Warner Bros conjures up accessible Hogwarts tour

Harry Potter fans have taken part in a new film studio tour specially designed for people with sight loss or visual impairment.

Warner Bros Studio Tour in Leavesden, Hertfordshire, partnered with Guide Dogs to create a new accessible experience where visitors can touch props, costumes and "magical" creatures.

The Hogwarts castle model has also been transformed into a raised, tactile floor plan so visitors can feel their way through the location using their fingertips.

Geoff Spooner, senior vice president at the attraction said the tactile tours would allow more fans to "discover how their favourite Harry Potter moments were brought to life through the magic of filmmaking".

Visitors can hold Harry Potter's wand, touch coins from Gringotts wizarding bank and stroke a leg belonging to Aragog the spider.

People with visual impairment were invited to experience the enhancements themselves to offer feedback about the studio tour.

Skie Hewitt, a fan from Basildon in Essex, said she "absolutely loved" visiting the attraction.

She said: "I just feel so happy to be included in the tour now, it was brilliant."

Penny Hefferan from Rayleigh, also in Essex, added: "I'd always thought how fantastic it would be to touch some of the displays, and I'm really thrilled to have been able to do so."

Guide Dogs also helped train staff on how to best approach visitors with sight loss and how to help them navigate busy spaces.

Alex Pepper, head of accessibility at the charity said: "Over the past year, our partnership with the studio tour team has made impactful changes to enhance the experience for visitors with a visual impairment."

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