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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Sarfricadu4886or
Aug 31, 2024
A wonderful experience for wizards of all ages! - I booked the tour for me and my boyfriend after 10 days of travelling around Scotland: we did the right choice! Sam was a very amusing guide, who made the experience interesting and chill: it was like walking with a group of friends! We discovered interesting facts about HP but also about Edinburgh. Definitely recommend it!
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Mazinhamzah
Aug 30, 2024
It was amazing - We had Mel as a tour guide, and it was incredible. Mel was super funny and kind and answered all our questions whilst making the tour enjoyable for all ages
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Gavolaa
Aug 29, 2024
100% for any potter head or even just a visitor to Edinburgh. - We took the free tour with Sam, who was very knowledgeable and a really excellent guide. He was funny, informative on potter facts, Edinburgh and more. We tipped well aswas 5*
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390josiet
Aug 28, 2024
wonderful trip - The tour was very wonderful, fill of enjoyment and entertainment, it definitely suitable for the children because the tour Guild teach a lot about the knowledge of HP
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Sherpa67268179779
Aug 28, 2024
A great tour - Colin was a great tour guide! He was very informed and balanced his knowledge with humour and gentle wit. We went with our 3 children who all grew up with the Harry Potter books. Really enjoyed hearing about the history of Grey friars graveyard, somewhere I had always wanted to visit. The quiz element of the tour was fun too.
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Pinkyverma20
Aug 28, 2024
Amazing Harry Potter tour - The tour guide was amazing in every way! Definitely one of the highlights of our trip! So knowledgeable but definitely interesting even if you haven’t read every book - a perfect mix of history and harry potter information.
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Brandonr512
Aug 28, 2024
Great tour! - Colin was a fantastic tour guide! Very accommodating to muggle born guests. Highly recommend for anyone traveling in Edinburgh with a love of Harry Potter
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Jonathan
Aug 28, 2024
Best walking tour ever. - Fantastic. Best walking tour ever. 2 adults and 1 child. We were guided by Charlie who was as engaging with the adults as he was with the children. He was genuinely the best walking tour guide we have ever had and clearly a Potter geek. Which impressed our 10 year old. Well worth the donation we made.
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Q8850suas
Aug 27, 2024
A great HP tour with Christine! - This was a great tour with a wonderful guide! Christine shared information about the city and all of the HP connections-- the pace and the number of stops were perfect-- this was the first tour we did in Edinburgh and it was a great way to meet the city and see the HP connections. I highly recommend!
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Yaz792
Aug 27, 2024
Highly recommend - We went on our Harry Potter trail on Sunday 25th August with Wizard Stuart at 11 am! Booking was under my husbands name Kasuji. We loved loved it!!! As a huge Potter fan, I found the tour detailed and loved all the references to the books and especially what Inspired JK Rowling as she wrote the books. A lovely walk around Edinburgh and enjoyed by myself, hubby and our daughter. Stuard was very enthusiastic throughout and detailed in his explanations. Thank you! Would highly recommend this tour.
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From $29
up to 15 guests
1 Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).