5 to 9 Nov 2026 · Times in London
Check out of Wilde, drop your bags at Point A, the Golden Tours bus to the Studio Tour, then the Platform 9¾ trolley photo, dinner and an early night at King's Cross.
Comfort day: cozy cool for the Studio Tour, like a cropped puffer or the long coat, wide-leg jeans, a statement knit and clean leather sneakers. It's also packing day, so travel in your bulkiest boots and coat to free up suitcase space.
Getting thereAt the hotel.
Last breakfast at Wilde. Pack up and check out by about 10:00 (10 AM). Dress for the Studio Tour so you don't need your suitcases until tonight.
Getting thereFrom Wilde: about 25 min by taxi with your bags.
Point A Hotel King's Cross, 324 Gray's Inn Road, WC1X 8BU. Check-in isn't until 15:00 (3 PM), so leave your suitcases at the desk. They charge about £3 a bag and you must collect them before midnight, which you will.
Getting thereFrom Point A: 6 min walk to King's Cross St Pancras, then 12 min on the Victoria line.
From King's Cross St Pancras, a 6-minute walk from Point A. Then a short walk to Bulleid Way.
Getting thereFrom Victoria station: about 7 min walk to Bulleid Way.
Meet at Bus Stop 1, Bulleid Way, Victoria, SW1W 9SR. Be there by 11:45. Booking BR-1455000357.
Getting thereCoach from Victoria, about 1 hr to 1 hr 15 min.
The Great Hall, Diagon Alley, Platform 9¾ and the Hogwarts Express, the Forbidden Forest and Gringotts. Get a Butterbeer and lunch at the studio café. In Leavesden, about 30 km northwest of London.
Getting thereCoach back, about 1 hr to 1 hr 15 min.
Then the Victoria line straight to King's Cross St Pancras, about 12 min.
Getting thereFrom Victoria: the Victoria line to King's Cross St Pancras. About 15 min including the walk.
Your Platform 9¾ moment before the train, while the staff are there. Inside King's Cross on the western concourse. Free, first come first served. Staff hand you a house scarf and hold it mid-air for the photo, and the queue is shortest after 20:00 (8 PM). The photographer and shop wrap up around 21:00 (9 PM) on Sundays, so come straight here from the bus. If it runs late, go here before dinner. Optional paid photo pass skips the line.
Getting thereFrom King's Cross: about 5 min walk.
Khari: 'best Indian food I've ever had in my life.' A Bombay café in an old railway goods shed, a 5 min walk from the station. Order the house black daal, chicken ruby, okra fries and a bottomless house chai for Za. Skip the lamb dishes. Mostly walk-in, so book a slot if you can. Point A is a 10 min walk after.
Getting thereFrom Dishoom: about 10 min walk.
About an 8 min walk from King's Cross. Grab your bags from the desk and check in to your Accessible Double Room. Repack for Paris tonight and set two alarms: you leave at 04:20 (4:20 AM). Checkout is normally 11:00, so just drop the keys on the way out.