Strawberry Tours are a UK touring company offering free walking tours in and around London. If you’re in London for a few hours or have a tight budget, consider Strawberry Tours. They offer a variety of free walking tours of London and it’s a great use of your time. Of the many tours offered by the company, we opted for the Harry Potter tour which runs 11 am and 15.30. The tour takes up to 2 hours but doesn’t feel like it, its very interactive and definitely a must do.
We recently has an opportunity to pop into London and be part of the free Harry Potter tour. Many of us have at one point heard of or even seen a Harry Potter movie. It’s one of the most well known fantasy series in the world, to date has made billions. Yet there a few people like my sister who have yet to jump into the bandwagon of Harry, Hermione and Ron.
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The meeting point for the tour is between the M&M’s World and Lego Store in Leicester Square, London. There are two tours per day, 11 am for the early birds and 15.30 for the late comers. It is advised to arrive at least 10 minutes in advance for safety briefing. The tour guides are very knowledgeable, making the tour fun and very interactive.
I had not watched the movie in years and never read the books so I found the trivial questions quite hard. But all the HP fans where in gear and answered every single question but I still found it fun. The tour guides like to put people into different houses as per HP etiquette and it was fun.
Points of interest on the Harry Point tour
As I said, I have not read the books but I have seen the movie when they first came out. It’s been years now but here are some points of interest we ventured on during the tour.
- Ministry of Magic
- Diagon Alley
- Knockturn Alley
- Millenium Building
- Leaky Cauldron
- Hardys sweet shop
The weather in London is unpredictable so I would encourage warm clothing and umbrellas. It started to rain half way through our tour but we continued in, it was that much fun. At the end of the tour, you give to the tour guide an amount you think the tour was worth. This is not mandatory, it is just nice thing to do, 10% of tips are donated to charity.
What is mandatory is making a reservation for the tours, they have become quite popular. The 11 am tour is run in English only and the 15.30 is in both English and Spanish.
Hannah Heartss ❄️⛄️ says
I love going to London so I need to check out strawberry tours x
Alexi R says
I would love to go London one day it’s one of my dream! Its a really nice city you’re so lucky to be there I’m a grand Harry Potter fan would love to be with you and do the same tour! lovely adventure bring me with you next time 🙂
Lavanda Michelle says
I love love love London, I need to go back soon. It looks like you have an awesome time.
Angela Ricardo Bethea says
I love to visit London one day. I totally love those awesome pictures!
Neena and Nique says
I’m not a fan of harry potter but I wanna go to london so bad its a 2018 goal ♥
Anosa says
I hope you manage to visit London in 2018 luv
Nicki McLaren says
I missed this when I was in London last time because my friend doesn’t like Harry Potter. I so regret not just going on my own. I must go back
Anosa says
Awww bless sometimes that’s the downfall of traveling with others but I am sure you will manage it next time
Kim James says
As a loyal Harry Potter fan, Hardy’s Sweet Shop would be my first stop! Visiting U.K is on my travel bucket list!
Anosa says
Hahaha, glad to hear it, I need to pop back for some more exploring
Elizabeth says
I am such a Harry Potter fan – I’ve read all the books and loved them. I would LOVE to do this tour – and it’s free?!!
Anosa says
Yes totally and utterly free
Emmanuel Damian says
I’m a big fan of Harry Potter! Strawberry Tours sounds like a good idea! I would like to try it soon.
Anosa says
You should Emmanuel, if you’re ever in London its a must for sure
Suzanne Spiegoski-Decamps says
This looks like a great tour for any Harry Potter fan! I’ll have to share this w my friends.
Anosa says
Aww that’s nice Suzanne thanks
Ophelia Tang says
This sounds like a great tour. I love Harry Potter and I can’t wait to check out these places for myself. Thanks for sharing.
Anosa says
You’re most welcome Ophelia
Amila Wickramarachchi says
It seems Strawberry Tours does a great job by offering free walking tours.As a popular city such as London,it is good to have such guided tour which is also free.I checked their site and love to take a Free Landmarks Tour if I visit London any day.Anyway,Harry Potter tour sounds great too..
Anosa says
London can be an expensive city especially for most tourists so Strawberry Tours are doing a lot of us a great service by offering free walking tours
Hannah Latoya Bond says
Im a big Harry Potter fan so would love to do this tour
Anosa says
You should Hannah, its well worth the almost two hour walk around London
Melanie says
I love Harry Potter and I can’t believe that they do this tour for free. I will deffo check out Strawberry tours next time im in town x
Anosa says
I know right, its crazy that there is a free walking tour and many people don’t know about it!
Bex Smith says
Strawberry Tours sound great. I’m a big fan of Harry Potter so this definitely sounds like my kind of tour
Charli Russon says
I love free walking tours, they’re a really great way of seeing a city and finding out a bit about the history. I’ve never done a HP one but I’d definitely do this if in London for anything other than work!
C x
Amber says
I think it’s so cool that this is a free tour. My daughter would want to do it. She’s more into Harry Potter than I am.
Corinne & Kirsty says
I live in London and love Harry Potter so this would be just perfect for me! there is so much to see in that city!
Britt's So Unbelievably Blesse says
Love this post! The pictures are phenomenal. Next time I am in Europe, I have plans to stop over in London & I see your blog has some great recommendations for me. 🙂