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Pottering around Britain 'Hogwarts' style 
JUNE 16, 2004 at 8:44 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: New Zealand Herald
A bunch of fan sites were mentioned yesterday in a New Zealand Herald article
detailing the different options available when considering a Harry Potter themed tour of the United Kingdom.
HP Fan Trips received a nod and was included among other tours, detailing their special "Quidditch" game and exclusive ride on steam engine #5972 (the actual "Hogwarts Express" train from the movies):
So great is the Pottermania that every possible place where scenes from the films have been shot has been carefully tracked, documented and placed on a tour itinerary for fans from around the world.
Unfortunately you've just missed HP Fan Trips' special 6-day tour, including a ride on the Hogwarts Express and all sorts of wizard activities, to mark the release of The Prisoner of Azkaban.
HP Fan Trips rides the real "Hogwarts Express"
Among the many Harry Potter fan sites on the Internet which keep close track of places associated with the young wizard are: sites dedicated to actor Daniel Radcliffe who plays Harry Potter or DanRadcliffe.com, the Harry Potter Automatic News Aggregator [that's us!], FictionAlley, MuggleNet, UK Harry Potter, Harry Potter Lexicon, DarkMark, Diagon Alley, Wizard News and the self-proclaimed official Harry Potter site.
The Herald goes into great detail about where you can find the real Gringott's Bank (Australia House), Platform 9 3/4 (King's Cross), and the entrance hall to Hogwarts (Christ Church in Oxford). Coincidentally, HP Fan Trips went to several of these locations during the trip, which you'll be able to read about (and see pictures of!) shortly.
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Seer
Points: 15207
Brittany Radcliffe says:
AHHHHHH i wish i could have went on that trip!!
i would have given anything to ride on the Hogwarts Express and to see where the movies were filmed waaaaaaaah. and all the HP related stuff they got to do. humph.
hmmmm most those sites they mentioned i go to.
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 8:46 PM EST
Weird Sisters Lead Singer
Points: 5747
Annie Potter says:
WOW!!! I bet that would have been great to go on! I would have loved it!!! I'm so jealous of people who got to go!!! 1st to post?
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 8:47 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2119
hpchik898 says:
I wanted to go but my mom said "We can't afford it." Well *tear* You think she would love her first daughter.
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 8:48 PM EST
Witch
Points: 548
tinkerbel says:
Well, that is really great for all of those who got to go on the trip! Unfortunately I was not one of them but I do not hold a gruge (with very glaring stare into space). Good for them!
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 8:52 PM EST
Honeydukes Sweetie Pie
(Moderator)
Points: 4677
Keng says:
Ah, geez... that'd be great to go on. All the way over in England... maybe we can go to England for summer vacaction...? *crosses fingers and wishes*
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 8:52 PM EST
Slytherin's Ferret
Points: 11875
Miss Azn Malfoy says:
I wish i could go on a HP Fan Trip. Tis good that the people wo can go, go!
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 9:10 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2303
padfoot5312 says:
It would be fun to go and see where they filmed the different parts of the movie. I would love to visit the castle. Of course, Just to travel oversea would be great.
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 9:20 PM EST
Unspeakable
Points: 3920
stocco says:
Gaa! I'm so jealous. That would have probably been the highlight of my life. Haha. Besides the Pistons winning the NBA championship, haha.
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 9:34 PM EST
Student
Points: 255
dans_gurl says:
That's so unfair, I wanted to go. Way unfair. tell me how un fair is that? ~calm down, breath~ okay I'm better. ~starts to cry~
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 9:37 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1002
ronluver90 says:
That is soooooooooooooo cool! I need to go to all all these other harry potter sites and check out all the trips etc. All those kids who got to go to that, i'm wicked jealous of you!!!(evil stare)
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 9:43 PM EST
Obliviator
(Moderator)
Points: 8080
Prof. Dish says:
That sounds like a really awesome trip! I've never seen anything in person that they've used in a movie, and it would just be so surreal for me to experience! I'm sure the whole thing was really expensive though, and as much fun as it sounds, I couldn't afford it even if I could get over to England!
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 9:47 PM EST
Professional Beater
Points: 20876
feltonluver says:
Ahhh i so wish i could have gone on that trip it looks like so much fun and chris rankin hosting the trip woudl have been awesome.
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 9:59 PM EST
Animagus
Points: 19446
Sirius-Ella says:
That's awesome! I really wanna go to London! I know some people who live there says it's boring but I have to disagree..hehe
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 10:03 PM EST
Headmaster
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Cheeser says:
I'll tell you what, we had THE compartments that were used in the filming. So somebody sat in the same seats as Dan, Emma, Rupert, David (Thewlis) and others! Wait til you see the pictures, they're so awesome and look exactly like what we saw in PoA (obviously).
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 10:07 PM EST
Student
Points: 219
orlib_luvr says:
I wish I lived in the UK! It would be so great to go on one of those tours! I wonder how much they cost?
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 10:18 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1326
luv4permboy says:
I was thinking, but if people are going to these places all the time, when can they shoot and not have people there?n Wouldn't that be hard to do and organize?
Posted Jun 16, 2004 at 11:00 PM EST
Crookshanks Caretaker
Points: 3779
hermionefan1 says:
Awesome, i would love to go to these "tours". It would be fun, and well worth thr mobey in my opinion.
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 12:29 AM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1303
wahnaroo22 says:
I wish I could've gone. It would have been a lot of fun. I wonder how they recreated Quidditch. Trust me, I've tried, but it didn't work.
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 12:55 AM EST
The Girl Who Lived
Points: 4208
Tacha says:
I wish I could have been there! Sounds like loads of fun! Getting to know lots of potterholics, seeing HP sights and locations, the train, the games. *sighs* Soooo much goodness and I was busy studing, not fair *sobs* But Hopefully I can go on future HP fan trips *crossing fingers*
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 1:28 AM EST
Witch
Points: 707
i_love_tom says:
Wish i could have gone on da trip. That would be soooooo cool!!!
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 2:00 AM EST
Witch
Points: 502
maggie_and_mags says:
There's an HP Fan Trips' special 6-day tour?!?! Argh!! Why didn't they tell us earlier?? I want to go!! No!!
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 2:09 AM EST
Muggle
Points: 95
mr8boy says:
Well i like to see Hogwarts Express why they didn`t tell us? but ican`t come now
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 2:40 AM EST
Mad Cow Breeder
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Lord Of The Cows says:
Wow i wish i culd go on that trip, six days, id be so happy, well im not now n0w that i didnt go. i hope they do more.
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 3:38 AM EST
Dan Radcliffe's Lovah
Points: 8771
JaDa Radcliffe says:
WOW!!! That is sooooooooo cool!!! How i wish to be there as well.. MAn, some people just have such luck.. Why didn't they tell us sooner?? I wanna go, i wanna go!!!
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 4:19 AM EST
Student
Points: 294
Moaning.Myrtle says:
Sounds like loads of fun....!
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 4:29 AM EST
Witch
Points: 802
padfoot18 says:
Awesome. I wish I could do something like that. Lucky people who live in Britian get chances to do everything. Awwee the envy is just boiling inside. Oh well Maybe someday.
Posted Jun 17, 2004 at 4:49 AM EST
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