Platform 9¾

★ 3.7 (4,137)Free

Platform 9¾ is a permanent installation at King's Cross station — half a luggage trolley fixed into a brick wall — built to give Harry Potter fans a place to recreate the books' magical platform, alongside a small gift shop selling house scarves and wands. At a 3.7 rating, it's the lowest-rated spot in this batch, and reviews consistently point to the same complaint: long queues, sometimes up to an hour, for what amounts to a brief staged photo. It's a genuine must for hardcore fans, especially with kids, but worth going in with realistic expectations about the wait relative to the payoff.

✨ Reasons to go

1A half-trolley is fixed permanently into the brick wall at King's Cross station, styled after the fictional Harry Potter platform.
2Staff run a free staged photo op here, with a paid professional version also offered.
3An attached shop sells house scarves and wands for browsing even without joining the photo queue.

💡 Good to know

1Go early in the morning or later in the evening to avoid the worst of the queue, which can stretch to an hour midday
2the photo is free, but staff will offer a paid professional version, so decide in advance if you want it
3the attached shop is worth a browse even if you skip the photo line.

⏱️ Typical visit

20 min

🕰️ Best time

early morning, morning, lunchtime, afternoon, early evening or evening

🚶 Walking intensity

Easy pace

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Address

King’s Cross, Euston Rd., London N1C 4AP, UKGoogle Apple

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Booking

Walk-in

What people say

"For any Harry Potter hardcore fan it’s a must to go to platform 9 3/4 in king’s cross but the queue for the picture is very long. Can take a 1hr wait Its the exact location of the story, the Harry Potter studios have the same prop so you save some time there. There’s a nice store next to it but again, the Harry Potter studios have gift shop next to it."

— Hug Dealer