding artefacts as Harry did during his first year at Hogwarts. Walk in his footsteps as you explore sets which served as backdrops for fan-favourite moments. See the iconic Golden Snitch and mysterious Philosopher’s Stone as you uncover film-making secrets.

16th September – 8th November 2026: Dark Arts

Get ready for spooky season at the Warner Bros. Studio Tour London as the Dark Arts feature takes over. Experience Halloween as if you’re a student at Hogwarts as you step inside the Great Hall where you’ll find over 100 pumpkins floating above you. As you journey through the Studios, keep an eye out for Death Eaters! Learn duelling techniques in the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom before facing dementors in the Forbidden Forest.

14th November 2026 - 17th January 2027: Hogwarts in the Snow

This festive season, experience the magic of Hogwarts in the Snow. See the iconic model of Hogwarts Castle and the woodlands of Forbidden Forest coated in snow. Don’t forget to take a stroll down Diagon Alley where you can stop by the Christmas shop to buy some Christmas gifts or souvenirs. Learn how never-melting snow was created for the film series as you become immersed in the festive atmosphere.