Discover London’s Best-Loved Filming Spots on Foot
If like us you enjoy the escapism, beauty and drama of film and tv, then you will love our walking tours of some of the UK’s most prized filming spots in neighbourhoods across London. Our guests’ faces light up with the joy of recognition as we take them to stunning locations which feature heavily in films and tv series.
Our tour of Royal Greenwich includes the iconic Old Royal Naval College whose majestic architecture has served as a backdrop for a plethora of blockbusting television series, including Bridgerton and The Crown, and award-winning films including Les Misérables and Napoleon.
Hampton Court: Where Bridgerton Meets the Big Screen
Comparable in grandeur, and certainly as versatile in its settings, is Hampton Court Palace, where films as diverse as Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again! and The Young Victoria have been shot. Many parts of the palace and its formal gardens appear in the fantasy period drama series, Bridgerton and its spin-off, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The decadent spirit of Bridgerton is emulated in Top Tasting Tours’ experience which finishes with a delicious, freshly made afternoon tea.
Explore Notting Hill: From Rom-Coms to Paddington Bear
Filmic streetscapes are the flavour of the day on the Notting Hill and Kensington tour for Top Tasting Tours, which visits some of the key locations from the legendary Notting Hill rom com of 1999. Thanks to its timeless humour and engaging sentimentality, Notting Hill the film is still enjoyed by aficionados over a quarter of a century since it first hit our screens. Guests on the Top Tasting Tours experience see the private garden where Hugh Grant and Julia Roberts’ characters first kiss, as well as the inimitable blue front door. Younger guests on the Notting Hill tour are in for a treat as well, with easily recognisable film locations from the all-star cast Paddington Bear films.
Harry Potter Film Locations Hidden in London’s Markets
Harry Potter fans of all ages will enjoy seeing some of the most memorable locations from the films on our Three Markets tour, which includes three historic markets in the East End of London. Guests will discover the location used for the Leaky Cauldron in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban at foodie hotspot, Borough Market. Most notably, the tour includes Leadenhall Market, with its distinctive Victorian architecture, which featured heavily in the first Harry Potter film as the magical shopping street, Diagon Alley and the Leaky Cauldron.
Only those in the know will be able to find the tiny alleyway used for filming Diagon Alley in Covent Garden. Guests on the Top Tasting Tours walk of the area will be able to step back in time along its narrow passage and imagine themselves in the Harry Potter world of wizardry and magic.
Top Tasting Tours’ experiences blend this magic of familiar and unknown. They take you behind the scenes, not only to see, but also to taste the very best things a neighbourhood in London has to offer. The guide is always local and fun, with a wealth of history and stories to bring your guests’ experiences to life. And… Action!