Harry Potter, Warner Bros Studio Tour!!

I'm feeling very inspired to write today so I decided that I would do the one post that I know I could talk about forever and that is.. Harry Potter and my trip to the Warner Bros Studio Tour in Watford. My dad bought me tickets for my birthday and I strongly stand by the fact that this was probably one of the, if not THE, best day of my life so far and I am so excited to tell you all about it.

If you don't know what the Studio Tour is, (where have you been?!), it is a behind the scenes look at where the Harry Potter movies were filmed and it gives you a chance to see sets, costumes and props from the films. If you're interested here is the link where you can buy tickets etc.. Click Me!!

Now here comes the bit I've been waiting for.. I'm not going to go in to too much detail as I don't want to give all the secrets away to those of you who haven't been before but be warned, there are some pictures from here on so if you don't want to see them, close the page NOW.

So this is the view from outside of the studios and as you can see it is the chess pieces that were used in the first film. I remember getting out of the car and barely being able to breathe I was so excited.

 I think it's pretty obvious what this is a picture of and my gosh it looked beautiful. The Great Hall was all decked out for Christmas and it honestly was the most magical place ever. I am not ashamed to admit that when we first entered here, I cried.

 This is not the best picture but here we have what was the Griffindor boy's dorm. Again, it was decorated with tinsel and looked very Christmassy. It was really nice that despite how busy they all are at this studio they still made the effort to decorate the entire tour which was just lovely.

Here we have the entrance and stairway up to Professor Dumbledore's office. It was so amazing to see all of the fine details that went into making these sets and props for the films. Although most of them are only seen in the films for a few seconds, it really was so beautiful to see the effort that had gone into making them.

 I'm sure all you Potterheads out there recognise this from the Chamber of Secrets. Again the detail on this was incredible. I must admit, after what we know about this diary, I was definitely a bit skeptical about getting too close haha.

 Outside you can see some of the larger sets including the very beautiful, and very purple, Knight Bus. In the background of this picture you may notice a few other places that you can identify but I won't give them away!

 Obviously one of the most breath-taking parts of this tour is the set of Diagon Alley. Those of you who know the books and films well will recognise every shop that you pass. The details that have gone into the window displays, shop signs and right down to the cobbled street is impeccable and definitely worth going for.

And finally, the last part of the tour is probably the one that will amaze you the most, and that is the model of Hogwarts itself. If, like me, you grew up with Harry Potter and it was a huge part of your life then no one can prepare you for the feelings that you get when you see Hogwarts in the flesh.

So thank you very much for reading this post and I hope I have now convinced you to go and take a look at the magical world of Harry Potter and the Studio Tour.

See you soon,
Charlotte x