LEICESTER SQUARE UNDERGROUND STATION Steeping Inside Hardy's You Are Surrounded by Shelves Stacked with Jars Filled with All Manner of Sweets

THE HARRY POTTER LONDON TOUR DIRECTIONS

BY RICHARD JONES Turn right out of Exit One of the Station and go immediately right along Cranbourne Street at the end of which swing right, go over the crossing www.london-ghost-tour.com and, on its other side, veer right along St Martin’s Lane.

STARTING POINT Keep ahead and go left along New Row, pausing on the left outside:-

OUTSIDE EXIT ONE OF HARDY’S ORIGINAL SWEET SHOP

LEICESTER SQUARE UNDERGROUND STATION Steeping inside hardy's you are surrounded by shelves stacked with jars filled with all manner of sweets. The shop is just like Honeyduke's and they sell a number of Harry Potter themed sweets.

You can even buy a specially made up bag full which includes chocolate frogs and wizards, every flavour beans (including bogie and vomit flavours!), liquorice wands, jelly basilisks and Sherbet Lemons.

DIRECTIONS

Having passed Hardy’s go first right into Befordbury.

A little way along on the right go through the passageway between 23 and 24 and enter:- DIRECTIONS GOODWIN’S COURT The Harry Potter Tour begins outside Exit One of Leicester Square Underground Station on Charing Cross Road.

WATCH OUT FOR THE DEATH EATERS!

Exit One of Leicester Square Station features in the opening scene of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince when the Death Eaters swoop down over Trafalgar Square and head off along Charing Cross Road leaving a trail of death and destruction in their wake.

WHICH PUB COULD BE THE LEAKY CAULDRON?

It is through the Leaky Cauldron that the wizard community access Diagon Alley. The Leaky Cauldron is a small shabby-looking inn on Charing Cross Road that is sandwiched between a record store and a large book shop. There are several pubs along Charing Cross Road, none of which exactly fit the description, so why not play a little game and decide for yourselves which one you think could be the Leaky Cauldron? 1 This tucked away little alley, with its glorious Georgian facades, has a MAGIC MONEY genuine aura of magical secrecy about it. At night the alleyway is even lit by the flickering glow of gas lamps. Colin Narbeth and Son Ltd, situated at number 20 on the right side of Cecil Court, has even decided to, quite literally, cash in on the huge DIRECTIONS number of Harry Potter fans who make pilgrimages here and has a window display of Gringotts Bank Notes featuring Harry Potter and his Continue to the other end of Goodwin's Court and cautiously cross over friends and enemies! The full set of five notes costs £12.50! St. Martin's Lane, the traffic will be coming from your right on this one way street. DIRECTIONS

Veer left on its other side and go first right into Cecil Court. Continue to the end of Cecil Court and go right along Charing Cross Road. CECIL COURT THE REAL DIAGON ALLEY? FOLLOW THAT DEATH EATER! Cecil Court, being "just off Charing Cross Road" and with its curious mix of bookshops and antique shops, is widely believed to be the real Diagon You are now following the route taken by the Death Eaters in the opening Alley, or at least the thoroughfare on which Diagon Alley was based. sequence of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince as they fly away from Trafalgar Square leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. There is certainly a mysterious air about this delightful little thoroughfare, and the first shop on your right is even called The Witch DIRECTIONS Ball! Keep ahead past Wyndham’s Theatre and, when you arrive back at Exit One of Leicester Square Underground Station, go left and over Charing Cross Road via the traffic light crossing. Veer right on the other side and go immediately left into Leicester Square.

Keep ahead through the square and then just keep going straight until you reach Shaftesbury Avenue where you should cross to the small island in the middle of the road.

Turn so that you are facing the Statue of Eros (the winged figure on the island opposite) and then look down at the crisscrossed yellow line on the road to your right immediately in front of you.

Although the window displays change, several of the shops display curious antique books in their windows and some of the shop signs themselves are very colourful, not to say magical, in their own rights.

A particularly colourful one is David Drummond located a little way along on the left, whilst Watkins Books at number 19 on the left claims to be the oldest occultist and mystical bookshop in the world.

2 MIND THAT BUS HERMIONE AT THE THEATRE

Having narrowly missed being hit by the bus, Hermione, Harry and Ron walk along the section of pavement that you are now walking along pushing their way through the crowds.

In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 1, when the Death Eaters launch the attack on Bill and Fleur’s wedding, Harry, Ron and Hermione apparate to this location. They appear on this section of road directly in front of an approaching number 19 bus. Moving quickly out of its path As they reach the line of grey, round columns, which will be on your they press up against the railings that used to be on the edge of the left, Ron asks “Where are we”? “Shaftesbury Avenue,” replies pavement opposite to your right, but which have been taken away whilst Hermione, “I used to come to the theatre here with Mum and Dad.” the building work is being carried out on the building to your right which is encased in scaffolding. They then pass the silver tables of the café you pass on your left, after which they bear left and continue along the other side of the WATCH THIS SCENE BEING FILMED round, grey columns passing the display stands outside the last shop.

When this and the following scene were being filmed many Harry Potter This scene differs from the book in that, in the book, they apparate fans were lucky enough to be there to watch as Daniel Radcliffe, Emma to Tottenham Court Road. Watson and Rupert Grint prepared for and shot the scene. There is a link to footage the fans took on the video page of the Harry Potter Tour website www.the-magician.co.uk. DIRECTIONS

DIRECTIONS Cross over Denman Street. Veer right and then cross Shaftesbury Avenue via the pedestrian crossing and pass beneath the Cineworld Cinema sign to walk through the arcade with the large globe lights Cross towards the building encased in scaffolding and veer right along overhead. Shaftesbury Avenue.

3 WE FORGOT YOUR BIRTHDAY HARRY arrive, sign autographs and then walk along the red carpet into the cinema.

However, for the last installment of the Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two, which took place on 7th July 2011, space was a little tight owing to the building work that’s going on in Leicester Square to prepare it for the 2012 Olympics. In addition, it being the last ever Harry Potter film, Warner Bros was determined to pull out all the stops with a premier that would exceed all others.

So the stars arrived, not in Leicester Square, but in nearby Trafalgar Square, where thousands of fans - suitably attired in Hogwarts robes, or else dressed as their favourite Harry Potter characters - braved the typical London summer weather, and camped out for several days in the pouring rain to greet the stars and cheer the speeches.

Then, via the longest Red Carpet in cinema history, the stars made their way to Leicester Square where the film was shown simultaneously at THREE cinemas. Just how impressive that Red Carpet was is about to become apparent as this next section of the walk follows its route to Trafalgar Square.

DIRECTIONS Having encountered and battled the two Death Eaters in the café in Deathly Hallows part One, Harry Ron and Hermione are walking through Keep ahead past the Odeon, follow the road as it swerves right (you this arcade when Hermione suddenly exclaims that they didn’t celebrate should be heading clockwise around Leicester Square) and, having Harry’s birthday. Harry responds that he appreciates the thought but passed the Half Price Ticket Booth on your right, turn left along St “…given that they were almost killed by a couple of Death Eaters a few Martin’s Street. minutes ago…” Ron then interrupts, telling them “we need to go somewhere safe and so they head to 12 Grimauld Place. Keep ahead towards the National Gallery, which is clearly visible in the distance. DIRECTIONS

Go left when you arrive at the gold lettering that reads “The Hampton At the end of the arcade go left along Coventry Street and keep ahead Site,” then go right through the black gates and keep ahead to go left towards the trees which will bring you back to Leicester Square. Proceed into Trafalgar Square. clockwise around Leicester Square until you arrive outside the Odeon Cinema. Cross diagonally left and pause at the top of the steps looking towards Nelson’s Column.

THE HARRY POTTER FILM PREMIERES

This is the cinema at which the Harry Potter films had their London premieres. Watched by thousands of screaming fans, the stars would

4 THE STAGE FOR THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PREMIERE DIRECTIONS

It was directly ahead of you, just in front of the column, that the stage Exit the Sherlock Holmes Pub, cross over Northumberland Avenue via the was erected on which the stars of the film assembled and addressed the pedestrian crossing, veer left on the other side and go first right into thousands of fans who had assembled in the square for the Premiere of Great Scotland Yard. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two. A little way along, pause on the left at the corner of Scotland Place.

This corner has been used as a location in two Harry Potter films

THE ENTRANCE TO THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC

LOOK OUT HERE COME THE DEATH EATERS!

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince begins with the Death Eaters launching a destructive attack on London from the air. Part of that opening sequence shows them swooping down onto Trafalgar Square.

DIRECTIONS

Go down the steps and keep ahead, passing to the left of Nelson’s Column. Cross the road via the pedestrian crossing heading for the trees on Northumberland Avenue ahead. Keep ahead along the left side of Northumberland Avenue until, on the left, you arrive at:- In The Order of the Phoenix, when Harry and Mr Weasley make their way THE SHERLOCK HOLMES PUB to the Ministry of Magic for Harry's hearing on charges of using magic in front of Muggles, they enter the ministry via the “visitors entrance” which is in fact a red phone box located to the left of the brown door. You might like to stop off and enjoy a lunch or a coffee here. Its walls are adorned with numerous bits of Sherlock Holmes memorabilia, old Sherlock Holmes movies play on a TV in the main bar, whilst upstairs The phone box via which they descend into the Ministry of Magic, and of there is an exact replica of Sherlock Holmes's sitting room at 221B Baker which Mr Weasley comments "I've never used the visitors entrance Street. before. Should be fun," was actually a prop specially brought in for the scene and removed once filming was complete. The pub makes a nice place to take a break before moving on to the next section of your Harry Potter Tour, which will take you through The arch that you see ahead of you is clearly visible in the scene. A Westminster. second arch was constructed here (at least a portion of an arch was!) and this too was removed once filming was complete.

5 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS Ron and Harry then take the Polyjuice Potion and are transformed into the three ministry employees. We then see them step out of the little This corner was also used in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part brown wooden door and line up against the shutter – Harry to the right, One in the scene when Harrry, Ron and Hermione need to infiltrate the Ron to his left and Hermione to the left of Ron. From here they then set Ministry of Magic to retrieve the locket from Dolores Umbridge. out to infiltrate the Ministry of Magic.

They do so by taking Polyjuice Potion and assuming the appearances of You can see footage of this corner on the Harry Potter Tour Videos page three Ministry employees - Mafalda Hopkirk, Albert Runcorn and Reg Cattermole. www.the-magician.co.uk

For the film the grey shutter to the left of the Scotland Place sign was DIRECTIONS replaced with a brown wooden shutter with a small brown door on its left side. Proceed under the archway, go left along Whitehall Place, cross to its right side and go first right along Whitehall Court. The scene begins with Ron peeking round the corner of the wall opposite the grey shutter and looking along Great Scotland Yard in the direction At its end, go right along Horse Guards Avenue, passing the statue of the you just walked from. Gurkha and, on arrival at the junction with Whitehall, cross to the centre of Horse Guards Avenue to stand at the back of Spencer Compton’s statue and look back along Horse Guards Avenue.

THE STAFF ENTRANCE TO THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC

It was in the centre road just in front of you that the film makers erected the staff entrance to the Ministry of Magic for the filming of Harry Potter Mafalda Hopkirk crosses Great Scotland Yard from the corner of the and the Deathly Hallows Part One. brown brick wall on the opposite side of Great Scotland Yard. As she passes the shutter Hermione, wearing the cloak of invisibility, hits her This entrance was, in fact, a Gentleman’s toilet. The scene only shows a with a stunning spell and she falls to the ground. close up of the “Gentlemen” sign as this, like the phone box, was a prop specially brought in for the scene and then taken away once filming had They then drag her inside the loading bay behind the shutter where been completed. Albert Runcorn and Reg Cattermole are already laid out unconscious. Hermione proceeds to pluck a few hairs from Mafalda’s head, and she, 6 Having transformed themselves into Hopkirk, Runcorn and Cattermole we THE HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. see them walking over the diagonal white lines on the road directly in front of you. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix the order fly past the riverside Terrace of the Houses of Parliament (to your right) and under The next scene, shows them in the toilet where they enter the Ministry Westminster Bridge en route to 12 Grimauld Place. by the ingenious (or disgusting!) method of flushing themselves down the toilet! DIRECTIONS

DIRECTIONS On arrival on the opposite side of the bridge turn right to descend the steps and keep ahead along the riverside walk way, with a wonderful Facing the back of the statue, go left over Horse Guards Avenue; veer view of the Houses of Parliament on the other side of the river. right and then left along Whitehall, which becomes Parliament Street once you’ve passed the gleaming white Cenotaph in the centre of the Be sure to notice the dolphins that are coiled around the lamps that line road. At the next crossing, go over Whitehall, veer left and walk to the the riverside wall to your right. line of red telephone boxes. As the riverside walk way opens out to your left is:- YOUR VISITORS ENTRANCE TO THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC? LONDON RESIDENCE OF THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY Since the phone box featured in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix was a prop specially brought in for the filming, you might like to Lambeth Palace has been the residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury use one of these phone boxes to get a photograph of yourselves since 1207. The red brick gatehouse that you can see to your left dates preparing to descend in to the Ministry of Magic. from 1495. To its right is the church of St Mary-at Lambeth which houses the Museum of Garden History. Those buried here include Captain Be careful though, just in case the phone box you are in actually does William Bligh (1754 - 1817) of Mutiny on the Bounty fame; two John begin to descend! Tradescants, the elder (1570's - 1638) and the younger (1608-1662) both head gardeners to Charles 1st and both credited with introducing DIRECTIONS many species of plants into English gardens; and Elias Ashmole (1617 - 1692) founder of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford. Continue to the end of Parliament Street and, just before the entrance into Westminster Underground Station, veer left to cross via the crossing DIRECTIONS (there are toilets in the subway down the steps should they be required although these cost 50p!). Just past the Thames Cruises Pier, go up the steps and turn right on to Lambeth Bridge. Pause in the middle of the road for a wonderful view of the Houses of Parliament and the world famous clock Tower, better known as Big Ben, In Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban this is the bridge on which although Big Ben is in fact the name of the bell that chimes inside the the Knight Bus was filmed squeezing between two buses as it drives over Clock Tower. the bridge.

On arrival on the other side of Parliament Street, turn right and cross DIRECTIONS Bridge Street via the next crossing towards the Houses of Parliament. Go left on the other side and keep ahead on to Westminster Bridge to pause On arrival on the other side of Lambeth Bridge go right through the gates half way across and look to the right. in to Victoria Tower Gardens. Keep ahead until you arrive at the very colourful:-

7 BUXTON MEMORIAL FOUNTAIN You will need to take an East Bound District or Circle Line train from here to Temple Underground Station where the next section of your Harry The fountain was built to commemorate the emancipation of slaves that Potter London Tour will begin. resulted from the passing of the Abolition of Slavery Act in 1833. It was donated by Charles Buxton MP in memory of his father Sir Thomas Fowell DIRECTIONS Buxton and those who shared his struggle to abolish slavery in the British colonies. Turn left out of Temple Underground Station. Go up the steps, off which bear right, go over the crossing, veer right along Temple Place and pause IS THIS A DEMENTOR THAT I SEE BEFORE ME? on the left outside:-

NUMBER TWO TEMPLE PLACE

FORMERLY THE ASTOR ESTATE OFFICE

Although this flamboyant building boasts an exquisite exterior, and most certainly would not look out of place in Tudor London, it is in fact relatively modern.

It dates from 1895 when it was built for the immensely wealthy American This might be my imagination playing tricks on me, but don't you think William Waldorf Astor. that the lion's head above the drinking bowl that looks towards the main road bears a chilling resemblance to a Dementor? It was constructed to his own detailed specifications and when completed he used it as his residence and estate office. DIRECTIONS Although it has never been used as a Harry Potter film Location, one Go left and pass the fountain and exit the gardens on to the main can't help feeling that it would probably make an ideal setting for a road.Turn right, and keep going past the Houses of Parliament to cross school of wizardry or even a setting for a Magical Ministry. Bridge Street via the traffic lights. THE GILDED CARAVEL - CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS Turn right on the other side and then go left in to:- Look up at the magnificent weather vane that surmounts the building. WESTMINSTER UNDERGROUND STATION. This gilded caravel was intended as a representation of Christopher Columbus's Santa Maria, the vessel that took him to America. The subway leads into the main booking hall of Westminster Underground Station. This is the station that Mr. Weasley and Harry DIRECTIONS travel to en route to the Ministry of Magic. Just after Number Two Temple Place go left into Milford Lane and keep You will be travelling from here to the next section of your Harry Potter ahead to ascend the long flight of steps underneath the brick arch and Walking Tour so you will need to go through the ticket barrier. keep ahead along Essex Street.

It was one of these barriers that so confounded Mr. Weasley as he tried At the top of Essex Street (there are toilets in the middle of the road to exit through it. opposite should they be required) go left along Strand. On arrival at its junction with Arundel Street, go right over the traffic lights and on your right is the Church of St Clement Danes. 8 ORANGES AND LEMONS SAY THE BELLS OF ST. CLEMENTS The Australian High Commission in London, the glorious marble interior of Australia House became the interior for Gringotts, the wizards bank This famous rhyme has been sung by generations of children. The rhyme run by goblins, in the Harry Potter films. "Oranges and Lemons" has, over the centuries appeared in varied versions and it has been suggested that it originated with a street dance The filming was done inside the building, which is not normally open to in the course of which people danced through the streets to the ringing of the public, although a glimpse of the sumptuous interior can be obtained the bells. with a discreet peep through the doors!

There is some debate as to which church the rhyme is about as St What is clearly visible by looking through the glass doors is the Clement Eastcheap (over near the Tower of London) claims to be the magnificent crystal chandelier that is a prominent feature of Gringotts actual church being referred to on account of the fact that there was banking hall in the films; particularly in Harry Potter and the Deathly once a market that sold oranges close to old London Bridge, which was Hallows Part Two, when Harry, Ron, Hermione and the goblin, come to very close to St Clements's Eastcheap. the bank to remove the horcrux from Bella Lestrange’s vault.

However, those who favour St Clement Danes as the "Oranges and Harry, Ron and Hermione then make their escape on a back of the Lemons" Church point out that it was customary for ships to offload their dragon which flies up from the vaults. cargoes to the west of the City of London, on what is now the Victoria Embankment where your Harry Potter Tour began, in order that they The first the Goblins - who are working at their desks on both sides of might avoid the City's expensive harbour dues. In those days the the hall – are aware that things aren’t quite right is when the chandelier churchyard of St Clement Danes reached down to the riverbank and begins to shake. cargoes were transported through it to Clare Market, where the London School of Economics now stands. The church probably made a charge on Suddenly the dragon smashes through the floor and hits the chandelier all fruit that passed through its churchyard and thus this was the church which then crashes to the floor. where the tolls were collected for "Oranges and Lemons".

Fortunately, it appears that a wizard was on hand to repair and re-hang DIRECTIONS the chandelier!

Exit the church and go straight ahead to cross over the smaller road and DIRECTIONS keep ahead to pause outside:-

AUSTRALIA HOUSE - GRINGOTTS BANK HARRY POTTER FILM LOCATION Continue ahead, passing to the left of Australia House and cross over Melbourne Place.

Go left and over the two traffic light crossings on the other side of which bear left. Go first right into Surrey Street and keep ahead, passing the former Aldwych Station and, a little further along, go right through the brick arch into Surrey Steps.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THESE GATES ARE CLOSED

AT WEEKENDS AND ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS

9 Go down the steps, turn tight along Strand Lane and pause on the right He marks:- outside the: THE BOUNDARY OF THE CITY OF LONDON ROMAN BATH - STRAND LANE HERE BE DRAGONS. Although no one is sure exactly how old this ‘antiquity’ actually is, many writers, Dickens included, have referred to it as Roman. Dickens is said Greater London - under which most of London comes - covers an area of to have taken many a cold plunge in its icy waters, and sent David 1579 KM sq (609 square miles). It is made up of 31 boroughs plus the Copperfield to do likewise. Cities of London and Westminster. The City of London itself is a geographically small area consisting of one square mile (2.90KM sq). The bath is open, according to the board outside, from 10am to 12.30pm and admission is free. The boundaries of the City of London have remained more or less constant since the Middle Ages and those boundaries are, quite literally, Outside of these hours the bath can be viewed through the window, and guarded by dragons. Indeed dragons are to be found encircling the entire what is known of its history can be read on a board outside. City of London.

If you have a group you can arrange to have the Bath opened for you Of course, to the Muggle mind these amazingly magical fire-breathing specially. Phone 020 7641-2000 to make the arrangements. lizards are nothing more than creatures of mythology that don't actually exist. DIRECTIONS This widely held Muggle belief is a testimony to the successful endeavour Backtrack to descend Strand Lane and, at the far end, having passed of the Ministry of Magic which has worked tirelessly to foster this belief through the black gates, turn right along Temple Place, at the end of amongst Muggles the world over and to keep these huge creatures which veer left over the crossings and cross to the black statue of hidden from the prying Muggle eyes. Isambard Kingdom Brunel opposite. In the world of Wizards however, dragons are considered to be the most Pass to the right of the Statue and keep ahead along Victoria amazing magical creatures in the world and Gringotts Bank, of course, Embankment walking towards the solitary red phone box in the distance. uses them to guard its high security vaults.

Once past the phone box, go right cross over Victoria Embankment (the DIRECTIONS main road) via the crossing. Keep walking along Victoria Embankment until you arrive at an incline to Veer left on its other side. the left of a ramp. Go up that incline and on arrival at Blackfriars Bridge go right and cross over it. As you do so look to your right and you will see a wonderful vista that includes The London Eye and Big Ben. THE FLIGHT OF THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

Keep ahead along Victoria Embankment and pause alongside the silver Blackfriars is also one of the bridges under which Harry Potter and the dragon that you encounter by the side of the road. members of The Order of the Phoenix fly en route to 12 Grimauld Place. In the film they are shown with the bridge behind them as they head upriver to Westminster.

10 DIRECTIONS HOLD ON TIGHT HERE COME THE DEATH EATERS

On arrival on the other side of Blackfriars Bridge, go right then sharp right to pass Doggett's on your left. Go down the steps, go right to descend the second flight of steps and keep ahead through the white tiled passage.

Keep ahead to pass through the ticket hall of the new Blackfriars Station then head towards the brown brick chimney of Tate Modern that is clearly visible ahead.

Pass to the right of the Founders Arms Pub and, once past it, veer left and walk to the riverside rail, turning right in front of it.

Follow it and, when the path bears left, pause and look across the Thames at a magnificent view of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral.

Once past the pub 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 In the opening sequence of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince the Thames at a magnificent view of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral. Death Eaters continue their attack on London by coming up from behind and then round each side of the dome of St. Paul's Cathedral ahead. THE FLIGHT OF THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX. They then swoop down onto the bridge causing the silver supports on either side to buckle and then snap. To your left is Blackfriars Railway Bridge, under which Harry and the members of The Order of the Phoenix fly in the film of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. Those unfortunate Muggles who are unlucky enough to be crossing the bridge at that moment are helpless as the bridge sways violently, lurches and then falls into the river as a twisted heap of scrap metal. DIRECTIONS

DIRECTIONS Keep ahead.

Picture for a moment the dark shadows of the Death Eaters coming up On arrival at the Millennium Bridge veer right up the grey paved ramp from behind St. Paul's dome ahead. Imagine that they are swooping and turn right to ascend the ramps onto the Millennium Bridge. down towards the bridge. Now turn and run back the way you came from as quickly as you can to see if you would stand any chance of getting off Once on the bridge keep ahead and pause about half way across. the bridge before the Death Eaters destroyed it!

Stand in the middle of the bridge and look ahead at the dome of St Paul’s Ahead of you as you backtrack off the Bridge is Tate Modern. Having Cathedral. destroyed the Millennium Bridge the Death Eaters swoop up and over this structure.

Turn right off the Millennium Bridge to descend the grey stone ramp and keep ahead along the asphalt path and keep ahead, passing on the right the entrance to Shakespeare's Globe, which if time permits is well worth a visit. 11 Continue ahead along Bankside and, immediately after Pizza Express, go DIRECTIONS right into Bear Gardens. Pause immediately on the left where, beneath the "Real Greek" sign is:- Continue along Park Street, crossing over Porter Street.

THE OLD FERRYMAN'S STOOL - A RELIC OF BYGONE LONDON. Cross to the left side of Park Street and turn left at the end to keep ahead past the Anchor Tavern on to Bankend.

Go left then turn right up the red brick steps to the riverside and pause by the rail. To your left is:-

SOUTHWARK BRIDGE ANOTHER HARRY POTTER FILM LOCATION.

In the broomstick flight scene in Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Harry and the members of the order are shown flying towards Southwark Bridge, albeit the bridge is out of sequence for the direction they are flying from.

Having flown through docklands, they are shown flying towards Southwark Bridge to your left. But the next scene shows them heading away from Tower Bridge and passing HMS Belfast which are in fact located beyond London Bridge to your right. As it says on the plaque, this stool (or to be more precise granite seat built into the wall) is of uncertain age but is generally thought to be of 'ancient origin'. Perhaps a magic spell caused the bridge to move?

In the days when just one bridge, London Bridge, spanned the River DIRECTIONS Thames, a ferryman used to sit here and wait to ferry people back over the River Thames to the City of London. Backtrack past the Anchor Tavern and go left along Clink Street. On the right is the entrance to the Clink Prison Museum which you might like to DIRECTIONS stop off at.

Keep ahead along Bear Gardens and go left at the top on to Park Street. Keep ahead along Clink Street and proceed ahead in to Pickford's Wharf Pass under the bridge and pause on the right by the plaque that marks where on the right are the:- the site of the Original Globe Theatre.

THE SITE OF SHAKESPEARE'S ORIGINAL GLOBE PLAYHOUSE

There is an interesting exhibition behind the plaque that gives a full history of Shakespeare's time in London and of the Globe Playhouse itself.

12 RUINS OF WINCHESTER PALACE THE REPLICA OF THE GOLDEN HINDE - SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

This was once the Great Hall of Winchester Palace, the residence of the powerful Bishops of Winchester. The palace was originally built in 1109 for the then Bishop of Winchester William Giffard.

This replica of Sir Francis Drake’s flagship, The Golden Hind is now a floating museum.

Feted as a hero in England, Drake was, not surprisingly, accused of all manner of foul deeds by his arch enemies, the Spanish, whose Armada he so devastatingly defeated in 1588 (helped more than a little by atrocious weather conditions!) The last Bishop of Winchester to live at the Palace was Lancelot Andrewes (1555-1626) who oversaw the compilation of the Authorised Rumour was rife that Drake had sold his soul to the Devil in exchange for Version (also known as the King James Version) of the Bible. prowess at sea, and that, in concert with Devon witches, he had cast spells to raise the storms that shattered the Spanish Armada. During the English Civil War (1642-48) Winchester Palace was taken over by Parliament for use as a prison for Royalist soldiers, and was later sold The replica is open to the public. On board, costumed guides will tell you for warehousing. all about 16th-century seafaring life, although talk of the Devil may be slightly frowned upon! It was never, technically speaking, demolished, but rather slowly disappeared in the redevelopment of the warehouses. The movement of THE LEGEND OF JOHN OVERS - ST MARY OVERIE DOCK London's shipping further down the river in the 1970's led to a whole scale redevelopment of the area, in the course of which these late 14th century ruins were exposed to public view. The Golden Hinde is berthed in St Mary Overie Dock around the origins of which an intriguing legend has been woven. DIRECTIONS Long before any bridge spanned the Thames, a ferryman named John Overs had the monopoly of ferrying cargoes and passengers across the Keep ahead until you arrive at:- river, and in the process he became immensely wealthy. But he was also a tight-fisted miser. His servants were treated very badly, and his only daughter, Mary, was forbidden to marry the man she loved because her father refused to provide a dowry. One day it occurred to John Overs 13 that, if he pretended to be dead for twenty-four hours, his household THE LEAKY CAULDRON IN would mourn, and their fasting would save him the cost of a day’s food. HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN He therefore wrapped himself in a burial shroud, laid himself in a coffin in his chamber, and prepared to increase his fortune.

But he had misjudged his servants, for when they heard the old skinflint was dead they unlocked the pantry and held a lavish party to celebrate.

John Overs lay still for as long as he could. But eventually he could take it no more and, with a roar of anger, sat up to admonish his ungrateful employees.

One of the servants took fright and, ‘thinking the devil was rising’ in his master’s likeness, picked up an oar and ‘struck out his brains’.

Although saddened at her father’s tragic demise, Mary sent word to her lover that they could now be married, and he raced to plight his troth. But he was killed when his horse stumbled and threw him. Mary was now inundated with offers of marriage. But she chose instead to found the priory of St Mary Overie, and here lived out the remainder of her days.

The legend can be read on a grey granite plaque embedded into a wall It is outside the doorway under the bridge on the right that the Knight recess to the left of the Golden Hinde as you face it. Bus screeches to a halt causing the alarm of a parked car to go off. Harry then climbs off and the bus speeds away leaving Harry to be shown in to the Leaky Cauldron. Although this is where the exterior shot was filmed, DIRECTIONS the interior was a film set so there isn't a great deal more here to detain you! Turn right in front of the Golden Hinde and keep ahead. On your left is the entrance Southwark Cathedral which is well worth a visit. DIRECTIONS

Keep ahead along Cathedral Street and just under the railway bridge go Continue to the end of Stoney Street at the end of which go left along right and keep ahead through Borough Market. Southwark Street and, just before the underground station, go right to cross all the traffic light crossings, heading towards Ryman's. On arrival at the other side go left in front of the Market Porter Pub along Stoney Street and pause under the railway bridge where on the right is On arrival at Ryman's turn left in front of it and keep ahead along Chez Michelle. Borough High Street to cross over St Thomas Street, keep ahead over London Bridge Street and, on arrival at the rail, veer right then go left over the first traffic light crossing, keep ahead over Tooley Street, via the pedestrian crossing, and veer left and ahead to walk on to London Bridge.

14 LONDON BRIDGE IS FALLING DOWN. DIRECTIONS

In 1013 the Danish leader Sweyn Forkbeard (960 -1014) son of Harald Keep ahead on to London Bridge and pause at its centre to look right Bluetooth (history got so dull when Kings and Queen's took up towards Tower Bridge. numbering rather than nicknames!) invaded London. He met with a determined resistance but the citizens eventually surrendered. The TOWER BRIDGE English King, Aethelred, (968 - 1016), fled into exile and Sweyn was proclaimed King of England. Sweyn's victory, however, was - for him at least - short lived as he died five weeks later. THE FLIGHT OF THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX

The following year Aethelred returned with an ally, Olaf 11 (995 - 1030) of Norway, and they set about recapturing the City. The Danes, however, repelled the attack and the invading Norsemen were forced to retreat under a barrage of missiles coupled with streams of boiling oil and water that rained upon them from London’s heavily fortified bridge.

According to the 13th century Norse Sagas, it was Olaf’s ingenuity that saved the day. He had his boats covered with thick platforms of wattle and clay, and with his men ensconced beneath this protective layer he had them row upriver under cover of darkness and tie ropes around the timber piles of the bridge. With the next flood tide, his warriors rowed downriver and brought London Bridge tumbling into the water along with This is one of the sections of the River Thames along which the members many of the astonished Danish defenders. The rest fled, and the City was of the Order of the Phoenix fly on their broomsticks as they escort Harry taken. Potter to 12 Grimauld Place in the early stages of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix This infamous event was later immortalised by the Norse poet Ottar Svarte who wrote: - Having flown along the Thames through Docklands, which you can see to your right beyond Tower Bridge, they fly past HMS Belfast the grey London Bridge is broken down battleship that you can see to the right.

Gold is won and bright renown Having passed under London Bridge, on which you're standing, they fly under Southwark and Blackfriars Bridges before almost colliding with the Shields resounding, Golden Salamander, a Thames pleasure boat which is owned by Thames Luxury Cruises, and which has also been used in the James Bond films War horns sounding Hildur shouting in the din! and The Bill.

Arrows singing DIRECTIONS

Mailcoats ringing Continue over London Bridge. Towards its other end look through the gap in the two buildings on the right at the Gherkin which features in the Odin makes our Olaf win opening sequence of Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince as the Death Eaters fly over London wreaking havoc and destruction. In time this saga of war evolved into the popular children’s rhyme London Bridge is falling down my fair Lady. Continue off the bridge, go past Adelaide House and turn first right into Monument Street where directly ahead of you is: 15 THE MONUMENT TO THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON. LEADENHALL MAKET - DIAGON ALLEY

The Monument commemorates the Great Fire of London which broke out on the next street along, Pudding Lane, in September 1666.

DIRECTIONS

Turn left in front of Monument and go up Fish Street Hill, keeping to its left side.

Cross over the main Road, Eastcheap, via the crossing (there are toilets here should they be required) off which veer right go over the next crossing and turn left along Gracechurch Street.

Keep ahead over Fenchurch Street and keep walking until, on the right, you come to Bull's Head Passage.

Turn right along it and pause outside the opticians a little way along on the left.

THE OTHER LEAKY CAULDRON

Leadenhall, which dates from 1881, is London's most beautiful Victorian market.

The market has been used in the Harry Potter films for the exterior shots of Diagon Alley.

DIRECTIONS

Turn left and keep ahead past the New Moon Pub and back out on to Gracechurch Street.

Cautiously cross to its other side and turn right to pass Ede and Ravenscroft.

This was the location used for the entrance to the Leaky Cauldron in On arrival at the traffic lights go left along Cornhill and pause a little way Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire along on the left outside the door of St Peter's Church.

DIRECTIONS Facing the door look up at the building on the right at:-

Keep ahead and go left to pause under the clock at the centre of:-

16 THE DEVIL AND ST PETER'S - A LONG AGO FEUD. WHERE CHARLES DICKENS'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL BEGAN

The alleyway you arrive in is extremely atmospheric; even the London traffic and everyday bustle are strangely muffled.

It was in this vicinity of the City that Charles Dickens placed the office of Ebenezer Scrooge, and it has to be said that the alleyways hereabouts still have a very Dickensian feel.

The neighbourhood has changed much since, but here in this backwater of timeless alleyways time stands still, and you can picture its Victorian residents going ‘wheezing up and down, beating their hands on their breasts, and stamping their feet upon the pavement stones to warm them’.

DIRECTIONS

Keep ahead through Castle Court and go left along Birchin Lane. At its end go right along Lombard Street and keep walking along it until you The red-brick building to the right of the church is surmounted by three arrive at the entrance to Bank Underground Station. ferocious looking demons that look decidedly fearsome! Indeed, why not see if the children can spot them? The three devil's crouch as though From Bank Underground Station you will need to take a northbound poised to leap from their perches and wreak demonic mayhem around Northern Line train to King's Cross for the final section of your Harry the church. Potter Walk

They remember a bitter feud between a long ago vicar of St Peter’s and When you arrive at King's Cross Northern Line Station be sure to exit the the architect who designed this building, a Mr Rentz. Platform via the Euston Road Exit. Having gone through the ticket barrier, walk up the steps directly ahead and turn left at the top. When Rentz drew up his original plans for the building he did it in such a way that his new building would have encroached on land owned by the Turn immediately right following the sign and arrow pointing to "St church. As it happened, the then vicar of St Peter's was very territorial Pancras International." Keep ahead through the passage and, just before and he created such a furore that the architect was forced to redesign you arrive at the ticket machines on the left, go up the stairs where the the building, which cost him a great deal of both time and money. arrow and sign point and read "stairs to street level.”

When the building was finally completed, Rentz added the grotesques in Turn left at the top of those stairs, and go left again at the "Way Out and commemoration of the feud and, it is said, modeled the face of the Euston Road" sign. fiercest demon on that of his arch enemy, the then vicar of St Peter’s. Once on Euston Road turn right, follow the red brick wall and, just after DIRECTIONS the red telephone box, turn right and pause in front of the St Pancras Renaissance Hotel. Walk a little way along Cornhill and go left through the very narrow covered St Peter's Alley. Keep ahead through the next covered passageway, go right into Corbett's Court go up and down the stairs, off which bear left, and walk straight to pause outside the George and Vulture. 17 ST PANCRAS STATION - KING'S CROSS EXTERIOR DIRECTIONS

Although Harry Potter and his schoolmates board the Hogwarts Express On the other side of the crossing veer left and pass to the right of the at King's Cross Station, the exterior used in the films was in fact the one large circular silver structure on which there is a white on blue sign that now looms over you, St Pancras Station. pointing to "King's Cross." Keep ahead to enter King's Cross Station. Once inside the station keep straight ahead, following the sign that points to Platforms 9 to 11. Keep ahead past the ticket office and then pass to the right of the Disabled Meeting Point sign. Continue past the Cash Machines and, on the right, directly under the footbridge is Platform 9 3/4.

PLATFORM NINE-AND-THREE-QUARTERS

Although not an actual film location, this has become a magnet to thousands of Harry Potter fans from all over the world.

It was on the corner of the courtyard to your left that Harry and Ron park the Ford Anglia in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets.

Later in the film, when they find themselves unable to pass through the wall on to Platform nine-and-three-quarters, they return to the Ford Anglia and fly off over the station. The clock that towers over you to your right is shown in this flight scene.

The restoration of the exterior of the station was completed just in time for it to feature at the end of the Last Harry Potter film The Deathly Hallows Part Two, when Harry, Ron and Hermione – who are now nineteen years older – bring their children to King’s Cross for their first journey to Hogwarts.

DIRECTIONS They come to photograph the sign, which the station authorities have obligingly put up in honour of the station's most famous passenger. Backtrack and keep going past the exit via which you came out of the station. Keep ahead and cross Pancras Road via the traffic light crossing Even more obliging is the fact that they have also taken the trouble to (heading towards King's Cross Station). place a luggage cart against the wall which looks as though it is half way in to the wall, as though some young witch or wizard is proceeding on their way to board the Hogwarts Express!

18 You can take photographs of yourself and the children, or just yourself, DIRECTIONS or, if you can enlist the services of a passing passenger, of all of you, pushing at the cart as though you too are on your way to wizard land! Backtrack and, just before the entrance you came in by, turn left passing beneath the white on blue sign for Platforms 1 to 8. Keep ahead, passing DIRECTIONS to the left of the Ticket Machines and, once past the glass and silver gate go left and keep ahead to the grey shutter by Platform 5. Unfortunately Keep ahead past Platform 9 and ¾ and, a little way along on the right you can’t actually go onto the platform itself without a ticket, so you’ll you can enter:- have to look along the platforms from this side of the barrier.

THE HARRY POTTER SHOP THE ENTRANCE TO PLATFORM NINE-AND-THREE-QUARTERS

King’s Cross has appeared in every Harry Potter film because the journey to Hogwarts aboard the Hogwarts Express starts from King's Cross Platform 9¾, which is invisible to the eyes of muggles, and which is reached by walking through the wall between platforms 9 and 10.

However, King’s Cross Station posed a slight problem for the film makers in that Platforms 9 and 10 aren’t actually adjacent to one another. The problem was overcome by re-numbering Platforms 4 and 5. Thus Platform 9¾ is in fact situated between these two platforms ahead of you, which are separated by picturesque brick arches. The Hogwarts Express pulls into the far end of the platform.

In Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Mr and Mrs Weasley pass through the portal but when Harry and Ron try to do so they just hit the wall and fall to the ground. A nearby porter eyes them suspiciously and asks what they think they're doing, to which Harry replies "sorry lost control of trolley."

Realising that they can't get on to the platform they hurry back to the forecourt (St Pancras which you visited earlier) and take off in the Ford Anglia.

Styled to resemble Ollivander's wand shop, complete with wooden HARRY MEETS DUMBELDORE’S SPIRIT panelling and lots of draws, the Harry Potter Shop has something for everyone. In the Deathly Hallows Part Two Harry is hit with with a killing curse by You can, if you wish, splash out on exact replicas of the wands used in Lord Voldemort, and he enters a Limbo state in which his spirit meets the films by Harry, Ron and Hermione. with that of Albus Dumbledore at a location that Harry identifies as King's Cross Station “only cleaner.” There is a selection of jumpers in the various House colours, and you can even marvel at a display of horcruxes! However, if your tastes err towards the more run of the mill, and more moderately priced, souvenirs then you can purchase from a selection of board games, key rings, mugs, soft toys and action figures.

19 OUR LAST GLIMPSE OF HARRY, RON AND HERMIONE

It is on the platforms ahead that we catch our last glimpse of Harry, Ron and Hermione in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part Two when they bring their children here to pass through the wall and onto Platform

9¾ to begin their first journey to Hogwarts.

WHY J. K. ROWLING CHOSE KING’S CROSS

The reason J. K. Rowling chose King’s Cross Station as the place from which the Hogwarts Express departs was because her parents actually met at King’s Cross which is why the station had special significance to her.

I hope you’ve enjoyed the tour and I would be grateful for any feedback you can give, particularly if you’ve encountered any problems.

DIRECTIONS

Turn and retrace your footsteps and, ahead of you, you will see the entrance to King's Cross St. Pancras Underground Station where the Harry Potter Locations Tour ends.

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The "Harry Potter" Tour is an independent self guided tour that is neither supported by nor endorsed by J.K. Rowling, Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, Scholastic Press or Warner Bros Entertainment Inc. The Magician recognises the fact that all rights to all the "Harry Potter" stories and characters are the property of J. K. Rowling and her publishers and representatives. Film Rights remain the property of Warner Bros Entertainment Inc.

20 THE HARRY POTTER LONDON TREASURE HUNT AND QUIZ WALK

CHALLENGE FOUR CHALLENGE ONE In Trafalgar Square can you spot what’s missing from this? As you walk along Cranbourne Street can you find what’s missing from this ?

CHALLENGE TWO

What did Goodwin's Court used to be called?

ANSWER

Fishers Alley

CHALLENGE FIVE CHALLENGE THREE

What’s missing? When you arrive at Denman

Street can you spot the differ- ence?

CHALLENGE NINE CHALLENGE SIX Can you find the Rats Tail inside the church of St Clement Dane? As you cross Westminster Bridge who will be the first to spot this lion ?

CHALLENGE TEN

Between St Mary Le Strand and Surrey Street can you find the answer to the CHALLENGE SEVEN following question?

Who will be first to find this on the for- Who has made translations of Kurt Weill's opera Silver Lake and mer Astor Estate Office? Bizet's Carmen? The answer is located on a small board that gives a history of Goodwin's Court, which is lo- CHALLENGE ELEVEN cated on the wall about half way As you make your way along Victoria Embankment along on the right can you find what word is underneath this?

CHALLENGE EIGHT

Can you find this face on Essex CHALLENGE TWELVE Street? As you make your way from Dog- gett’s to The Founders Arms can you find what’s missing from this?

CHALLENGE SEVENTEEN CHALLENGE THIRTEEN

As you make your way to Chez Michele can As you make your way towards Pizza Express can you find what is missing from this? you find what Star Sign is immediately to the left of

this?

CHALLENGE FOURTEEN

Around the Old Globe can you discover who she is hailing?

CHALLENGE EIGHTEEN

When you arrive at the Monument can you spot what’s missing from this? CHALLENGE FIFTEEN

Who is this?

CHALLENGE SIXTEEN

As you go past the remains of Winchester Palace can you find who’s missing from this?