Edinburgh Walking Tour: Unfold Harry Potter's History and Scottish Cuisine

Uncover the magical world of Harry Potter, explore Edinburgh’s dark history, and savor delicious Scottish cuisine on this engaging and educational walking tour. Join us now!

Duration: 2 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Victoria Street - Discuss how J K Rowling began her journey in creating Harry Potter and how Edinburgh played its part in her journey of writing Harry Potter.
What's Included
  • All fees and taxes included
What's Not Included
  • Snacks
Additional Information

This one-of-a-kind walking excursion intertwines insights about Harry Potter, historical events, and Scottish gastronomy, all while keeping you thoroughly entertained. This enlightening and enjoyable activity offers a peek into J.K. Rowling’s life, a deep dive into the grim past of Edinburgh featuring beheadings and body snatchers, the story of…

Location
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
We will meet outside the National Library of Scotland on George IV Bridge Road.
Cancellation Policy

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

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H8978fqdonaldm
Sep 28, 2024
Do it! - Fantastic tour, ridiculous value for money. Rob was a perfect host, knowledgeable and interesting, with some great dad jokes which we all loved. If you’re a Potterhead it’s a must, and a great way to see our capital too
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Laurasy2901am
Sep 19, 2024
Highlands and Isle of Skye 4 day tour - My mum and I did the 4 day tour of the Highlands and the Isle of Skye. It was incredible. From the moment we left, Rob entertained us with history, stories and dad jokes. We got to see castles, ruins and so much nature. Highlights were the Creag An Tuirc walk, Hagrid's hut, Dumbledore's grave, the steam train, Isle of Rum and the Quirang. I mentioned that I love birds and he made sure to point out any birds of prey especially that we saw. He was happy to adjust the tour based on our wants and needs. I have celiac disease and he worked hard to make sure we were eating in restaurants that served my needs. I am also a coffee person and he found great coffee shops for us to enjoy each day! On the day we did the boat trip we had to adjust our trip and visited the Isle of Rum instead of the Isle of Canna. It was so lovely and such an interesting trip to learn about the culture on that island. In the Isle of Skye we stayed in these beautiful pods on a large piece of land. Though Rob called it "glamping" it was much nicer in my opinion. The amount he was able to squeeze into 4 days is truly astounding. This was a once in a lifetime trip and I highly recommend using Rob for your tour. He is compassionate, attentive and a great listener as well as being quick to laugh. We truly had the best time and can't wait to return and hopefully go with him to see the puffins!!
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Swifties01
Sep 18, 2024
A great mix of old, new, and imaginary - We had a great tour on a lovely, sunny day. The walk covered some very interesting spots in Edinburgh, and we learned a bunch about Edinburgh's current culture, in addition to some fascinating tidbits about the inspiration for some of the Harry Potter characters and settings. I can happily recommend this tour!
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Amymmc
Sep 10, 2024
Wonderful tour! - My daughter and I had such a fun time on this tour. Rob was knowledgeable and quite funny. He had a lot of dad jokes to share along the way. Not only was it a Harry Potter tour, but we learned more about the city as well. I highly recommend this tour with Rob!
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Marami94
Sep 6, 2024
Definitely recommend it - Such a fun and kind guy, easy to speak with. He knows a lot and loves to share it with you. Definitely recommend it! I really enjoyed it will be back to book another tour with Robert!
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Jimp355
Sep 5, 2024
Great entertaining tour informative and fun - Met Rob with my family and another couple, was great to be in a small intimate group. Rob was outstanding at his job, the tour was fun and informative. Robs personal knowledge of the area and of Harry Potter combined with his ability to entertain my teenage kids and us adults was terrific. I would definitely advise those looking for a great tour to book Rob. Thank you for your time, my kids loved it.
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Sians700
Sep 5, 2024
Really fun relaxed tour - We had a really fun 2 hours on our tour with Rob seeing some amazing Harry Potter sights and learning some history about Edinburgh. Rob is a great guy and made everyone in the group feel at ease so lots of laughs were had and his knowledge was really vast. Really enjoyed our time and will definitely be booking more tours with Rob next time we're back in Scotland .
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Marta_j1924rx
Sep 5, 2024
10/10 - I truly recommend tour with Rob! - We were on a tour with my non-Potterhead boyfriend and despite of his fear that he will not derive as much fun from this tour as me, he claimed after, that he had much fun too. Rob is such a nice and funny person with a huge knowledge about not only HP and Edinbrugh/Scotland history but also cuisine. He has great advices on where you can taste unusual Scottish delights - such as donut inspired by traditional dessert. Rob's tour is very interactive, he not only lectures - he ask questions about our guesses about histories, he joke a lot and I see that he personalizes a bit the tour based on real-time feedback or tourist's reactions. I highly recommend.
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Emma_p
Sep 3, 2024
Harry Potter tour - Excellent tour with Rob, very interesting & knowledgable! The kids loved it too, fab for all ages! Definitely will do it again next time we are up!
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Erin
Aug 28, 2024
Good mix of history and Harry - Rob was a great guide. Knowledgeable about the history of Edinburgh as well as Harry Potter. Adjusted focus of the tour stories based on our interests. Made museum and food recommendations as we walked. Nice tour - great guide.
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From $18
up to 8 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).