Harry Potter 3 Day Tour (3 days 2 nights)

Whatever your age, it's magic all the way on this activity-based tour for film and book enthusiast alike. We combine visits to film locations with memorable sightseeing of a range of classic UK attractions. You see mediaeval villages and historic cities, fairy tale castles and prehistoric temples, stunning scenery and wonderful architecture. But it's a 'doing tour' too, designed for a family to have holiday fun together (and take lots of photographs!). There is a steam train ride, castle exploring, woodland walking and family competitions to enter.

This tour is also designed to introduce youngsters to some other famed children's writers. All-in-all, it's a perfect voyage of discovery and we hope a great way to build on the Harry Potter experience.

Day One:
You will London behind and begin the magical journey with a visit to the newly opened Roald Dahl Museum in Buckinghamshire. Here, young and old alike can discover the inspiration behind ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’, ‘James and the Giant Peach’ and ‘The BFG’.

Then a short hop to Oxford, home to Britain’s oldest University. Have fun following in Harry, Ron and Hermonie’s footsteps as we climb the stairs of ‘Hogwarts’, see where Harry met Tom Riddle and see the locations of Hogwarts Infirmary and library! You will also visit Christ Church College used as the Hogwarts dining hall, and visit an interesting museum with an eclectic mix of oddities, including the shrunken heads seen on the ‘Knight Bus’.

Oxford was also the setting for a magical book of another age but still managing to thrill today's generations. You'll see where Alice wondered through the small door into Wonderland, find a dodo, and discover where Lewis Carroll took his inspiration for the white rabbit, elongated necks and Mad Hatter tea parties on our 'Alice in Wonderland' walk. Other children’s authors who we can find here are C S Lewis (‘The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe’) and J R Tolkein (‘Lord of the Rings’).

Day Two:
On day two you will ravel through the delightful Cotswolds region of honey-coloured stone villages, Tolkein’s inspiration for the ‘The Shire’ in the Hobbit. It’s then on to a magical stone circle where you’ll hear about the legend of the Witch, King and Fairies who live underground. You will then be taken to see some of Harry’s feathered friends – at a flying demonstration of birds of prey including an owl or two.

Next a ‘Hogwarts Express’ style steam train ride takes us through the countryside to Cheltenham.

Our last visit of the day is to the old Cathedral City of Gloucester, immortalised by Beatrix Potter in her tale ‘The Tailor of Gloucester’. You'll visit the cathedral where you can follow a Harry Potter trail around the cathedral cloisters used in the films as the school corridors, location of moaning Myrtle in the girls’ bathroom scene and more.

Day Three:
On day three you will venture into the Forest of Dean and the Wye Valley. This was an area well-known to J K Rowling, creator of our boy-wizard, and places like the 12th century Chepstow castle and Forest must have been a source of great inspiration. You'll see her old family home and school.

You’ll then drive into the country of Wales, hearing stories of Dragons and Merlin the Magician before exploring the battlements of the fairytale Chepstow castle.

You will visit mediaeval village of Lacock - used extensively as a location in the Harry Potter films, including a house where ‘You Know Who’ murdered Harry’s parents!

The final stop of the day before returning back to London will be at the real street used for the Dursley's house - 'Privat Drive' in Berkshire.