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Harry Potter Walking Tour: Explore Magical Edinburgh
4.8
513 Ratings
Edinburgh
Embark on this 2-hour pedestrian adventure to discover the iconic locations all Harry Potter enthusiasts must visit in Edinburgh. With your guide, traverse the avenues that sparked J.K. Rowling’s imagination and delve into the sinister history of witches and wizards of Edinburgh.
Duration:
2 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- Royal Mile - The tour begins at 130 High Street (The Royal Mile)
- Edinburgh Old Town - Visit the locations which inspired J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter books. We’ll show you which sites were her inspiration for Hogwarts and the characters who dwelled within its magical walls.
See where Diagon Alley came to life, and where Lord Voldemort is buried, and learn how Edinburgh’s own dark history of witches and wizards played a role in inspiring Rowling herself.
- Victoria street - See the street that inspired Diagonally
- Greyfriars Kirk - Visit the graveyard that inspired several character names, and visit the real Lord Voldemort’s grave
- The Balmoral Spa - See where J. K. Rowling wrote the final Harry Potter book.
What's Included
- Expert local guide
What's Not Included
- Hotel pickup and drop-off
Additional Information
- Children under 5 years old accompanied by an adult can join this tour for free
- We unfortunately do not advise guests in wheelchairs to join the Harry Potter Tour, due to the narrow stairways and steep hills. We apologise for any inconvenience or disappointment caused
- Average tour length. The independent guides with whom we work have your best interests in mind; while the tour usually includes the sites and stories above and lasts this long, your tour may vary depending on what your guide thinks is best for your group!
- Children under 18 years old must be accompanied by an adult.
Location
130 High St
High Street
The tours starts at 130 High Street (The Royal Mile), on the corner with Stevenlaw's Close. Look for the guide with the SANDEMANs red name badge.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
4.8
(513 Ratings)
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Ellie
Aug 4, 2024
Amazing Tour - This was an amazing tour. Our guide Kristel was very friendly and informative! I would highly recommend it to everyone!
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238beatrizh
Jul 7, 2024
Discovery - Alex was a great guide who revealed the great work of Harry Potter. We discover many things that make us understand and even like the work better if possible. Thanks Alex.
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Robert_k
Jun 21, 2024
Magical - Sarah, our guide, is a passionate Potter enthusiast. She capably led the group in an organized manner as she painted the story of how JK Rowling used Edinburgh sites to create her magical tale.
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Catherine_o
Jun 17, 2024
Magical Tour - Our guide was very knowledgable about the area. The tour was a perfect length to get a feel for the area whilst hearing amazing stories about Harry Potter.
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Melissa_h
Jun 10, 2024
Tour with Ryan was magical! - My husband and I and our 4 teenage/young adult children loved this tour! Some of our kids are big Harry Potter fans so we booked the tour for them, but we all ended up having a great time. Ryan our tour guide was the best! He was funny, engaging, knowledgeable & entertaining. It was easy to find him at the beginning of the tour. Even though our tour had 20+ people on it we never had trouble hearing Ryan (& I’m hearing impaired). Overall it was a fun way to spend the afternoon in Edinburgh, just a wonderful experience! Would highly recommend!
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Adriana_k
May 10, 2024
Harry Potter’s Edinburgh Connection - Sarah provided a lot of interesting insight into JK Rowling’s inspiration for the Harry Potter series.
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Andrea_b
May 3, 2024
The Stories Came to Life with Kristie - Kristie was very enthusiastic, knowledgeable and engaging. We had a marvelous time seeing the sites that inspired JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series. We highly recommend Kristie!
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Lisa_m
Aug 10, 2024
Fun Tour! - Ryan, our guide was early and easily found in the crowd at the given location. He was very personable & friendly. Despite growing up in Canada, he knew a lot about Edinburg providing history as well as relating various locations to the Harry Potter series. The tour format was fun. We each introduced ourselves and identified our Hogwarts house. Houses were awarded points for answering trivia questions about the Harry Potter series. I would recommend this tour to others.
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Bridgett_k
Jun 22, 2024
Interesting - Krystal our guide wad extremely conscientious and personable. She had very interesting details and an interesting way about her. Our group was a bit large. A smaller group would have been easier for her to manage and less of a disruption to others.
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Shelby_b
Sep 1, 2024
Tour could have been good if the guide cared - We were very disappointed in our tour guide, Ryan, to the point we left early. He KNEW his stuff - he was knowledgeable and had a ton of info we wanted to learn about - but he was very unprofessional at many times of the tour, including playing a horn in the middle of the graveyard while talking about Tom Riddle. He mentioned multiple times how he didn’t want to be there/the tour wasn’t his optimal time and the company didn’t want to deal with it/the tour was only for nerds. As a HP fan, me and my friends really wanted to learn about it all, but were turned off by the disengagement with the subject matter. I learned more about our tour guide than Harry Potter’s start in Edinburgh.
He also kept bringing up other tours outside of the Harry Potter tour, but spoke negatively about this tour — that the city was milking it and shamed HP fans for wanting to learn. Overall, would recommend the tour, but hope you end up with a different tour guide. It was really disappointing for us.
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