The Potter Trail Private Tour: Immerse Yourself in the Magic of Edinburgh and Harry Potter

Embark on a private Harry Potter tour in Edinburgh with the original and highly-rated tour company. Immerse yourself in the magic, ask questions, and customize the experience. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Greyfriars Kirkyard - We begin our tour in the city’s historic Greyfriars Kirkyard where JK Rowling spent a lot of time while writing the books. Here we’ll see several names on gravestones that inspired characters in the series including William McGonagall and Thomas Riddell.
    From here we will also see two potential inspirations for Hogwarts in…
What's Included
  • Experienced guide
What's Not Included
  • Please bring something that you can use as a wand. This can be anything roughly wand shaped - a pen or umbrella will work well!
Additional Information

Established in 2012, we are the inaugural Edinburgh Harry Potter tour service. Our guides have accumulated the most knowledge of any tour service in Edinburgh and consistently receive the highest ratings by visitors on all review platforms.
Scheduling a private tour with us guarantees an unparalleled experience for Harry Potter enthusiasts, as it gives…

Location
Greyfriars Bobby's grave
All of our guides can be distinguished by our black cloaks!
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Sandramb524uq
Nov 10, 2025
Great guide (Alistair)! - This is a great tour - our guide, Alistair, was perfect! We recommend this tour and this guide to everyone! The way the guide interacts with the visitors is absolutely amusing.
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S6544tulindseyw
Nov 8, 2025
Amazing tour guide Caroline! - Absolutely amazing. Caroline is an amazing guide with sooo much knowledge not just about Harry Potter but Edinburgh itself. Me and my daughter had so much fun in just 90 mins sightseeing and taking in the knowledge she had. If you are looking for something to do whilst is in edinburgh and your potter heads like us then this is it!
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P1109wranal
Nov 8, 2025
Becky is the best!! - This experience couldn’t have been better! I would definitely recommend this tour to every witch, wizard or muggle around the world. Our tour guide Becky was extremely friendly, funny, enthusiastic and most importantly very experienced about the Wizarding World! I highly recommend this one!
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983laran
Nov 6, 2025
Very cool tour when you are an HP fan - Very fun and interactive tour for Harry Potter. We discovered a lot of anecdotes about Edinburgh and Harry Potter! The guide Sam was very cheerful, funny and pedagogical.
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Mariast8460nt
Nov 5, 2025
Fabulous Potter Trail - This was a wonderful tour. The tour guide was fabulous. She was very lively, engaging, and full of Harry Potter facts. I enjoyed it immensely.
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590katov
Nov 3, 2025
Great experience! - It was a great experience! I would recommend it to every Harry Potter fan. Our guide, Sam, was very enthusiastic and knew everything about Potter lore.
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Sunshine-stardust
Nov 3, 2025
The Perfect Potter tour - Our guide was excellent - friendly, incredibly knowledgeable and engaging. It is worth wearing a lot of warm clothes in cooler months as there is more standing than walking, but it is well worth it as we learnt a lot of interesting Potter facts on the tour. I can thoroughly recommend a hot chocolate at Alandas (near where the tour starts) to warm up afterwards!
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Karenbw8109vh
Oct 30, 2025
Great for adults and children - Great tour for adults and children. Our tour guide Becky was really friendly, welcoming and full of knowledge and passion for everything Harry Potter. I would highly recommend.
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R3217ffjonasl
Oct 30, 2025
Highly recommend - Roisin showed us the magical world in Edinburgh and we loved it. Unfortunately my House (Hufflepuff) lost but we will get you in Quidditch Gryffindor 😉 I highly recommend the Tour to everyone only slightly interested in Harry Potter
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626carolinao
Oct 30, 2025
Lovely trip for Harry Potter fans! - I loved it very much specially when we were at the graveyard searching for names. Although I think it could be a bit longer and go to more places, like the diagonal ally.
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