Don your robes and get aboard the Hogwarts Express: two Harry Potter Fan Trips (nine days, or five days) are timed to coincide with the release of the "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" movie in July.
Visit film locations in London and Edinburgh, go see the movie in wizarding style, party at Hampton Court Palace, and more.
Harry Potter Fan Trip 2009 - with Beyond Boundaries
The Harry Potter book series may have come to a close, but love of the stories remains intense, and the movies are only on book number six: "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" debuts in July 2009, perfect timing for a family holiday to London that's focused on the wizarding world.
The Beyond Boundaries travel company has two Harry Potter Fan Trips in 2009:
Edinburgh/London Experience Family Trip is a longer trip, 9 days and 8 nights, from July 11-19, 2009: a "total Harry Potter experience" starting in Edinburgh (Alnwick Castle, and Edinburgh Castle), and including air transfer to London, day trip to Oxford, and day trip to Gloucester Cathedral and Lacock Abbey, sites of many filming locations for the movie.
London experiences include VIP seating to see the Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince movie on the day of its worldwide release; ride from London to Oxford on the train used for the “Hogwarts Express”, and a Gala Banquet in King Henry VIII’s Banquet Hall at Hampton Court Palace. Also cruise on the Thames, visit to more Harry Potter movie locations, visit to Madame Tussaud's wax museum, and more.
London World Movie Release Trip for Families is a shorter trip, 5 days, 4 nights, July 15 to 19 2009, and includes much of the above: VIP movie experience; ride the Hogwarts Express train for a day at Oxford with visits to film locations; Gala Banquet at Hampton Court Palace; cruise on the Thames; visit to more Harry Potter movie locations, Madame Tussaud's wax museum, and more.
More about Family Adventures
Family Adventures are a special family travel niche: escorted small-group trips explore a Great Outdoors destination, such as a National Park or perhaps explore culture and history in an area such as Tuscany; or, in this case, explore the real-life settings for the film version of Harry Potter's world.
Family Adventures are pricey, yes; but all details are handled and the aim is to provide top quality experiences every day of the trip. Read more about what to expect from a Family Adventure Vacation.