Harry Potter Walking Tour

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: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Royal Mile - After meeting your guide and fellow Potter-heads near Tron Kirk Market, your tour starts with a stroll along Edinburgh’s world-famous Royal Mile!
  • Edinburgh Waverley Station - We’ll stop at a great viewpoint to see the historical Waverley Train station, much used by JK Rowling and an inspiration for trains being an iconic part of…
What's Included
  • See Edinburgh’s top Harry Potter sights
  • 2-hour walking tour with a small group
  • Kids can join for free
  • Fun local guide
What's Not Included
  • Food & Drinks
  • Hotel pickup / drop-off
Additional Information

Discover the magic of Edinburgh and the amazing sights that inspired JK Rowling’s wizarding world – all with our fun Potter-head guide!
This small-group walking tour is perfect for people who want a more personalised in-depth Potter themed tour of the city.
We’ll meet at Tron Kirk on The Royal Mile, and the first stop of the tour is at the historic…

Location
Tron Kirk Market
High Street
We meet outside of the Tron Kirk (The Royal Mile Market). Opposite Bella Italia on the world-famous Royal Mile. The nearest train station is Waverly Station, a 10-minute walk away.
Cancellation Policy

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

Customer Ratings
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Maial797
Sep 29, 2024
HP Walking Tour! - Johnny was a great guide for this HP Tour! Very informative and fun. He gave us a lot of good info on hp and also Edinburgh general history.
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Onair30398822224
Sep 29, 2024
A dive in the wizard universe - This tour was so amazing. Our guide Monique was so enthusiastic and passionnate. Even if english is not your mother tongue, Monique is understandable. We learned a lot about the JK Rowling universe and how she created Harry Potter. We strongly recommend this tour and Monique.
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Rachelw550
Aug 30, 2024
Brilliant tour guide - We did this tour with our five children (aged 8-15). Our tour guide, Benjamin, was excellent. He spent time getting to know everyone during the tour and ensured we all felt included. Our 8 year old was absolutely buzzing the whole time, enthralled by Benjamin’s enthusiasm. Our 11 year old says he would give it 7 out of 5 stars, and even our 15 year old son , who isn’t a Potter fan, said “That was actually pretty good” which is high praise indeed! A really great way of getting the children to walk and finding new parts of the city to explore. Highly recommend.
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Cherylsch40
Aug 27, 2024
Harry Potter walking tour - Johnny was interesting, fun and knew his stuff! My kids loved his stories and the tour itself was brilliant. Would highly recommend.
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Christina_m
Aug 25, 2024
Definitely recommend! - Loved this tour, learning about Edinburgh and its connect with the HP movies, books, etc. Tessa did a great job and really seemed to know her stuff. She made it fun!
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Jaclyn_r
Aug 19, 2024
Super fun tour! - We had the best time on this tour! Our tour guide Benjamin was so great! He made my teenage girls laugh (sometimes very hard to do) and was so knowledgable about Harry Potter and Edinburgh! He even gave us a recommendation of a good place to eat after the tour! Fun way to see the city!
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Jalyn_b
Aug 19, 2024
See the city with new eyes - This was a great way to see the city with a different focus. Our guide was amazing, friendly, and knowledgeable. We would absolutely recommend doing this tour!
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Will_j
Aug 16, 2024
Great Guide and Tour - Our guide was fantastic and very knowledgeable….enjoyed the walk and sites …would highly recommend..
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Gordony933
Aug 14, 2024
Harry Potter was never actually filmed in Edinburgh, but "INSPIRED" Rowling for loctions - As an actual resident of Edinburgh , i feel some people will be dissapointed , and to look at the wording of the tour, NO scenes from any of the Harry Potter films was actually filmed in Edinburgh, Rowling herself has emphisised this . The wording is INSPIRED. It still makes for an interesting tour of Edinburgh , so please dont be misled
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Amit_c
Sep 23, 2024
Unorganized, lacked knowledge, disappointing - Not eh tour we expected. Tour guide was very disorganized, lacked knowledge, and failed to really connect the dots between Scotlands landmarks we visited and Harry Potter. Numerous times she had to pull out her small notebook to either confirm or help answer question. We walked in the wrong direction multiple times to only backtrack our steps to get to the correct landmark. Was really excited for the tour but we left early after an hour into it.
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From $19
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).