Stand on Platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross Station

“When we arrived, we found an immense queue for the photo booth part of the experience. So immense, in fact, that it had to be cut in half, with lots of people sent to line up outside before being allowed to join the formal queue. When we got to the photo booth itself, it turned out to be the classic platform sign and half a luggage trolley imbedded in the wall, as though passing through to the platform where the Hogwarts Express awaits. The staff offered props (such as a house scarf and your choice of wand), then snapped my picture.”

“Next, the queueing. It does take forever and you do have to be conscious of the people actually there to catch trains. However, there was a really nice atmosphere and sense of comradery while we were standing in line and the staff were friendly so I didn’t mind overly much.”

“After dinner, we realized the best way back included a stop we've been looking for an excuse to make at King's Cross Station to see Platform 9 3/4! Like everything else in London, there was a line (or as the British say "a queue") just to take a picture with the cart, so we snuck in a picture of just the cart.”