You can take a guided tour of Harry Styles's hometown for as little as £20, including exact spot where he had his first kiss - but you need to be quick
- Tours will run from June until September, but tickets are already on sale
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This summer a pretty village in Cheshire, northwest England, will be overrun with tourists. But rather than looking out for the town's picturesque sights, the visitors will instead be focused on something else - Harry Styles's favourite haunts.
Holmes Chapel, the village where the 30-year-old popstar and heartthrob grew up, will tomorrow officially launch 'Harry's Home Village Tour', promising the Watermelon Sugar singer's fans the chance to visit places that shaped his upbringing for £20 per person.
The guided tours, run by the Holmes Chapel Partnership, will start in June and run until September, but online booking is already available.
Lasting between two and a half to three hours, the walking tour will take in sites including Harry's childhood home, his school, Mandeville’s Bakery - where a 14-year-old Harry used to work on Saturdays - Twemlow Viaduct and even the local Chinese restaurant where he wooed fellow international popstar Taylor Swift.
Harries will also be able to take a selfie with a life-size carboard cut-out of a 14-year-old Harry in his apron in Mandeville's Bakery.
A 14-year-old Harry Styles worked in Holmes Chapel's Mandeville's Bakery on Saturdays during his youth
These Harry Styles fans visited Holmes Chapel Train Station on April 17, 2024 in Holmes Chapel, England
The 180-year-old Twemlow Viaduct holds special significance for Harry, who rose to fame as a fifth of boyband One Direction, given that it was where he had his first kiss.
It's also where he etched his name in This is Us, the 2013 documentary about the band, which was born out of seventh series of X Factor in 2010.
Since then, fans have descended on the viaduct to write their own names and messages on what has become known as 'Harry's Wall'.
During the tour, Harry's fans will be strongly discouraged from writing on the Grade II listed Twemlow Viaduct wall. Instead participants will be given a slate heart (included in the £20 ticket price) to decorate and leave at the site. The hearts will be collected by Harry's father, Desmond.
Those who sign up to the official tour will also receive a 'Harry's Home Village Tour' map, which offers exclusive deals with local shops and venues in Holmes Chapel.
Merchandise, including T-shirts and key rings with the tour's official logo, will be available to purchase during the tour and online.
Fans who are under 16 will need to be accompanied by an adult of at least 18.
In April, Holmes Chapel Partnership invited applications for tour guide roles, open to those who have a genuine interest in the village and its history as well as links to its most famous export.
The guided tours, run by the Holmes Chapel Partnership, will start in June and run until September, but online booking is already available
Fortune City Chinese Restaurant, where Harry Styles once took Taylor Swift on a date
Thousands of Harry Styles fans from across the world have been flocking to Harry Style's place of work before he became famous: Mandeville's bakery
Pictured at the bakery is a photo of One Direction when they popped into Mandevilles in their heyday
The railway viaduct where Harry famously wrote his name in a One Direction docufilm - and fans now flock there to write their own adoring messages to Harry
Pictured visiting Mandeville's bakery (L-R) is Victoria Kamps, 24, from Germany, Nicole Kinowski, 24, from Chicago and Magda J, 21, from Poland
Devoted fans from America (pictured) have travelled across the pond to tour the local landmarks that shaped the popstar's upbringing
Peter Whiers, chairman of Holmes Chapel Partnership, said: 'We aim to start official tours of Harry’s Home Village on Saturday mornings in June and weekdays in July, August and September, and will be recruiting Harry Styles fans from sixteen and over to act as local guides.'
He added: 'It has been an incredible year with over 5,000 visitors and four TV crews making the pilgrimage as the Harries continued to arrive in Holmes Chapel.
'Even the worst of the winter months has not stopped them from braving muddy banks and wet fields to pay homage at Harry's Wall at the viaduct.'
He continued: 'But we now think it is time for Holmes Chapel to increase what we can offer to the young visitors and ensure they return home with a memorable experience of Harry's village.'
The partnership was bracing itself for a high number of applications for tour guide roles and planned to hold a half-day assessment session on April 20 to recruit up to sixteen people.
The launch of 'Harry's Home Village Tour' comes after Harry reportedly split from his girlfriend of 14 months, Taylor Russell.
