Leadenhall Market – Harry Potter Diagon Alley?

Leadenhall Market

After our Tower of London visit, we proceeded to Leadenhall Market – the filming site of Harry Potter movies’ shopping street, Diagon Alley.  It doesnt really look like what’s in the movie (see picture on right), perhaps Muggles (human) eye cannot see what’s really going on :-p.

The actual Leadenhall Market looked much more organized and classy with a number of restaurants and luxury item shops e.g. pens and leather goods.  The market is also the site for a city dating programme – Meet in the Market.  See other events that also took place in the Leadenhall Market here.

The market was quite busy, probably because it was a Friday late afternoon where the working class could discuss over beer. There was a mini-bazaar in the middle of the market selling food and all sorts of knick-knacks. There were even shoe-polishing services.

We settled down at the Market Cafe at the North Entrance to the Leadenhall Market – the price was quite reasonable and the serving quite large – escalope of chicken (the one TY is holding; actually its just chicken cutlet with fries) for just £4.80.  My lasagna cost less than £4.  A good pit stop after a hectic morning.

Next stop: Natural History Museum.

1. Budapest Great Market Hall (Nagycsarnok)
2. Shopping in Cesky Krumlov – 15 Million Year Old Gemstone, Wooden Toys and Bears
3. Vienna Naschmarkt and Flohmarkt (Flea Market)
4. Hong Kong Night Markets: Temple Street (Men’s Street), Tung Choi Street (Ladies Market)
5. Souvenir Shopping in London