No, we’re not talking about the 2019 film The Souvenir starring Tilda Swinton, we’re talking about good old fashioned movie souvenirs.
When you visit a theme park or a holiday destination we all pick up some incredible items as a memento of our trip.
Something to take home and to remember the experience.
We’ve listed a few UK movie attractions that you must visit and the epic movie souvenirs that you can pick up from the attraction in question.
There are numerous movie attractions scattered around the country and I’m sure we’ve missed many a wonderful place off of our top-5 list.
It’s even more of a reason for me to go and visit more and more movie-themed places around the UK.
The items below are some of my personal favorites and I hope you like them too!
A Harry Potter Wand From the Warner Brothers Studio Tour
As part of the incredible Warner Brothers Studio Tour in London, there is a gift shop stocked full of incredible Harry Potter merchandise.
From chocolate frogs to Griffindor scarfs to prop replicas it really is the home of all things Harry Potter.
The Warner Brothers Studio Tour in Hollywood had an amazing gift shop and they certainly know how to merchandise.
The stand-out item for me thou, however, is the fact you can buy character wands.
These detailed wand replicas come in custom boxes and look absolutely incredible!
Pick your favorite character and own their wand.
I’m a sucker for choosing the bad guys so I ended up with a Voldemort wand myself and the detail is superb!
Rare Saw Merchandise from the Saw Store at Thorpe Park
Feeling brave? I hope so because It’s time to play a game.
Once you come off this incredible Gerstlauer roller coaster at Thorpe Park you walk into the Saw Store.
Packed to the roof with limited edition Saw goodies for that budding horror fan.
It was impossible to pick just one item in the store. There’s so much limited edition swag here.
From resin models of the ride to mugs, hoodies and merchandise ONLY sold at that store and nowhere else in the country.
A LEGO Millenium Falcon from LEGO Land
With every LEGO movie comes LEGO movie goodies.
From Star Wars to Batman and even the upcoming Trolls: World Tour there are numerous movie souvenirs to pick-up at the incredible LegoLand Windsor or even your local LEGO store.
We’re a sucker for the Star Wars LEGO sets so we had to list this one as our MUST-HAVE item from the collection!
Prepare to sacrifice many hours and days building this but the reward, when completed, is incredibly satisfying!
An Oscars Replica from Madame Tussauds
Easily the cheesiest thing on our list but whilst Madame Tussauds contains a whole range of movie-themed items we’re a sucker for their replica Oscar statues.
Feel like a filmmaker when you display one of these in your film collection.
An item that wouldn’t look out of place in your very own home cinema.
Rare Vintage Posters from The Cinema Museum
In London lies The Cinema Museum where you can pick up some incredibly vintage cinema memorabilia.
This original 1978 cinema poster for Halloween is a little pricey but it’s well worth the investment. Especially for an original piece.
Visit http://www.cinemamuseum.org.uk for more info.
Special Mention
One location that I only remembered about towards the tail end of the article is the James Bond Exhibition in London.
A museum showcasing all of the screen-used cars and gadgets from our favorite Bond films and their gift shop is littered full of incredible James Bond themed items and limited edition collectibles.
Now that you have a good idea of where to shop for movie goodies you can easily stock up that home movie theatre of yours.
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