Do you have a budding wizard at home? Then they'll love a trip to The Making of Harry Potter studio tour!

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At the Harry Potter Studio tour, you and your kids can explore The Great Hall, which served as the backdrop to iconic scenes such as the Yule Ball and the Battle of Hogwarts, The Forbidden Forest, which is filled with 19 trees each, The Hogwarts Express and Platform 9 ¾, as well as Diagon Alley, which is home to Gringotts Bank, Flourish and Blotts, Mr Mulpepper’s Apothecary, and Ollivanders wand shop.

Despite opening almost 13 years ago, The Making of Harry Potter studio tour in Leavesden remains a hugely successful sell-out event. This means, unfortunately, ticket prices have remained expensive, with passes starting from £56.

However, we've heard your summoning charm – Accio! – and we're here to tell you how to secure cheap Harry Potter Studio tickets.

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Buy Harry Potter Studio Tour with London transfer for £103.55 at Headout

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How long is the Harry Potter Studio tour?

The bright red Hogwarts Express at Warner Bros studio tour
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Approximately three and a half hours.

The average visit to The Making of Harry Potter lasts three and a half hours, however, there is no time limit on your day at the studio.

If you have a little one who is particularly interested in one of the sets, costumes, or props (we're particularly intrigued by the Potions Classroom, which has over 950 potion jars lining the walls of the classroom), they won't be rushed during their time at Harry Potter studios.

Buy Harry Potter Studio Tour with London transfer for £103.55 at Headout

Where is the Harry Potter Studio tour?

A model of a goblin, working in Gringotts Wizarding Bank
photo by Andrew Aitchison / In pictures via Getty Images

The Making of Harry Potter is in Leavesden, and the postcode is WD25 7LR.

If you have the What3Words app, you can navigate the studio with the keywords ///grabs.intent.movies.

Buy Harry Potter Studio Tour with London transfer for £103.55 at Headout

What is the best way to visit Harry Potter Studios?

The set of Diagon Alley, the cobblestone wizarding alley at Warner Bros studio tour
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As flying broomsticks are out of the question, we'd recommend travelling by train.

Not only is the journey more environmentally friendly than travelling by car (especially as the shuttle buses from the train station are carbon-free), but you avoid any potential traffic queues, too.

The Harry Potter Studio Tour’s nearest railway station is Watford Junction, and direct services arrive there from both London Euston (which is a 20-minute journey) and Birmingham New Street (which will take one hour).

As part of your entry ticket, you'll get a shuttle bus from Watford Junction to the Studio Tour entrance, and you'll be there faster than we can say 'Amato Animo Animato Animagus' as the ride only takes 15 minutes.

If you're driving to Harry Potter Studios, parking is provided free of charge directing outside the Studio Tour. There are also multiple disability badge parking bays available close to the main entrance.

Buy Harry Potter Studio Tour with London transfer for £103.55 at Headout

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Can you buy Harry Potter Studio tickets on the day?

No, you can't buy Harry Potter Studio tickets at the door.

Buy Harry Potter Studio Tour with London transfer for £103.55 at Headout

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How to get cheap Harry Potter Studio tickets

A 1:24 scale model of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the snow on display at Warner Bros studio tour
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Harry Potter Studio and London transfer package

What's the deal: If you and your family are travelling from outside of London into the Big Smoke, you'll know that the cost of train tickets can soon add up, particularly if you're coming to the capital city at a peak time like a weekend. So it makes sense to bundle up your Harry Potter Studio ticket with a London transfer.

Why we chose it: While it would be dreamy to rely on the Hogwarts Express to get us to where we need to go — a line from our home to the children's school would be ideal! — it's not practical, unfortunately. Various UK companies such as Headout and Hellotickets offer family packages which include travel in and out of London. Let's check out all of the options!

Get Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio tickets and a day trip to Oxford

What's the deal: If your children are interested in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in particular, a trip to Oxford to explore academia-meets-wizardry could be exactly what they want! This package from Headout will include a Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio ticket as well as some of the most magical sites in Oxford.

Why we chose it: In this package, you'll begin the day exploring the cobblestone streets of Oxford, then you'll head to the Bodleian Library and Radcliffe Camera before hopping on a coach to Harry Potter Studio Tour. It's certainly going to be a day to remember for the whole family!

Buy Harry Potter Warner Bros Studio tickets with a day trip to Oxford for £149 at Headout

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Get a hotel break with Harry Potter Studio tickets included at Wowcher

What's the deal: At Wowcher, you can get a three or four-star hotel stay, alongside a Warner Bros. Studio Tour - The Making of Harry Potter tickets, and a transfer ticket, too, all for £189pp for one night or £259pp for two nights.

Why we chose it: Get your and your family's wands at the ready as you're guaranteed to have a spellbinding time! If you don't live in London, staying over in the Big Smoke would be a no-brainer if it wasn't so expensive. However, this deal from Wowcher gets you a hotel stay at an affordable price, plus you'll enjoy a hassle-free coach transfer for your tour.

Buy a hotel break with Harry Potter Studio tickets from £189 at Wowcher

We've also found an overnight stay at Evans Evans Tours. While this room is slightly more expensive, you'll be staying at The Royal National Hotel, which is located approximately five minute walk from Russell Square, and it's close to attractions like Madame Tussauds if you and your family are planning on making a trip out of London.

Buy Harry Potter Warner Bros. Tour with an overnight London stay for £219 at Evans Evans Tours

Enjoy a Harry Potter Studios expert-guided group tour

What's the deal: This guided group tour allows you to get up close and personal with the Wizarding World as you visit the Great Hall, Hagrid's Hut, the Forbidden Forest, and more, all with an English-speaking guide. The tour also includes round-trip transfers to Warner Bros. Studio by train from Central London.

Why we chose it: A guided tour is a brilliant way to find out more interesting details about the world of Harry Potter. The Harry Potter Studio tour is home to plenty of fun facts and anecdotes, for example, did you know Ollivanders wand shop, where Harry’s wand famously chose him, was home to more than 17,000 individually labelled wand boxes during filming?

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