Leavesden Studios is a ‘bucket list’ destination for Harry Potter fans. We have been lucky to visit five times. The pictures here highlight all our visits. The Christmas visit was the best. They really do a great job of decorating for the season. These pictures only hint at what there is to been seen. You can easily stay all day and not take it all in. Taking pictures is a must, but don’t let it get in the way of really looking at everything. The studio has so much to display that they are constantly rotating things in and out. Plus they are slowly expanding. As a consequence, there are new things every year. A couple of tips: Make ticket reservations for the earliest opening time — you don’t want to lose any available time. Hire an ‘interactor’ — a personal guide for your party. It cost about 100 British pounds, but it is well worth it. You have to phone to set it up; it isn’t mentioned on the web site. Your ‘interactor’ can show you things regular ticket holders won’t see and will stay with you all day.
The new entrance opened in 2019 as part of the new Gringotts exhibit.
View of the Great Hall doors from the screening room. The movie screen rises to present this view.
The drawing room of Malfoy Manor.
The moving staircase and portraits of Hogwarts.
The Dueling Club dueling platform in the Great Hall, Aug 2013.
The Gryffindor common room.
Diagon Alley view from the Leaky Cauldron.
Inside the Hogwarts Express with Harry, Ron and the Food Trolly.
Number 4, Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surry.
The Great Hall at Christmas time, December 2014.
The huge Hogwarts castle diorama. It is amazingly detailed.
Yule Ball ice sculpture and costumes: Cedric, Hermione, Cho, and Viktor.
The cupboard under the stairs from number 4, Privet Drive.
Card model of the Burrow. There are dozens of beautifully made card models on display.
Bogart-Snape costume -- what Neville's grandmother wears.
Living room at number 4, Privet Drive.
The Knight Bus -- with shrunken head.
Hagrid's animatronic head.
One of Evana Lynch's 'bare foot' boots worn in the forest scene with Harry and the Thestrals.
Luna Lovegood's Gryffindor lion hat.
Quidditch balls storage chest.
Copy of Advanced Potion Making and other props being shown close up by an 'Interactor.'
The new entry lobby has a lot more space and great displays. The Ukrainian Ironbelly dragon dominates the hall.
Leavesden Studios keeps getting better. The new Gringotts exhibit is fantastic!
This is a telephoto picture of the Lestrange vault. When standing at the exhibit, you have to look carefully to see the illuminated skull way in the back.
January 2020 special exhibit in the Great Hall.
The Hogwarts Express was added in 2015. Each compartment is fitted with artifacts from one of the stories.
