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Warner Bros. Studio Tour<br />
The Warner Bros. Studio Tour brings new meaning<br />
to the phrase ‘movie magic’ with its dazzling Making<br />
Of Harry Potter experience. Interactive and full of<br />
surprises, it gives film fans the chance to step inside<br />
150,000 square feet of Harry Potter movie set and<br />
learn its behind-the-scenes secrets. Visitors can tread<br />
the flagstones of Hogwarts Great Hall, take a sneak<br />
peek inside Dumbledore’s office and Hagrid’s hut, and<br />
stroll up the shop-lined Diagon Alley. Enchanted props<br />
even give ‘muggles’ (humans) the chance to help Mrs<br />
Weasley with the ironing in the kitchen of the Burrow.<br />
Hogwarts’ rickety wooden bridge has recently been<br />
opened for visitors to tramp across, and you can also<br />
sip a sweet butterbeer from the Three Broomsticks<br />
pub. Alongside the stunning sets, there are myriad<br />
props, costumes and animatronics to captivate visitors.<br />
Warner Bros. Studio Tour, p. 36.<br />
Step inside...<br />
Adults: £3.00<br />
Children: £1.50<br />
Concessions: £2.00<br />
Contact: 020 3642 6588<br />
Open: 7 days a week<br />
www.themonument.info<br />
SIGHTSEEING<br />
IMAGE © WARNER BROS. STUDIO TOUR<br />
SOMERSET HOUSE<br />
This glorious neoclassical<br />
18th-century building<br />
houses the Courtauld<br />
Gallery (p. 46), and a<br />
fountain-filled courtyard.<br />
Until 6 Jan Skate At<br />
Somerset House. Take<br />
a spin around the ice in<br />
Somerset House’s glorious<br />
courtyard. 10.00-22.15.<br />
Admission from £12.50.<br />
Until 3 Mar Valentino:<br />
Master Of Couture.<br />
Exhibition about the<br />
legendary designer and<br />
his creations. Embankment<br />
level daily 10.00-18.00; river<br />
terrace and Seamen’s Hall<br />
daily 08.00-23.00; courtyard<br />
daily 07.30-23.00.<br />
Admission free.<br />
Strand, WC2. 020<br />
7845 4600. somerset<br />
house.org.uk Ë Temple/<br />
Embankment. Map C6.<br />
ST. JAMES’S PALACE<br />
One of <strong>London</strong>’s oldest<br />
palaces, constructed in the<br />
14th century and home<br />
to British royalty for three<br />
centuries. It’s still a busy<br />
working palace. Visitors can<br />
watch part of the Queen’s<br />
Guard mount daily at<br />
11.00 in Friary Court. Next<br />
door, Clarence House is<br />
part of the same grounds<br />
and contains the <strong>London</strong><br />
residences of The Prince<br />
Of Wales and Prince Harry.<br />
Palace and House not open<br />
to the public.<br />
Pall Mall, SW1. royal.<br />
gov.uk Ë St. James’s<br />
Park. Map C5/D5.<br />
ST. MARTIN-IN-<br />
THE-FIELDS<br />
Graceful Palladian church<br />
with live classical and jazz<br />
music, a brass rubbing<br />
centre and a café. Mon,<br />
Tues, Fri 08.30-13.00<br />
& 14.00-18.00; Wed<br />
08.30-13.15 & 14.00-<br />
17.00; Thurs 08.30-13.15<br />
& 14.00-18.00; Sat 09.30-<br />
18.00; Sun 15.30-17.00.<br />
Church not open to visitors<br />
during the hours of service.<br />
Admission free; audio tours<br />
£3.50; brass rubbing<br />
The Monument is provided by The City of <strong>London</strong> Corporation - a uniquely diverse organisation in that it not only promotes and upports<br />
the City and provides it with a full range of services, but also provides wider services for <strong>London</strong> and for the nation as a whole.<br />
January 2013|LONDON PLANNER|visitlondon.com | 33
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