Delayed un-gratification
When I asked my eldest daughter what she wanted for her eighth birthday and she said “To go on the Harry Potter Studio Tour”, I was less than impressed.
Firstly, it isn’t cheap taking a family of five to visit the land of Hogwarts.
Secondly, although it is called the ‘Warner Bros Studio Tour London - The Making of Harry Potter’, the attraction is in fact located in Watford. So it was destined to be a mission getting there and back.
Thirdly, it was Harry Potter. I spent most of Christmas being forced to sit through marathon sessions of the franchise. The first instalment was suitable for the kids. However by the final one, Harry and his crew had matured (as had the themes) whilst my little precious girls had alas stayed the same age. Least to say I was less than impressed with having to cover their eyes through all the kissing and mushy bits!
Judgement Day
The only saving grace was that booking tickets to Harry Potter World was almost as bad as booking for a West End Show. The next suitable date for us was three months away. I therefore was able to book and defer “that problem” for another day.
However today that day had arrived.
I have to say, despite my initial reservations, we (and in particular I) had a wonderful time! When the guide said it usually takes three hours to do the tour, I was thinking ‘Yeah right, I’ll be in and out of here in ninety minutes.’ All told we stayed for four and a half hours.
Obligatory Pictures!
Here are just a few of the pictures we took!
Magic of movies
If your kids are into Harry Potter and you’re in or around... Watford, I can thoroughly recommend going on the Harry Potter Studio Tour. Not only do the kids get an insight into the magic of Harry Potter. They also get a glimpse into the magic of movie making.
P.S.
I can highly recommend the Butterbeer Ice-Cream... this dad was not for sharing!