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Itinerary advice for June visit

Hello - I'm ecstatic to learn that our visit to London will coincide with the Trooping the Colour, but it falls on the day that I planned to visit the Harry Potter Studio. Thus, I'm trying to figure out how to fit the studio tour in elsewhere. Right now, I'm looking at the afternoon of Day 3 after the Churchill War Room Tour or Day 6 after the Trooping the Colour. Also, would we have time for the Key Gardens on Day 2? I would be grateful for advice including guidance on whether you would change anything around.

  • Day 1: Arrival afternoon. We're staying near Victoria Station. Nothing planned except walking around, maybe evensong at St. Paul's
  • Day 2: Wimbledon Tour and Richmond. Would we have time for the Kew Gardens?
  • Day 3: Churchill War Room Secrets Tour. Could I fit Harry Potter into the afternoon or maybe the British Museum?
  • Day 4: Tower of London, Tower Bridge Tour; Globe Theatre Tour and Show (if tickets available)
  • Day 5: Greenwich (cutty sark, museum, observatory); West End show (booked)
  • Day 6: Trooping the Colour. Could I fit Harry Potter in the afternoon or maybe the British Museum?
  • Day 7: Train to York (not booked, flexible timing)

Thanks!

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Your trip sounds amazing Jodi.

If you are visiting Richmond on Tuesday, then you should have time for Kew Gardens as the closing hours are typically around 7:00 p.m. (check online for exact times).

For the Harry Potter Studios Tour, you could probably make either Day 3 or Day 4 work. To determine which is the best would recommend that you check the ending times for the Churchill War Room Tours and Trooping of the Colour. It will take about 1.5 to 2 hours via tube, train, and shuttle to get to the Warner Brothers Studio. It is likely going to be more crowded on the day of the Trooping of the Colour, so you might factor some extra time to get out of the crowds to the tube. Then a typical visit to the Studio is about 3-5 hours. The good news is that the Studio is open later in the summer. Based on your comfort with the times, you can decide which day might work.