Harry Potter Walking Tour: Unfold Wizarding History in Edinburgh
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48 Ratings
Edinburgh
Unfold the history and origins of the world's most famous Wizard on this Harry Potter walking tour in Edinburgh. Explore iconic locations and sights that inspired JK Rowling's wizarding universe. Perfect for families and die-hard fans!
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
1 day
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Highlights
- Edinburgh Waverley Station - historical Waverley Train station : Trains being an iconic part of a young wizards journey.
- Edinburgh Old Town - Edinburgh University Old College
- Edinburgh Castle - Edinburgh Castle
- Greyfriars Kirkyard - Tom Riddles Grave
What's Included
- Elephant Cafe
- Greyfriars Kirkyard
- Victoria Street
- Fun Local Guide
What's Not Included
- Food
- Drink
- Hotel pickup / Drop Off
Additional Information
Discover the history and origins of the world’s most renowned wizard on this Edinburgh walking tour - a fantastic family day out.
This city is home to numerous enchanting Potter sights and was the muse for JK Rowling’s creation of the beloved wizarding world.
Starting from Tron Kirk on The Royal Mile, we’ll first enjoy a view of the historic Waverley Train station, a symbol of a young wizard’s voyage.
Next, we visit Edinburgh University Old College followed by a quick detour into the Old Town to explore a mystical graveyard and a shop on Victoria street, the inspiration for Diagon Alley.
We’ll also admire the iconic Edinburgh Castle and numerous other sites that fueled JK Rowling’s imagination while crafting her novels, including the famous café where Harry Potter was born.
Ideal for families and hardcore Harry Potter fans.
A 2-hour stroll.
Location
122 High St
High Street
Meeting Point = Tron Kirk (The Royal Mile Market)
We meet outside of the Tron Kirk
Opposite Bella Italia on the world famous Royal Mile.
Nearest train station is Waverly station, its a 10min walk away.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.7
(48 Ratings)
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Mindib2015
Mar 24, 2024
Fun - Guide was excellent. Made it fun and playful. Keaton was knowledgeable! As we had read there is no actual filming that took place in Edinburgh and the coffee shop JK Rowling wrote at is gone but you get to see her prints.
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Vívian
Mar 24, 2024
A must do for Harry Potter fans - Loved the tour. Benjamin was an excellent guide. If you are a Harry Potter fan heading to Edinburgh I definitely recommend this tour.
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Leahmm206
Mar 17, 2024
Harry Potter Tour - Edinburgh - Great tour with Benjamin! He was most excellent with Harry Potter knowledge around the sites in Edinburgh. He was engaging with our 7 year old son throughout and also provided some comedic bits along the tour. Would recommend to any HP fan young or old! Small tour group was a bonus for us too.
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Peternl7837pq
Mar 10, 2024
Fab and fun Harry Potter tour. - A fun and interesting tour - learned lots from the very knowledgeable guide Benjamin who was also great A great way to see the old city for all ages!
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Pavelbc9046xi
Feb 10, 2024
Wonderful experience - Amazing journey into Harry Potter's world.
Our guide, Benjamin was super friendly and devoted to his job.
Highly recommended to all Harry Potter and Edinburgh fans :)
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Hugo
Jan 10, 2024
Amazing experience - Lovely walking tour through several locations in Edinburgh. Full and detailed explanation of all inspirational locations of the Harry potter series.
Kirsty was a very chatty and very passionate fan of the series, it was really great to meet her.
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C5879ndraulm
Jan 8, 2024
Harry Potter Origins and more (Scottish ties)! Amazing and amusing - Benjamin was great! Had a total of 7 people in my group, me being with my partner. Benjamin had a combination of good HP humor/jokes to combine with origin story of said topic and mixing in Scottish elements to it. Pretty good for people wanting to experience IRL for 2 hours compared to several hours of research.
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Richard_w
Jan 3, 2024
Excellent! - Excelllent walking tour! Tour guide very informative and really know how about Harry Potter. Try on your 1st day in Edinburgh to know all the good spot
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Jessica_f
Jan 2, 2024
So fun! - Benjamin made our tour so fun! He personalized each stop and included every person on the tour. He was so knowledgeable about the city and the books/movies! 5 stars!
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Ben_c
Mar 21, 2024
If you have kids, look elsewhere! - This "kids-free" tour is not a good one for kids. The guide seemed very nice, but very difficult to understand. My kids (3 and 5) were begging to leave after the first stop. We bailed shortly after, around 10 minutes into the tour. If you have kids, avoid this tour!
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