Pottermania is back with the cinema release of Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore, so it’s time to stop being a muggle and become part of the Wizarding World for real.
1. House of MinaLima
An emporium of posters, prints and Wizarding World treasures run by the artists who created the distinctive graphic style of the Harry Potter movies. Wallpaper your house in Marauders Maps and get the best selfies in the magical galleries.
2. The Cauldron Bar
Don’t just see the magic, live it! Get potion-making at The Couldron in a wildly magical setting. Drinks charge from the ends of wands, concoctions bubble in tabletop cauldrons.
3. Harry Potter Escape Room
Enigma Quests has designed a spectacular Harry Potter-inspired escape room. The only question is, once you’re locked into the Wizarding World, why would you want to escape?!
4. Harry Potter Studio Tour
Walk around the genuine sets from the Harry Potter series in the studios where they were shot. An old-of-this-world 200-acre exhibition of scenery, costumes, props, creatures, vehicles, buildings, wands… If it’s been in Harry Potter, it’s here.
5. Harry Potter and The Cursed Child
Harry Potter’s got a permanent home in London’s theatreland, at the Palace Theatre. Check out JK Rowling’s two-part live theatre masterpiece, which follows the adventures of our favourite wizard once his children are at Hogwarts.
6. Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross
Snap your picture pushing the trolley through the wall and mooch around the Harry Potter shop at London’s most popular station for wizards.
7. Reptile House in London Zoo
All the way back at the very beginning, this was our first glimpse of Harry Potter’s “funny business”, as Mr Dursley would call it. Visit the snakes that Harry was chatting with.
8. Millennium Bridge
Famously destroyed in the movie, you’ll be delighted to know it’s fully restored and you won’t need a broomstick to cross the river between the Tate Modern and St Pauls.
9. Tour for Muggles
Take in all the magical spots in London in a brilliant tour “by the Department of Tourism and Muggle Relations”. We can’t be sure that they won’t perform a memory charm on you at the end though…
10. House of Spells
The ultimate fan shop for fantasy fans, you’ll find Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts memorabilia here, in addition to goodies from other fantasy worlds like Game of Thrones and Lord of the Rings.